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Re: galip<br>
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1. The commonest , most significant, <i>Canarium</i> species producing an
edible nut in NG generally is clearly <i>Canarium indicum </i>(see Yen
1996, and other papers in the same volume); but several other species
also produce nuts that are eaten, including <i>C. kaniense</i>, <i>C.
lamii</i>, <i>C. salomonense</i> (particularly in Bougainville), and
<i>C. decumanum</i> (Manus). Although firm ethnobotanical information
appears to be lacking, I would assume these (or some of them) are (or may
be) also called galip by TP speakers. Kocher Schmid (n.d.) for instance
notes this: “galip -<i>Canarium indicum</i> and other <i>C</i>.
spp”; and, in the case of timber, see Eddowes (1977) use of the term as a
“Standard Trade Common Name” that includes other <i>C</i>. spp. <br>
Note that in recent years there has been an attempt to use galip as the
<u>official common name</u> for only <i>C. indicum</i> (Evans 1966:
11-13; Bourke 1996: 46; French 1986: 163-166).<br>
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2. Confusingly, there are a few parts of PNG where the TP galip is
also used to refer to <i>Terminalia</i> <i>kaernbachii</i>, for which the
usual TP/common name is okari (e.g. Daribi speakers at Karimui in
Simbu province, Hide et al 1984: 215).<br>
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3. Chowning (2001: 82) pointed out that Mihalic was originally wrong in
defining galip as ‘Tahitian chestnut’ (e,g, <i>Inocarpus</i> ..)<br>
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References cited:<br>
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Bourke, R.M. 1996. Edible Indigenous Nuts in Papua New Guinea. In:
Stevens, M.L., Bourke, R.M., and Evans, B.R. ed. South Pacific Indigenous
Nuts: Proceedings of a Workshop Held From 31 October to 4 November 1994
at le Lagon Resort, Port Vila, Vanuatu. ACIAR Proceedings No. 69.
Canberra, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research,
45-55.<br>
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Chowning, A. 2001. Proto Melanesian plant names reconsidered. In: Pawley,
A., Ross, M., and Tryon, D. ed. The boy from Bundaberg : studies in
Melanesian linguistics in honour of Tom Dutton. Canberra, Pacific
Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
Australian National University, 75-87.<br>
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Eddowes, P.J. 1977. Commercial timbers of Papua New Guinea: their
properties and uses. Port Moresby, DPI.<br>
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Evans, B. 1996. Overview of resource potential for indigenous nut
production in the South Pacific. In: Stevens, M.L., Bourke, R.M., and
Evans, B.R. ed. South Pacific Indigenous Nuts: Proceedings of a Workshop
Held From 31 October to 4 November 1994 at le Lagon Resort, Port Vila,
Vanuatu. ACIAR Proceedings No. 69. Canberra, Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research, 10-35.<br>
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French, B.R. 1986. Food Plants of Papua New Guinea: A Compendium.
<a href="http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/french/index.html">http://www.papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/french/index.html</a>.<br>
Sheffield, Tasmania, Privately printed.<br>
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Hide, R.L., Goodbody, S., and Gertru, G. 1984. Agriculture. In: Hide,
R.L. ed. South Simbu: Studies in Demography, Nutrition, and
Subsistence<br>
Research Report of the Simbu Land Use Project Vol. VI. Research Report of
the Simbu Land Use Project Vol. VI. Port Moresby, Institute of Applied
Social and Economic Research, 206-289.<br>
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Kocher Schmidt, C. (n.d.) Methods work sheet 3: Terms in neo-melanesian
pidgin for plants and animals a compilation from various sources, The
Future of Rainforest Peoples- Papua New Guinea Working Group
(FRPPNG).<br>
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Yen, D.E. 1996. Melanesian arboriculture: historical perspectives with
emphasis on the Genus Canarium. In: Steven, M.L., Bourke, R.M., and
Evans, B.R. ed. South Pacific Indigenous Nuts. Canberra, Australian
Centre for International Agricultural Research, 36-44.<br><br>
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At 08:52 PM 18/11/2004, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">There's a query under galip nut
about what the English common name is and what<br>
the exact species should be. After googling for some time, it seems the
species<br>
we have in PNG is Canarium indicum. The most common English name on
several<br>
sites is galip.<br>
(eg
<a href="http://www.asopa.com.au/mail/2004/jan_04.htm" eudora="autourl">www.asopa.com.au/mail/2004/jan_04.htm</a>
or<br>
pbarc.ars.usda.gov/pages/research/tpgrmu/canarium.shtml)<br><br>
craig volker<br>
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