Table 1 Family, botanical name, Fataluku name and specific uses of 40 medicinal and poisonous plant species collected in the proposed Conis Santana National Park.
From: Fataluku medicinal ethnobotany and the East Timorese military resistance
Family | Botanical Name | Voucher | Fataluku Name | Specific Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anacardiaceae | Mangifera indica L. | UO 19564 | Payahi | wounds |
Apocynaceae | Alstonia species B R.Br. | UO 19575 | Wiahara | diarrhea |
| Â | Cerbera manghas L. | UO 19591 | Amibya | lactation stimulant |
Araceae | Monstera species Adans. | UO 19570 | Nae nae rasa | wounds |
Araliaceae | Schefflera species B J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. | UO 19590 | Latuporo | veterinary medicine |
| Â | Schefflera species C J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. | UO 19592 | Tufutu | fractures |
Arecaceae | Cocos nucifera L. | UO 19565 | Vata mimiraka | fractures |
Caricaceae | Carica papaya L. | UO 19607 | Muu | malaria |
Crassulaceae | Bryophyllum species Salisb. | UO 19596 | Pipivalikerekere | ear infections |
Cucurbitaceae | Momordica species L. | UO 19604 | Kapinu | malaria |
Cycadaceae | Cycas species L. | UO 19573 | Beku | wounds |
Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea bulbifera L. | UO 19579 | Churailahoo | wild game poison |
Euphorbiaceae | Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. | UO 19568 | Pokuru | post partum bleeding, internal bleeding |
| Â | Euphorbia atoto G.Forst. | UO 19599 | Foy hasa reku reku | low quality breast milk |
| Â | Jatropha curcas L. | UO 19598 | Mutu mutu mimi raka | urinary tract infection |
Fabaceae | Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. | UO 19585 | Iparakuliku | pink eye |
| Â | Derris species B Lour. | UO 19603 | Cha | fish poison |
| Â | Pterocarpus indicus Willd. | UO 19571 | Makari | mouth sores |
| Â | Tamarindus indica L. | UO 19589 | Kaylemu | sore joints |
Lamiaceae | Leucas species R.Br. | UO 19587 | Muka muka | sores, eye trauma |
Lecythidaceae | Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz | UO 19594 | Coru | inflammation |
Leeaceae | Leea indica Merr. | UO 19562 | Motiir | diarrhea |
Loranthaceae | Amyema species B Tiegh002E | UO 19601 | Laki soru aku | Urinary tract infections |
Malvaceae | Hibiscus species L. | UO 19563 | Varu | Wounds |
Meliaceae | Unknown | UO 19580 | Pepuru | veterinary medicine |
| Â | Azadirachta indica A. Juss. | UO 19582 | Erua | sore joints |
Menispermaceae | Tinospora smilacina Benth. | UO 19602 | Shururu | lice infestation, snake bite |
Myristicaceae | Unknown | UO 19583 | Paunete | fish poison |
Piperaceae | Piper species L. | UO 19584 | Tarukukurisa | itching |
Poaceae | Unknown | UO 19574 | Severoo | weight loss |
| Â | Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv. | UO 19576 | Beerasa | helminth worm infection |
Polypodiaceae | Drynaria quercifolia (L.) J. Sm. | UO 19578 | Sa-pu | throat infections |
Rubiaceae | Pavetta species L. | UO 19561 | Lalamoo | tuberculosis |
| Â | Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. | UO 19566 | Savele | pink eye, post partum bleeding, internal bleeding |
Rutaceae | Citrus hystrix DC. | UO 19595 | Ami churuku | hepatitis, inflammation |
Verbenaceae | Gmelina philippensis Lam. | UO 19588 | Kapuasamaru | hepatitis |
unknown | Unknown | UO 19577 | Ai-anu | muscle relaxant |
unknown | Unknown | UO 19572 | Luluparoo | wounds |
unknown | Unknown | UO 19600 | Pia pia | dysentery |
unknown | Unknown | UO 19567 | Tua tua hikari | cough |