Traditional Medicinal Plants of Samoa
Index of Scientific Plant Names
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Z
Plants without known scientific name
A
Abelmoschus moschatus Medik. -- Synonym of Hibiscus abelmoschus L.
Abrus abrus W.F.Wight -- Synonym of Abrus precatorius L.
Abrus precatorius L. -- Samoan name: matamoso
Acalypha insulana Muell.-Arg. -- Samoan name: pupuiono
Acalypha lanceolata Willd. -- Samoan name: ogo mûmû
Achyranthes aspera L. -- Samoan name: lau tamatama
Acronychia spp. -- Samoan name: togai
Acronychia retusa A.Gray -- Samoan name: togai
Adenostemma lavenia (L.) O.Kuntze -- Samoan name: pepepepe
Adenostemma viscosum Forst. -- Synonym of Adenostemma lavenia (L.) O.Kuntze
Afzelia bijuga A.Gray -- Synonym of Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) O.Kuntze
Ageratum conyzoides L. -- Samoan name: a'amia
Aglaia edulis A.Gray -- Samoan name: laga'ali
Aglaia samoensis A.Gray -- Samoan name: laga'ali
Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. -- Samoan name: lama
Aleurites triloba Forst. -- Synonym of Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd.
Allamanda cathartica L. -- Samoan name: pua taunofu
Allium cepa L. -- Samoan name: aniani
Alocasia spp. -- Samoan name: ta'amû
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Don -- Samoan name: ta'amû
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. -- ohne samoanischen Namen
Alphitonia excelsa Reiss. sensu auct. [non sensu Braid] -- Synonym of Alphitonia zizyphoides (Spreng.) A.Gray
Alphitonia zizyphoides (Spreng.) A.Gray -- Samoan name: toi
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum. -- Samoan name: teuila
Alpinia samoensis Rein. -- Samoan name: 'avapui tuasivi
Alsophila spp. -- Samoan name: paoga
Ambulia serrata Wett. -- Synonym of Limnophila fragrans (Forst.f.) Seem.
Amorphophallus spp. -- Samoan name: teve
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson -- Samoan name: teve
Anacardium occidentale L. -- Samoan name: apu initia
Antrophyum plantagineum (Cav.) Kaulf. -- Samoan name: lau mafiafia
Argusia argentea (L.f.) Heine -- Samoan name: tausuni
Artocarpus altilis (Park.) Fosb. -- Samoan name: 'ulu
Artocarpus communis J.R. et G.Forst. -- Synonym of Artocarpus altilis (Park.) Fosb.
Artocarpus incisa L.f. -- Synonym of Artocarpus altilis (Park.) Fosb.
Arum esculentum L. -- Synonym of Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Arundo donax L. -- Samoan name: fiso papâlagi
Ascarina spp. -- Samoan name: afia
Ascarina lanceolata Hook.f. -- Samoan name: afia
Asclepias curassavica L. -- Samoan name: pepe toa
Aspidium spp. -- Samoan name: vao tuâniu
Asplenium nidus L. -- Synonym of Neottopteris nidus (L.) J.Smith
Atuna racemosa Raf. -- Samoan name: ifiifi
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) Beauv. -- Samoan name: vao lima
B
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. -- Samoan name: 'ofe ('ofe fiti )
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz -- Samoan name: futu
Barringtonia speciosa L.f. -- Synonym of Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Bauhinia monandra Kurz -- Samoan name: vae povi
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. -- Samoan name: fagufagu
Bischofia javanica Bl. -- Samoan name: 'o'a
Bocoa edulis Baill. -- siehe Inocarpus fagifer (Park.) Fosb.
Boerhavia diffusa L. -- Samoan name: ufi samoa
Boerhavia repens L. sensu Burkill -- Synonym of Boerhavia diffusa L.
Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. -- Samoan name: u'a