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sentenced a culprit to bite the stem of this plant, but the culprits 
sometimes succeeded in deceiving them by putting inside its hollow 
stem a young Banana leaf in its rolled or twisted state, and biting that 
instead of the Teve, and then making such grimaces as would indicate 
that they were severely stung. 
Teve-manu’a. A variety of the above. 
Ti (Cordyline terminalis). Of this there are a white- and pink- 
flowered, and a great number of other varieties. 
Ti‘ula (Cordyline ferrea). Cultivated and much esteemed, being 
rather scarce. Used only for aprons for special occasions. 
Tivao (Cordyline sp., an C. sepiaria, Seem. ?). Wild. 
Tiatuli (Sida rhombifolia). A small shrub, yellow flower. Called 
also ** Fanaio." 
Toa (Casuarina equisetifolia). "The natives are fond of planting 
this around their graves. It requires a dry sandy soil. The wood is 
. valued for clubs. i: 
Togo (Rhizophora sp.). The same as “ Tupu.” 
Togai (Rutacea). A small odoriferous tree with a straight trunk. 
Bark brown, speckled with lighter dots or streaks. Branches oppo- 
site, spreading. Leaves opposite, exstipulate, entire, cordate, mi- 
nutely dotted, the upper part of the axis flattened. Flowers in axil- 
lary and terminal panicles. Calyx small, 4-lobed, persistent. Petals 
4, hypogynous, white. Stamens 8, hypogynous. Carpels 4, consoli- 
dated, forming a 4-celled ovary with a pendulous ovule in each cell. 
Style 1. Fruit 4-celled, 1 seed in each cell. This greatly resembles 
the ‘‘Su‘apine ;” most likely belongs to the same genus. Used for 
scenting oil. pus 
Togovao (Dodonea viscosa, L., var. D. Menziesii). 
Toi (Alphitonia zizyphoides). In bloom in A ril The heart of 
the wood of old trees exceedingly durable and beautiful. Yield planks 
1-11 feet wide. Trees of very large size are found on Niue (Savage 
Island). 
Toitoi-ave'a (Seevola Kenigii, Vahl 
full of an elastic white pith. Corolla monopetalous, -— d - 
lobe deeply sublobed. Stigma surroun ed by a ae s sam 
Ovary inferior. Fruit a drupe, containing a hard stone, an sagen 
with the lobes of the calyx. The natives make a snapping noise zs 
the pith 
). A shrub. Stem round and 
