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<font size=3>probably "putty nut" ; <i>Atuna racemos</i>a Raf.;
family Chrysobalanaceae; synonym of <i>Parinari laurina</i> A.Gray and
<i>Cyclandrophora laurina</i> A.Gray, often also <i>Parinarium.<br><br>
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http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/TreeDescriptions/Atuna_racemosa_Raf_subsp_racemosa.html</a>
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Cheers, Jean<br>
At 13:48 07/02/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I'm trying to figure out the
common and/or scientific name of a type of tree traditionally used in
Bougainville to putty canoes. I've come across references to it as 'diwai
pati' in Tok Pisin and as 'asitai' in Rotokas. Here's an example taken
from an in-progress trilingual Rotokas/Tok Pisin/English
dictionary:<br><br>
\ex Asitai ova oa iava kueara-ia, opuruara asitapaveira.<br>
\xp Long diwai pati ol man i save kisim prut bilong em na patim ol
kanu.<br>
\xe The 'asitai' tree, they always puttied canoes with the fruit of
it.<br><br>
Any ideas from the more botanically knowledgeable out there?<br><br>
Thanks,<br>
Stuart<br><br>
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