Rhus taitensis: common name details from PIER


Common name - Language - Location
Language - Location - Common name
Location - Language - Common name
Language - Common name - Location

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
tavahi Niuean Niue Island Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 42)  
tavahi Niuean Niue Island Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."; language assumed based on location (not specified in ref)
tavahi Tongan Tonga Islands Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 172)  
tavahi Unknown Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
tavai Samoan Samoa Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
tavai Samoan Samoa Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 20)  
tavai Samoan Ta‘u Island Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 27, 41)  
tavai Unknown ‘Uvea Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."

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Language/Location/Common name

Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Niuean Niue Island tavahi Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 42)  
Niuean Niue Island tavahi Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."; language assumed based on location (not specified in ref)
Samoan Samoa tavai Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
Samoan Samoa tavai Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 20)  
Samoan Ta‘u Island tavai Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 27, 41)  
Tongan Tonga Islands tavahi Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 172)  
Unknown Tonga Islands tavahi Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
Unknown ‘Uvea tavai Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."

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Location/Language/Common name

Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Niue Island Niuean tavahi Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 42)  
Niue Island Niuean tavahi Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."; language assumed based on location (not specified in ref)
Samoa Samoan tavai Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
Samoa Samoan tavai Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 20)  
Ta‘u Island Samoan tavai Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 27, 41)  
Tonga Islands Tongan tavahi Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 172)  
Tonga Islands Unknown tavahi Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
‘Uvea Unknown tavai Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."

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Language/Common name/Location

Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Niuean tavahi Niue Island Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 42)  
Niuean tavahi Niue Island Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."; language assumed based on location (not specified in ref)
Samoan tavai Samoa Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
Samoan tavai Samoa Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 20)  
Samoan tavai Ta‘u Island Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 27, 41)  
Tongan tavahi Tonga Islands Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 172)  
Unknown tavahi Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."
Unknown tavai ‘Uvea Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 483) "...large tree common in secondary forest and well known on all the islands. On Uvea, it is also called tavai, and in Tonga and Niue, it is tavahi."

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