It grows commonly on the coasts. Called also usi, uee, and wasewase. Whereas the uto-votavota has no seeds. In the New Testament the town of Bethany is the home of Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha. Its regeneration is not difficult, but it needs care and shade in the early stage of its growth. The calyx is like a deep sup or chalice. Potato, which grows very well where the soil is sandy. Has a very powerful perfume. wase is used as a remedy for constipation. wainimate (medicine) used by Fijian women, though of questionable value. Within these two strata are a wide diversity of plant … This is a most magnificent tree, and has been called by Parkins and others, Butonica splendida. Department of Agriculture. It is sometimes given the names of vure and vota. In many South Sea islands forms an important addition to food-products. Leaves of the young plants often 9 to 12 inches long, and 6 inches broad, but the leaves as the tree grows larger, are smaller, as in so many shrubs and trees. The flowers are chrome-yellow in colour. The breeze-loving banana, a good example of the natural poetic thought of the old Fijians. Morrison, C. and Nawadra, S. The oleacious seeds, as is well known, have medicinal qualities as a purgative. The Nadroga people were partly Tongans and brought with them many ideas from their old home where the vehi trees were sacred, and is often mentioned in their legends, as it also is in the Fijian. There is very little difference between these species, but the vuavuge is less common in Bua. When cold this water was freely used to sponge or scour the tongue. It has many other Fijian names. ; this they consider a certain cure, but always advise that the first water should be thrown away, and the second brew drunk. The flower-stalk is divided into three branches, and is flat in front and convex at the back. Often has a girth of 10 feet to 12 feet. Also called alu, waloa and toga. By this time it was daylight; she awoke her son, and took him out. yasi is called iliahi in Hawaii. Also vulavulalevu. The leaves are several feet long, the flowers grow in rose-pink panicles. Also uto-maliva, uto-vakasorena and uto-sore. The fruit of this Raspberry is eaten by Fijians, and was in early days made into puddings and pies by white settlers. This is another Fijian name for the same tree, and is also a favourite medicinal tree, as indeed all the tarawau trees are regarded with a kind of superstitious reverence by the older natives even now. and Fiji. This interesting shrub-like tree is found commonly on all the sea-beaches, in the Fiji group. The Fijians value this shrub, as they think the bark, scraped and boiled makes a curative eye-wash. Fijians make plasters of the leaves to prevent anthrax. For injuries to the eyes caused by either a stick or when pushing through gasau grass, the Fijian prescription is very simple, it is in-elegantly expressed thus: “Chew the leaf and spit it into the eye of the sufferer.” Tavolavo is also called yaro. The bark contains tannin, and it is sometimes used for cases, butterboxes. More usually spoken of daruka, turuka and dule. Nadroga. votuki is the Deuba name, for the dalo, or taro. The mid-ribs and veins have recurved spines which also assist its ascent. They only use four or five leaves, however, and say these are pungent, bitter, and acrid. A very aromatic herb. Found in the Makadre (gum) forests of Colo West. Bark brown or grey. Used for food, but less valued than the via-kana. Called humakai in Hawaii. Also called vuleito. A handsome fern with black stipes—grows well under trees, in fairly open bush. Gray, Pharbitis (Ipomoea) insularis (Convolvulaceae). The timber is greyish-yellow. I will die, and become food for him.’ The wife asked, ‘How will you become food?’ He answered, ‘I will pray to my god; he has power, and will enable me to do it.’ Accordingly he repaired to the family marae (temple) and presented his petition to the deity. Water is poured on this pounded root, and it is squeezed through bunches of fern or the fibres of the vau, and the liquid is drunk. It is not, how-, ever, a wild plant, but has been cultivated throughout the islands for many years. It flowers from June to October. A very graceful creeper with mauve flowers, climbs to great heights, and is common in Viti Levu. for the alternate native name, etc. This was certainly introduced, but is now very freely grown for exportation. Seemann spelt the Fijian name, on Storck's authority as wararega. cika is a little like South African eye-blight. It is one of the shrubs used by natives to stupefy fish. One of the sacred trees of Viti, and in earlier days therefore it was very often dangerous to cut one for timber. Another name for the “holy fern,” wa-kalou. In India this plant is known as the dadakiriga or kiritala. The wood of this tree is almost indestructible under water. A vine-like plant with the same name is eaten, not, however, the leaves nor roots, but the stalks. Leaves obviate-acute (both at base and apex) venation on under leaf well defined. Formerly classed as Cuscuta Rhombut, but less often as Acatsia Valli (Rheede). This was evidently an early variety, and grew in Rewa and Ovalau. Not yet identified sufficiently to classify. Wright, C. Harold. vota or vuga (Vanua Levu). Suva :  Govt. Often seen uear Dacrydium elatum. Sometimes called uto-kogo; also uqo and qoqo. This fern is widely eaten by natives, common westward to Asia. Vaundrainisinga. The veli seem to have had much the same mythological importance as the pixies and dryads of old British fairy tales. Crinum Asiaticum (Amaryllideae) (Liliaceae), Terminalia Catappa and T. litoralis (Tivi) (Combretaceae), Cordyline jacquinii (Wright) Now called Taetsia sp. This plant has long, round leaves—almost cylindrical; the flowers in cymes or umbels, and black seeds; was given the botanical name of Lazuriaga cymosa by R. Brown—wadukua, is a synonym for “dammara creeper” and is so called because the leaves of this creeping plant are similar to those of the Dammara Vitiensis. The corollas are white and campanulate, the leaves glabrous and the capsules are also glabrous inside as well as the seeds. A decoction of the leaves is used to increase the flow of milk. Found in Colo West Province in the vei Kau (bush) of Koronisau district, and planted by the Fijians there for food. Also called totoyava. Also called uto-maliva, uto-sasaloa, and uto-sore, which see. At present not possible to give classified name. This banana was first brought to the South Pacific by John Williams, known as the Martyr of Eremanga—he brought the plant from the Duke of Devonshire's garden at Chatsworth, to the Samoan Islands, from there the Revd. This tree has a very smooth trunk, and does not give foothold to any plant or parasite or epiphite habits. It may be the variety called Uto pinnatifida, which originated in Tahiti—where there are so many sorts and interesting legends concerning the origin of the breadfruit. The leaves are somewhat oblong in shape. The Fijians chew or pound the leaves, and use as a poultice, also to be rubbed well, i.e., massaged on to the limb or limbs, as a remedy for waqaqa (Filaria or Elephantiasis). The Selaginella distans is probably also called walewale by the Fijians. θανία (Bethania) in Greek, which is probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin, possibly meaning "house of affliction" or "house of figs". The numerous corolla tubes are white and grow in a globose head. (1918). The leaves clustered at end of branches. The same as evuevu. Often found near the sea in Fiji. katakata . The root is tuberous and very large, when baked on heated stones it tastes like stick-liquorice. Same as somisomi and tomitomi. It also makes a very good pickle. There is a slight resemblance to the tamarind tree, which also grows and fruits well here. Probably introduced. The latter is a vine and climber. It has also the native names of lauci, sekeci, etc. A shrub which bears a fairly acidulated fruit—of a pretty yellow-apricot colour. These leaves are roundly heart-shaped at the base, with sharply-pointed apices, and have from five to nine nerves (veins). It likes the neighbourhood of the sea—their square seeds were used in a favourite game called veilegi-vutu. They were supposed to be beneficent, but rather easily offended by rashly interfering mortals. and is noticeable when in seed on account of the way the round bunches of seed rattle in the wind. 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