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Seeds commonly used for creative and cultural products in Pacific Island countries and territories
1. Canna indica seeds
2. Candlenut, Aleurites molucanna
3. Coral tree seeds, Erythrina variegata
4. Amunu, Dacrycarpus imbricatus
5. Pūāve, Jimsonweed, Datura metel
6. Jobs tears, Coix lacryma-jobi
7. Samoan pandanus seed, Pandanus whitmeeanus
8. Screw pine, Pandanus tectorius, usually used for necklaces and leis
9. Sea bean, Mucuna gigantea
10. Puka, lantern tree Hernandia nymphaeifolia
11. Red bead tree/ coral pea, coralwood, Adenanthera pavonina
12. Water vine, sea hearts, Entada gigas, Entada phaeseoloides
13. Wild tamarind, Leucaena leucocephala
14. Yellow nickernut, Hawaiian pearls, Caesalpinia major
15. Mirabilia jalapa, Nyctaginaceae
 English Name: Candlenut
Scientific Name: Aleurites molucanna Indigenous Name: Tuitui (Cook Islands); lauci, sekeci, tuitui, toto (Fiji); tuitui (Niue); lama (Samoa); kukui (Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia) General Information: Used in medicine and adornment. Soot is used for tattooing. |
English Name: Jobs tears Scientific Name: Coix lacryma-jobi Indigenous Name: Poepoe (Cook Islands); sila (Fiji); lama (Samoa); keoho (Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia)
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English Name: Red bead tree/ coral pea Scientific Name: Adenanthera pavonina / Abrus precatorius Indigenous Name: Mata koviriviri (Cook Islands); diridamu (Fiji); hua-‘ula’ula (Hawaii); lopa (Samoa); lopa (Tonga); lopa (Tuvalu); (Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia)
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 English Name: Coral tree seedsScientific Name: Erythrina variegata Indigenous Name: Drala (Fiji); (Hawaii); gatae (Samoa); ‘atae (Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia) |
English Name: Sea hearts, water vine Scientific Name: Entada gigas, Entada phaeseoloides Indigenous Name: Kaka vai (Cook Islands): cibi (Fiji)
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English Name: Sea bean Scientific Name: Mucuna gigantea Indigenous Name: Kākā tea (Cook Islands); fue inu (Samoa)
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English Name: Screw palm panadanus Scientific Name: Freycinetia arborea, Pandanus tectorius, Pandanus cultivars Indigenous Name: Balawa vadra (Fiji), akgak (Guam), hala (Hawaii), tutu’ila (Tonga)
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 English Name: Wild tamarind
Scientific Name: Eucaena leucocephala, Leucaena leucocephala Indigenous Name: Nītō (Cook Islands); vaivai, lepolepo, lipolipo (Fiji); dangandangan, tangantangan, rohbohtin, tuhngantuhngan, ganitnityuwan, (FSM); talntangan, tangan-tangan, tangantangan (Guam); ēkoa, haole koa, koa haole, lilikoa (Hawaii); te kaitetua (Kiribati); tangan tangan (Marshall Islands); pepe, tavahi kaku (Niue); tangutang, telengtungd, telentund (Palau); kete kete (Rapanui); fua pepe, fua pepe, lopa Samoa, lusina (Samoa); nītō, atiku (Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia) siale mohemohe (Tonga); fagafaga, fanafana, fanamanu (Walis and Futuna)
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English Name: Yellow nickernut, Hawaiian pearls Scientific Name: Caesalpinia bonduc Indigenous Name: Soni (Fiji); ‘ānoso (Samoa); tātarāka (Tahiti Nui/ French Polynesia)
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English Name: Lantern tree seeds Scientific Name: Hernandia nymphaeifolia Indigenous Name: Tianina (Tahiti/ French Polynesia)
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