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LAURINES. 
Hernandia peltata, Meissn.: Native name “ Tuninna.” 
This is doubtless the tree referred to by Beechey i., 130, 131, 
as “ Toonena,” and described at some length by him. 
EUPHORBIACE, 
Aleurites triloba, Forst.: “ Doodoe.” 
Evidently the same word as “Tutui,” of Tahiti. Beechey 
(i., 102) speaks of torches made of the dodoe nuts strung upon 
the fibres of a palm-leaf, and which formed an excellent substi- 
tute for candles. These torches, in common use in many Poly- 
nesian islands, are used in Pitcairn at the present day. A red 
dye is procured from the inner bark of this tree. 
URTICE. 
Broussonetia papyrifera, the common ‘paper mulberry” or 
‘*Tappa” of all Polynesia. ‘‘ Ante” is a name also in use on the 
island (Belcher) ; this is the Tahitian name. This word is given 
to Hibiscus rosa-sinensis in Samoa ; it probably has the meaning 
‘‘ fibre” or ‘‘fibrous.” Beechey mentions that on Pitcairn the 
cloth was used for sheets and dresses, and that beds were made 
cf the wood of the tree. 
Artocarpus incisa, Linn.: ‘ Bread-fruit.” For a full account 
of this tree and the methods for preparing the fruit for food, see 
Ellis’s Polynesian Researches, i., 353, et seg., which work should 
also be referred to for particulars in regard to yams and other 
foods. 
Ficus proliva, Forst.: ‘‘ Banyan.” Beechey (i., 106, 132) 
speaks of an immense banyan tree, 200 paces in circumference, 
on the island. The latex is used by the islanders for caulking 
the seams of their boats. See aiso Wyatt Gill, Jottings from the 
Pacific, 172, for a full account of this interesting tree. 
PIPERACER., 
32. Peperomia sp.: ‘ Wild Joe.” It is not the P. rhomboidea, 
Hook. and Arn. of Beechey’s voyage, which has alternate leaves. 
ZINGIBERACEX. 
Curcuma longa, Linn.: The Common Turmeric. It is evi- 
dently the ‘‘yellow dye produced from a species of ginger,” 
referred to in Beechey, 1, 132; ‘‘Indian Shot.” ii. Canna 
indica, Linn. 
Musacem. 
Musa paradisaica, Linn. Called on the island “ Mountain 
Plantain” or “ Fei.” For an account of this plantain see Ellis’s 
Polynesian Researches, 1, 373. The ‘ Fei” is the principal 
support of some of the Polynesian islanders. 
