[Mihalic] type of tree: talisa/kaot

[Stuart Robinson]

Hi, everyone.

In a dictionary I am developing for the Rotokas language of Bougainville,
my consultants refer to a red-leafed tree that grows on the coast as
'talisa' or 'kaot' in Tok Pisin. I was just wondering whether anyone was
familiar with these terms and could provide more info. More specifically,
I'm trying to find the common and/or scientific name of this tree in
English.

Here's an except from my Shoebox dictionary:

\ex Okaoto evaoa vo raga toupaivera avakava sirova.
\xp Diwai talisa em i save grow arere long nambis.
\xe The talisa tree only grows here on the coast.

Thanks,
Stuart

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