Phyllanthus virgatus: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

hora Tahitian Bora Bora Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

huang zhu zi cao Chinese ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

kihikihi Niuean Niue Island Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

kohuhu kula Niuean Niue Island Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

matakura Maori (Cook Islands) Ma‘uke Island McCormack, Gerald (2011)

moe-moe Tahitian Society Islands Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 113)

moemoe Austral Raivavae (Raevavae) Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

moemoe Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)

moemoe Tahitian Maupiti (Maurua) Island Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 43)

moemoe Tahitian Tahiti Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

moemoe ‘enua? Maori (Cook Islands) Rarotonga Island McCormack, Gerald (2011)

mohemohe fiti kula Niuean Niue Island Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

poporo Austral Rurutu Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

rauna Austral Rurutu Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

seed-under-leaf English Western Samoa Islands Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 71)

tei ni niu Fijian Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 464)

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Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

Austral Raivavae (Raevavae) Island moemoe Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Austral Rurutu Island poporo Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Austral Rurutu Island rauna Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Chinese ? huang zhu zi cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

English Western Samoa Islands seed-under-leaf Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 71)

Fijian Fiji Islands tei ni niu Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 464)

Maori (Cook Islands) Cook Islands moemoe Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)

Maori (Cook Islands) Ma‘uke Island matakura McCormack, Gerald (2011)

Maori (Cook Islands) Rarotonga Island moemoe ‘enua? McCormack, Gerald (2011)

Niuean Niue Island kihikihi Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Niuean Niue Island kohuhu kula Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Niuean Niue Island mohemohe fiti kula Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Tahitian Bora Bora Island hora Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Tahitian Maupiti (Maurua) Island moemoe Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 43)

Tahitian Society Islands moe-moe Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 113)

Tahitian Tahiti Island moemoe Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

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Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments

? Chinese huang zhu zi cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

Bora Bora Island Tahitian hora Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Cook Islands Maori (Cook Islands) moemoe Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)

Fiji Islands Fijian tei ni niu Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 464)

Ma‘uke Island Maori (Cook Islands) matakura McCormack, Gerald (2011)

Maupiti (Maurua) Island Tahitian moemoe Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 43)

Niue Island Niuean kihikihi Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Niue Island Niuean kohuhu kula Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Niue Island Niuean mohemohe fiti kula Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Raivavae (Raevavae) Island Austral moemoe Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Rarotonga Island Maori (Cook Islands) moemoe ‘enua? McCormack, Gerald (2011)

Rurutu Island Austral poporo Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Rurutu Island Austral rauna Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Society Islands Tahitian moe-moe Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 113)

Tahiti Island Tahitian moemoe Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Western Samoa Islands English seed-under-leaf Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 71)

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Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments

Austral moemoe Raivavae (Raevavae) Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Austral poporo Rurutu Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Austral rauna Rurutu Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Chinese huang zhu zi cao ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)

English seed-under-leaf Western Samoa Islands Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 71)

Fijian tei ni niu Fiji Islands Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 464)

Maori (Cook Islands) matakura Ma‘uke Island McCormack, Gerald (2011)

Maori (Cook Islands) moemoe Cook Islands Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)

Maori (Cook Islands) moemoe ‘enua? Rarotonga Island McCormack, Gerald (2011)

Niuean kihikihi Niue Island Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Niuean kohuhu kula Niue Island Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Niuean mohemohe fiti kula Niue Island Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)

Tahitian hora Bora Bora Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

Tahitian moe-moe Society Islands Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 113)

Tahitian moemoe Maupiti (Maurua) Island Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 43)

Tahitian moemoe Tahiti Island Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)

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This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 17 Mar 2012 by PIER.

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
hora	Tahitian	Bora Bora Island	Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)
huang zhu zi cao	Chinese	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
kihikihi	Niuean	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)
kohuhu kula	Niuean	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)
matakura	Maori (Cook Islands)	Ma‘uke Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
moe-moe	Tahitian	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 113)
moemoe	Austral	Raivavae (Raevavae) Island	Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)
moemoe	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 380)
moemoe	Tahitian	Maupiti (Maurua) Island	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 43)
moemoe	Tahitian	Tahiti Island	Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)
moemoe ‘enua?	Maori (Cook Islands)	Rarotonga Island	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
mohemohe fiti kula	Niuean	Niue Island	Yuncker, T. G. (1943) (p. 72)
poporo	Austral	Rurutu Island	Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)
rauna	Austral	Rurutu Island	Florence, J. (1997) (p. 133)
seed-under-leaf	English	Western Samoa Islands	Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 71)
tei ni niu	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1981) (p. 464)