Table 3 Nine tree or palm species used in two or more person-days to treat illness
Common name | Scientific name | Roviana name | Frequency of use: no. of person-days (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | |||||
Coconut | Cocos nucifera L. | Nohara | 25 | (15.7) | 5 | (2.0) |
Ylang-ylang | Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. & Thoms. | Naqarita | 25 | (15.7) | 0 | (0) |
Tropical almond | Terminalia catappa L. | Tatalise | 0 | (0) | 5 | (2.0) |
Betel nut | Areca catechu L. | Heta | 0 | (0) | 4 | (2.0) |
Great morinda | Morinda citrifolia L. | Gurata | 4 | (2.5) | 0 | (0) |
Timonius timon | Timonius timon (Spreng.) Merr. | Toqoneta | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.0) |
Red clerodendrum | Clerodendrum buchananii (Roxb.) Walp. | Titimunuhaha | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.0) |
Native mulberry | Pipturus argenteus (Forst. f.) Wedd. | Nekete | 0 | (0) | 2 | (1.0) |
Key lime | Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swing. | Laini | 1 | (0.6) | 1 | (0.5) |