From: Ethnobotanical survey of cosmetic plants used in Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)
Family | Scientific name | N/S (1) | Biogeographical status (2) | Cultivation | Abundance (3) | Naturalization status (4) | Type of plant | Local name (N) (1) | Local name (S) (1) | Number of informants |
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Amaranthaceae | Achyranthes aspera L. var. aspera | N | Pol | No | 3 | Nat | Shrublet | mokio | - | 2 |
Asteraceae | Ageratum conyzoides L. | N/S | Mod | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | mei’e, mei’e rore | mei’e, putara | 6 |
Euphorbiaceae | Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd. | N/S | Pol | No | 3 | Nat | Tree | ‘ama | ‘ama, ti‘a’iri | 5 |
Xanthorrhoeaceae | Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Herbaceous | - | - | 1 |
Apocynaceae | Alyxia stellata var. marquesensis (F.Br.) Fosberg & Sachet | N | End | No | 5 | - | Shrub | mei’e papa | - | 5 |
Amaranthaceae | Amaranthus viridis L. | S | Pol | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | - | upo‘oti’i | 2 |
Bromeliaceae | Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Subsp | Herbaceous | - | - | 3 |
Apiaceae | Anethum graveolens L. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Herbaceous | taretare | - | 1 |
Marratiaceae | Angiopteris evecta (J.G. Forst.) Hoffm. | N/S | Ind | No | 3 | - | Fern | pa’ahei, puhei | pa’ahei | 2 |
Annonaceae | Annona muricata L. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Subsp | Tree | - | - | 4 |
Moraceae | Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex Z) Fosberg | N/S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Subsp | Tree | ‘uru, maiore | ‘uru | 3 |
Plantaginaceae | Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. | N | Ind | No | 3 | - | Herbaceous | heiotona | - | 1 |
Lecythidaceae | Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz | N | Ind | No | 3 | - | Tree | hutu | - | 1 |
Bixaceae | Bixa orellana L. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 3 | Subsp | Shrub | roku, peni | roku, peni | 1 |
Calophyllaceae | Calophyllum inophyllum L. | N/S | Pol | No | 2 | Nat | Tree | temanu | tamanu, temanu | 10 |
Annonaceae | Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Nat | Tree | moto’i | moto’i | 4 |
Sapindaceae | Cardiospermum halicacabum L. | N | Pol | No | 3 | Adv | Vine | komoka | - | 2 |
Caricaceae | Carica papaya L. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Nat | Shrub | - | - | 1 |
Poaceae | Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv. | S | Pol | No | 3 | Nat | Herbaceous | - | ‘ohe’ohe | 1 |
Apocynaceae | Cerbera manghas L. | N | Ind | No | 3 | - | Tree | ‘eva | - | 1 |
Poaceae | Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty | N/S | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Herbaceous | metie, mouku | mouku | 8 |
Rutaceae | Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm. & Panz.) Swingle | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Subsp | Shrub | hitoro | - | 10 |
Rutaceae | Citrus hystrix DC. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 3 | Cult | Shrub | - | remene | 5 |
Rutaceae | Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. | N | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Shrub | - | - | 2 |
Rutaceae | Citrus x sinensis (L.) Osbeck | N/S | Mod | Yes | 3 | Cult | Tree | anani | - | 2 |
Arecaceae | Cocos nucifera L. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Nat | Tree | ‘ehi | e’ehi | 12 |
Rhamnaceae | Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn. var. asiatica | N/S | Ind | No | 3 | - | Vine | tutu | tutu | 4 |
Commelinaceae | Commelina diffusa Burm.f. | N | Mod | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | heiotona | - | 1 |
Cordiaceae | Cordia subcordata Lam. | N/S | Ind | Yes | 2 | - | Tree | tou | tou | 1 |
Asparagaceae | Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Nat | Shrub | ‘auti | ‘auti | 2 |
Cucurbitaceae | Cucumis anguria L. | N | Mod | No | 4 | Nat | Vine | kokopa kira | - | 1 |
Zingiberaceae | Curcuma longa L. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 2 | Subsp | Herbaceous | ‘eka | ‘ena, re’a | 6 |
Cyperaceae | Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh | N | Pol | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | punie poko tava‘i’e, mutie | - | 2 |
Fabaceae | Erythrina variegata L. | N | Pol | No | 3 | Nat | Tree | kenae | - | 2 |
Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia hirta L. | N | Mod | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | heeheeamata, pokea, eaeamata | - | 7 |
Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia sachetiana (J. Florence) Govaerts | N/S | End | No | 5 | - | Shrublet | - | - | 1 |
Gentianaceae | Fagraea berteroana A. Gray ex Benth. (syn. F. berteroana var. marquisensis Fosberg & Sachet) native form | N/S | Ind | No | 4 | - | Tree | pua ’enana | pua, pua ho’ovai ’enata | 2 |
