Plants commonly mentioned by Tobians as being
medicinal.
Preliminary List. Compiled by
Aunchalee Loscalzo, 2005. |
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Tobian
Name |
Botanical Name |
English Common Name |
Origin of Voucher specimens |
babai |
Carica papaya (ACANTHACEAE) |
papaya |
Echang |
bukeriau |
Artocarpus mariannensis (MORACEAE) |
seedless breadfruit |
TOBI |
bung
sapan |
Plumeria rubra L.(APOCYNACEAE) |
plumeria, temple tree,
frangipani |
TOBI |
cheri |
Tournefortia argentea (BORAGINACEAE) |
velvetleaf soldierbrush,
tree heliotrope |
TOBI |
chichi |
Polypodium scolopendria (POLYPODIACEAE) |
wart fern; polypodia fern |
Echang |
chowor |
Ipomoea triloba (CONVOLUVULACEAE) |
morning glory; little bell |
Echang |
fach |
Pandanus spp.(PANDANACEAE) |
Pandanus; alt. Tobian spelling
is vats |
TOBI |
fariyub |
Syzgium sp. [Raulerson];
Syzgium malaccense (L.)
Merr. & Perry (MYRTACEAE); Eugenia malaccensis L. |
mountain apple |
Echang |
guava |
Psidium guava (MYRTACEAE) |
guava |
Echang |
hachereng |
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (APIACEAE); also Hydrocotyle
asiatica L. |
pennywort |
Echang |
hachiyo |
Ixora casei (RUBIACEAE) |
Ixora |
Echang |
haeng |
Curcuma domestica (ZINGIBERACEAE) |
turmeric |
Echang |
haha |
Triumfetta procumbens Forst. f. (TILIACEAE) |
? |
TOBI |
hahariborot |
Canavalia cathartica Thou. (FABACEAE) |
maunaloa |
Echang |
haisas |
Terminalia catappa L. (COMBRETACEAE) |
tropical almond; Indian almond;
kamani haole; sea almond |
Echang |
hamahi |
Scaevola taccada var. sericea (Gaertn.) Roxb.(Valh) St. John (GOODENIACEAE) |
scaevola; half flower |
TOBI |
hamahuh |
Nephrolepis saligna (NEPHROLEPIDACEAE) |
? |
Echang |
hanoh |
Colubria asiatica(L.) Brongn. (RHAMNACEAE) |
latherleaf, Asian nakedwood |
Echang, Tobi |
harau |
Cordia subcordata Lam. (BORAGINACEAE) |
corida, kou, kerosene wood |
TOBI |
hauhuh |
Erythrina variegata (L.) (FABACEAE) |
coral tree, tiger claw |
Echang, Tobi |
hirifou |
Hibiscus tiliaceus L.(MALVACEAE) |
sea hibiscus, cotton wood |
Echang, Tobi |
hiriyo |
Ficus prolixa (MORACEAE) |
banyan, strangler fig |
Echang, Tobi |
hiyobu |
unknown |
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TOBI |
hocheri |
Hernandia sonora (HERNANDIACEAE) |
jack-in-a-box, mago, topolite |
Echang, Tobi |
huh |
unknown |
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huhmar |
unknown |
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huruhu |
Citrus (RUTACEAE) |
citrus |
Echang |
igaowor |
Vitex trifolia (VERBENACEAE) |
simple leaf chaste tree, beach
vitex, three leaved chaste tree |
Echang |
igata |
unknown |
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kir |
unknown |
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mai |
Artocarpus
mariannensis;Artocarpus atilis (MORACEAE) |
breadfruit |
Echang |
marumeug |
Merremia peltata (CONVOLVULACEAE) |
merrimia |
Echang |
mohumoh |
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze (TACCACEAE) |
arrowroot, batflower |
Tobi |
morug |
Alocasia spp.(ARACEAE) |
Elephant ear |
Echang |
ngach |
Casuarina equisetifolia (CASUARINACEAE); also Casuarina litorea L. (Fosberg & Sachet) |
Australian pine, common
ironwood, casuarina |
Echang |
ngoos |
Cyperus brevifolius (CYPERACEAE) |
junquinho, Mullumbimby couch,
globe kyllinga |
Echang |
ngou |
Allophylus timoriensis (SAPINDACEAE) |
Tobians also call it: surichuhcheruh, "plant with 3
leaves"; Yap: engel;
Palauan: ebeludes |
Echang |
not |
Scaevola taccada var. sericea
(Gaertn.) Roxb.(Valh) St. John (GOODENIACEAE) |
scaevola; half flower |
TOBI |
nuhr |
Morinda citrifolia L. (RUBIACEAE) |
Indian mulberry; noni |
Echang |
pohu |
Pipturus argenteus (URTICACEAE) |
Australian mulberry |
TOBI |
rap |
unknown |
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safang |
Calophyllum inophyllum (CLUSIACEAE) |
mast wood, Alexandrian laurel,
India oil nut |
TOBI |
siviriyurus |
Pteris tripartita (POLYPODIACEAE) |
giant brake, giant bracken |
Echang |
taferi
moh |
Achyranthes aspera L. (AMARANTHACEAE) |
chafflower, devil's horsewhip |
TOBI |
taferi
potch |
unknown |
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taferi
tahuh |
unknown |
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tavach |
Crateva speciosa Volk. |
apuch |
Tobi |
tumucho |
Ipomoea batatas [variety unspecified] |
sweet potato |
Echang |
warihmogh |
unknown |
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worung |
Ocimum sanctum (LAMIACEAE) |
holy basil, sacred basil |
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worupichecheh |
Ipomea violacea (CONVOLVULACEAE) |
morning glory, heavenly blue
morning glory [weed] |
Echang |
yaho (1) |
Premna obtusifolia R. Br. (VERBENACEA);
also Premna serratifolia L. |
false mulberry; premna [weed] |
Echang |
yaho (2) |
Vitex cofassus (VERBENACEAE) |
New Guinea teak |
Echang |
yehrou |
unknown |
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yohoma |
unknown |
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SOURCES: |
Palau Community College, Dept.
Agrilculture, Joel Miles |
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Botanical
Identification |
Guam Herbarium, Lynn Raulerson |
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Keppler 1992 |
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Black 1968 |
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Mahoney 1973 |
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