Canna indica: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
achira	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
African arrowroot	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
ali‘ipoe	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
an	Marshallese	Arno Atoll	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1950)
apeellap	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
arrowroot	English	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
aruru	Yapese	Faraulep (Faraulap) Atoll	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)
balisier comestible	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
bucolnisepan	Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1948)
caña comestible	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
canna	English	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
corona	Mangarevan	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 12)
dandoku	Japanese	?	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
edible canna	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
fa‘akole	Tongan	Vava‘u Island	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 24)
fagafaga	Wallisian	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
fagamanu	Samoan	Manu‘a Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1945) (p. 30)
fagamanu	Samoan	Tutuila Island	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 104)
fanafana	Wallisian	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
fanamanu	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
fanamanu	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
fanamanu	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 28)	This name now little used. Name may have been borrowed from Samoan.
fanamanu	Wallisian	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
gasau ni ga	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
gruya	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Indian shot	English	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
iouiou	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
iouiou en wai	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
iuoiuo en wai	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
li‘ipoe	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
mei ren jiao	Chinese	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
misimisi	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)
mongos halum-tano	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
ngasau ni nga	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
nūāenga	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
nuāēnga	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
oruuru	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
pia renga	Maori (Cook Islands)	Aitutaki Atoll	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
pia-raroto‘a	Tahitian	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
pio pio	Tahitian	Raivavae (Raevavae) Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983)
platanillo	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
poloka	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
purple arrowroot	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Queensland arrowroot	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
re‘a pua‘aniho	Tahitian	Society Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
red canna	English	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
Sierra Leone arrowroot	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
te riti	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
tiare papa‘ā	Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
tous-les-mois	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
wild canna	English	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
yapellap	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
yoruuru	Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
yuquilla	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
yuyu-n-wai	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 107)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	mongos halum-tano	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
Chinese	?	mei ren jiao	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	apeellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	oruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	yapellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	yoruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
English	?	African arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	canna	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
English	?	edible canna	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	Indian shot	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
English	?	purple arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	Queensland arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	red canna	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
English	?	Sierra Leone arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	?	wild canna	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
English	Pitcairn Island	arrowroot	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	gasau ni ga	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	ngasau ni nga	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
French	?	balisier comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	?	tous-les-mois	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	ali‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	li‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	poloka	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te riti	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
Japanese	?	dandoku	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Mangarevan	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	corona	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 12)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Aitutaki Atoll	pia renga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	nūāenga	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	nuāēnga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Mangaia Island	tiare papa‘ā	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
Marshallese	Arno Atoll	an	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1950)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	iouiou	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	iouiou en wai	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	iuoiuo en wai	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	yuyu-n-wai	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 107)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Samoan	Manu‘a Islands	fagamanu	Yuncker, T. G. (1945) (p. 30)
Samoan	Tutuila Island	fagamanu	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 104)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Spanish	?	achira	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	caña comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	gruya	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	platanillo	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	?	yuquilla	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Tahitian	Raivavae (Raevavae) Island	pio pio	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983)
Tahitian	Society Islands	pia-raroto‘a	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
Tahitian	Society Islands	re‘a pua‘aniho	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 28)	This name now little used. Name may have been borrowed from Samoan.
