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Table 5 Thirteen tree or palm species used in the highest frequencies for tools

From: Interaction between forest biodiversity and people’s use of forest resources in Roviana, Solomon Islands: implications for biocultural conservation under socioeconomic changes

Common name

Scientific name

Roviana name

Frequency of use: % household using

Main purpose

   

Urban

Rural

 

Vitex

Vitex cofassus Reinw. ex Bl.

Vasara

100

100

Paddle, Furniture, Mortar, Plow

Kapok

Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn., Bombax malabaricum DC.

Lozi

100

86.7

Pillow

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera L.

Nohara

100

86.7

Basket, Hat

Sago palm

Metroxylon spp.

Edeve

82.4

93.3

Broom

Rattan

Calamus spp.

Aroso

88.2

86.7

Chair, Tong

Calophyllum

Calophyllum spp.

Buni

76.5

93.3

Spear hand, Furniture

Fijian longan, taun

Pometia pinnata Forst. f.

Qema

82.4

80.0

Axe hand

Pemphis

Pemphis acidula J.R. & G. Forst.

Bobogele

94.1

60.0

Pestle, Coconut opener

White beech

Gmelina moluccana Backer ex K.Heyne

Qoliti

70.6

80.0

Canoe

Pandanus

Pandanus sp.

Dalou

41.2

80.0

Mat

Premna

Premna corymbosa Rottler & Willd.

Zovi

23.5

93.3

Amulet

Pandanus tectorius

Pandanus tectorius Park.

Pate

29.4

40.0

Mate

Large-leafed mangrove

Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam.

Petu

0

66.7

Pestle, Coconut opener