Gentianaceae | Fagraea berteroana A. Gray ex Benth. (syn. F. longituba M.L. Grant) introduced form | S | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Tree | - | pua ho’ovai vaikeka’a | 1 |
Moraceae | Ficus prolixa G. Forst. var. prolixa | N/S | Ind | No | 3 | - | Tree | aoa | aoa | 2 |
Rubiaceae | Gardenia jasminoides Ellis | N | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Shrub | taina | - | 2 |
Rubiaceae | Gardenia taitensis DC. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Cult | Shrub | Tia’e, tiare | tiare | 10 |
Malvaceae | Gossypium hirsutum var. taitense (Parl.) Roberty | N | Ind | No | 4 | - | Shrub | haha’avai | - | 2 |
Malvaceae | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. | S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Subsp | Shrub | - | ‘oute pupu | 3 |
Convolvulaceae | Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Cult | Vine | - | ‘uma’a | 2 |
Convolvulaceae | Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr. | N | Ind | No | 3 | - | Vine | pohue tatahi | - | 1 |
Oleaceae | Jasminum grandiflorum L. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Cult | Vine | pitate | pitate | 6 |
Fabaceae | Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit | N | Mod | No | 1 | Nat | Shrub | - | - | 1 |
Euphorbiaceae | Manihot esculenta Crantz | N | Mod | Yes | 1 | Cult | Shrublet | ara | - | 6 |
Lamiaceae | Mentha spp. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Cult | Herbaceous | mati | mati | 18 |
Polypodiaceae | Microsorum grossum (Langsd. & Fisch.) S.B. Andrews | N/S | Ind | No | 2 | - | Fern | papamoko, metuapua’a | papamo’o | 7 |
Rubiaceae | Morinda citrifolia L. | N/S | Ind | No | 1 | - | Shrub | noni | noni, nono | 7 |
Fabaceae | Mucuna sloanei Fawc. & Rendle var. sloanei | N | Ind | No | 3 | - | Vine | ‘auto’u | papanuiaohe | 3 |
Musaceae | Musa x paradisiaca L. | S | Pol | Yes | 1 | Cult | Herbaceous | - | - | 1 |
Lamiaceae | Ocimum basilicum L. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Nat | Shrublet | miri, mini, miri keka’a | miri | 8 |
Convolvulaceae | Operculina brownii Ooststr. | N | Ind | No | 4 | - | Vine | piatakiohoau | - | 1 |
Cactaceae | Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. | N | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Shrub | - | - | 1 |
Pandanaceae | Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Z var. tectorius | N/S | Ind | No | 3 | - | Tree | hinako | hinano | 5 |
Passifloraceae | Passiflora foetida L. | S | Mod | No | 2 | Nat | Vine | - | pu’u moina | 2 |
Lauraceae | Persea americana Mill. | N | Mod | Yes | 1 | Subsp | Tree | - | - | 1 |
Phyllanthaceae | Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. | N/S | Mod | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | moemoe | ‘au’iki, tuitui | 2 |
Solanaceae | Physalis angulata L. | S | Pol | No | 2 | Adv | Herbaceous | - | kariri | 2 |
Lamiaceae | Plectranthus scutellarioides (L.) R.Br. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Cult | Shrublet | terevete | terevete | 1 |
Apocynaceae | Plumeria spp. | N/S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Cult | Shrub | tipanie | tipanie | 1 |
Araliaceae | Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg | S | Mod | Yes | 1 | Cult | Shrub | - | kafeie | 1 |
Lamiaceae | Premna serratifolia L. | N/S | Ind | Yes | 1 | - | Shrub | va‘ova’o | ‘avaro, va‘ova’o | 6 |
Myrtaceae | Psidium guajava L. | N/S | Mod | No | 2 | Nat | Shrub | tuava | - | 2 |
Apocynaceae | Rauvolfia nukuhivensis (Fosberg & Sachet) Lorence & Butaud | N | End | No | 5 | - | Tree | tu’eiao | - | 11 |
Brassicaceae | Rorippa sarmentosa (Sol. ex G. Forst. ex DC.) J.F. Macbr. | N/S | Pol | No | 1 | Nat | Herbaceous | mahimahi | mahimahi | 1 |
Poaceae | Saccharum officinarum L. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 2 | Cult | Herbaceous | - | - | 4 |
Santalaceae | Santalum insulare var. marchionense (Skottsb.) Skottsb. | N/S | End | No | 4 | - | Tree | puahi, ahi | puahi | 7 |
Sapindaceae | Sapindus saponaria L. | N/S | Ind | No | 2 | - | Tree | koku’u | koku’u | 3 |
Asteraceae | Sigesbeckia orientalis L. | N/S | Pol | Yes | 2 | Nat | Herbaceous | niou | niou, riou | 2 |
Anacardiaceae | Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson | N | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Tree | vi farani | - | 1 |
Myrtaceae | Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry | N/S | Pol | Yes | 2 | Nat | Tree | ‘ahi’a, kehika | Kehi’a, kehi’a ‘enata, kehika | 2 |
Malvaceae | Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa | N/S | Ind | No | 2 | - | Tree | miro, mi’o | mi’o | 4 |
Orchidaceae | Vanilla x tahitensis J.W. Moore | S | Mod | Yes | 2 | Subsp | Vine | - | - | 1 |
Poaceae | Zea mays L. | N | Mod | Yes | 3 | Cult | Herbaceous | - | - | 1 |
Zingiberaceae | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | S | Mod | Yes | 2 | Cult | Herbaceous | re’a blanc | 1 | |
Zingiberaceae | Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm. | N/S | Pol | No | 3 | Nat | Herbaceous | kopuhi, ‘opuhi | ‘opuhi | 5 |