Tongan	Tonga Islands	misimisi	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)
Tongan	Vava‘u Island	fa‘akole	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 24)
Wallisian	Futuna Island	fagafaga	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
Wallisian	Futuna Island	fanafana	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
Wallisian	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
Yapese	Faraulep (Faraulap) Atoll	aruru	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)
Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	bucolnisepan	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1948)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	Chinese	mei ren jiao	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
?	English	African arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	canna	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
?	English	edible canna	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	Indian shot	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
?	English	purple arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	Queensland arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	red canna	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
?	English	Sierra Leone arrowroot	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	English	wild canna	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
?	French	balisier comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	French	tous-les-mois	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Japanese	dandoku	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
?	Spanish	achira	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	caña comestible	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	gruya	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	platanillo	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
?	Spanish	yuquilla	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Aitutaki Atoll	Maori (Cook Islands)	pia renga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Arno Atoll	Marshallese	an	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1950)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	nūāenga	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	nuāēnga	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
Faraulep (Faraulap) Atoll	Yapese	aruru	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	gasau ni ga	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	ngasau ni nga	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
Futuna Island	Wallisian	fagafaga	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
Futuna Island	Wallisian	fanafana	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
Guam Island	Chamorro	mongos halum-tano	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	ali‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	li‘ipoe	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	poloka	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te riti	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
Mangaia Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	tiare papa‘ā	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
Mangareva (Gambier) Island	Mangarevan	corona	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 12)
Manu‘a Islands	Samoan	fagamanu	Yuncker, T. G. (1945) (p. 30)
Pitcairn Island	English	arrowroot	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	iouiou	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	iouiou en wai	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	iuoiuo en wai	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	yuyu-n-wai	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 107)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	apeellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	oruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	yapellap	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Chuukese	yoruuru	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Raivavae (Raevavae) Island	Tahitian	pio pio	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983)
Society Islands	Tahitian	pia-raroto‘a	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
Society Islands	Tahitian	re‘a pua‘aniho	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 28)	This name now little used. Name may have been borrowed from Samoan.
Tonga Islands	Tongan	misimisi	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)
Tutuila Island	Samoan	fagamanu	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 104)
Vava‘u Island	Tongan	fa‘akole	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 24)
Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	Wallisian	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	fanamanu	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Yap (Waqab) Island	Yapese	bucolnisepan	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1948)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	mongos halum-tano	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
Chinese	mei ren jiao	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
Chuukese	apeellap	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	oruuru	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	yapellap	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
Chuukese	yoruuru	Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll	Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 42)
English	African arrowroot	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	arrowroot	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 29)
English	canna	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 112)
English	edible canna	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	Indian shot	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
English	purple arrowroot	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	Queensland arrowroot	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	red canna	?	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
English	Sierra Leone arrowroot	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
English	wild canna	?	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Fijian	gasau ni ga	Fiji Islands	Parham, J. W. (1958) (p. 142)
Fijian	ngasau ni nga	Fiji Islands	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 217)
French	balisier comestible	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
French	tous-les-mois	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Hawaiian	ali‘ipoe	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	li‘ipoe	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
Hawaiian	poloka	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1375)
I-Kiribati	te riti	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 33)
Japanese	dandoku	?	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Mangarevan	corona	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 12)
Maori (Cook Islands)	nūāenga	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2013)
Maori (Cook Islands)	nuāēnga	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 384)
Maori (Cook Islands)	pia renga	Aitutaki Atoll	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 389)
Maori (Cook Islands)	tiare papa‘ā	Mangaia Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 403)
Marshallese	an	Arno Atoll	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1950)
Pohnpeian	iouiou	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpeian	iouiou en wai	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpeian	iuoiuo en wai	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 39)
Pohnpeian	yuyu-n-wai	Pohnpei Island	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 107)
Samoan	fagamanu	Manu‘a Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1945) (p. 30)
Samoan	fagamanu	Tutuila Island	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 104)
Samoan	fanamanu	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Samoan	fanamanu	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 40)
Spanish	achira	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	caña comestible	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	gruya	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	platanillo	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Spanish	yuquilla	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Tahitian	pia-raroto‘a	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 310)
Tahitian	pio pio	Raivavae (Raevavae) Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983)
Tahitian	re‘a pua‘aniho	Society Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 27)
Tongan	fa‘akole	Vava‘u Island	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 24)
Tongan	fanamanu	Tonga Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 28)	This name now little used. Name may have been borrowed from Samoan.
Tongan	misimisi	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 86)
Wallisian	fagafaga	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (1984) (p. 470)
Wallisian	fanafana	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
Wallisian	fanamanu	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163)
Yapese	aruru	Faraulep (Faraulap) Atoll	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965)
Yapese	bucolnisepan	Yap (Waqab) Island	Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1948)

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