iS. vAvae. 9. Gvatavaia,. ■ 16. Taioura. This va- 21. Parafatu;^;?;9li(iuob 



a.Huamano. 10. Marei. riety has foliage of a 22. Nei nei. -j^,,^ ,,j 



"'4: Tavara, 11. Hai tea. dark purple colour. 23. Bute butfc^-^"^ X^ 



5. ApirL .^ D31IU ;j;lg. ^^jiIih^ ;,; - ; 17. Toro. n>;j(ifi ilf 2fe fHsbufc) iii^Jtinl 90^ 



7. PWai. \l pSSlati. " - ll ?Lpai. «^b T3fij81 y.£ rliriw sbnisi 



The Fei, or Mountain Plantain^ has also several varieties, whicti are 

 found growing luxuriantly on the declivities of the mountains, as also in the 

 elevated valleys ; the native names of the varieties are as follows : —' "^^''^ 



^^■^ I-.-. ' . ..aj&li X 



1. Aiori. 6. Aoha. 11. Aururu. 16. Mahiti. )d'r* 



. £, Afara, ao.n. *! iv'i. Mahini. 12. Eve. iibrt'-S tr ■ 17. Apito. tbM .8 



3. Faraureva. 8. Rutu. 13. Haa. ,i..d.ri)9bivii 18. Piatoto. .; a.li 



4t Rutevarr;! rfJiv/ hull's.. Tipao. 14. FaraobtiriSB. 0:19. Fanautaatai: rK <# 



6. Orea. ,.f\ 10. Poutia. 15. Tarimane. 



Timber fWes. — There are sevei;al valuable timber trees indigeupus to 

 this island ; among them are the miro, apape, tamanu or atfj mara, faifai, 

 purau, aito or toa, tou, &c. &c. 



The Miro (Thespesia populneUy formerly J^ibiscus joqpulneus) attains 

 the elevation of 45 ft. to 50 ft. and a circumference of iBft. : it is a ti%e 

 iiSiialty of crooked growth, but the timber is hard and durable, and vtery 

 suitable for the timbers of ships. When first cut, the wood is red ; but, by 

 exposure, becomes of a reddish brown or variegated colour, somewhat 

 resembling the rosewood. This tree is indigenous to the Philippine Islands 

 (as well as every other part of India), where it is called Banalo. On cut- 

 ting the immature fruit, it was found to contain a viscid yellow juice, resem- 

 bling gamboge in colour, which mixes readily with water, and is applicable 

 for water-colour drawing. The flower-buds and calyx also yield this colour- 

 ing matter, but the seeds do not possess it. 



The Apape grows very straight, and towers to the elevation of 40 ft. 

 without a branch, and to 60 ft. or 70 ft. with its branches ; in circumference 

 it is from 8 ft. to 10 ft. The timber is of a pinkisfet^l^i-l and very dur- 

 able; a gum resin exudes from the tree. ^' ':*' 'i;^ '" 



The Mara is an elegant tree, and attains the height of 40 ft. or 50 ft.j 

 and a circumference of 5 ft. or 8 ft. The wood is hard, and is used for the 

 keels of vessels, boats, &c. 



The Faifai resembles the apape in its mode df growth, and attains the 

 height of 50 ft. or 60 ft., and a circumference of 6 ft. or 8 ft. The wood- jft 

 of a yellowish colour, durable, and valuable for plank or spar. 



The Purau or Fau (Ylibiscus tilidceus) is usually a tree of crooked 

 growth, attaining the height of 30 ft. or 40 ft., and a circumference of 4 ft. 

 or 5 ft. There are several varieties of this tree, of which two are highly 

 esteemed by the natives, the white and blue. The wood is tough, light, 

 and durable, and is used for house or ship-building, as well as for a variety 

 of other purposes : both the white and blue are used for those purposes, 

 but the blue is preferred. The inner bark of this tree is used in theriianli- 

 facture of ropes, and also in the manufacture of a fine mat, named purau, 

 which is highly esteemed, and usually worn by the chiefs. This tree is 

 abundant among the islands forming the Eastern Archipelago, wiiere tjie 

 bark is also used in the manufacture of ropes. " *^ 



The Aito or Toa (Casuajina equisetifolia) is a very elegant tree, which, 

 together with the Tamanu or Ati (CalophjUum inophjllum) were formerly 

 regarded as sacred, and were planted in the morals. On visiting different 

 parts of this island, the situation where one of the morals [native burial 

 places] formerly existed was usually indicated (even where no ruins existed) 

 by the presence of several of these trees, which cast a gloomy shade over 

 those spots formerly the scene of so many human sacrifices. This tree is of 

 very handsome growth, and has a drooping melancholy appearance i it attains 

 the elevatipu of 60 ft. or 70 ft., and a cireumf^ren^^ of 6 ft. or Tit^ It is a 

 tree of slow growth, and the wood is very hard and durable. It is used by 



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