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Saamaka uwii: Saramaccan medical plant knowledge,practices and beliefs for local health care in SurinameKlooster, C.I.E.A. van 't
CitationKlooster, C. I. E. A. van 't. (2022, February 17). Saamaka uwii: Saramaccanmedical plant knowledge, practices and beliefs for local health care inSuriname. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/3275069 Version: Publisher's Version
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Chapter 3
Herbal bathing: an analysis of variation in plant use among Saramaccan and
Aucan Maroons in Suriname
Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster1, Vinije Haabo2, Sofie Ruysschaert3, Tessa Vossen4, Tinde R. van Andel5,6
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:20, 2018
‘Some young people do not know about the herbal baths anymore... This is a great loss for the people living in the interior but also for the rest of the world who can use them. We have to make sure this knowledge does not disappear.’ (Toya Saaki, Saramaccan traditional knowledge holder, 2009)
1 Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands 2 Saramaka Project, Wageningen, the Netherlands3 World Wildlife Fund Guianas, Paramaribo, Suriname 4 ICLON, University Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands 5 Department of Plant sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands 6 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
Left page | Yeeye Haabo†, taking an herbal bath taangasinkiuwii for strength.
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Abstract
Background: Herbal baths play an important role in the traditional health care of Maroons living in the interior of Suriname. However, little is known on the differences in plant ingredients used among and within the Maroon groups. We compared plant use in herbal baths documented for Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons, to see whether similarity in species was related to bath type, ethnic group or geographical location. We hypothesized that because of their dissimilar cultural background, they used different species for the same type of bath. We assumed, however, that plants used in genital baths were more similar, as certain plant ingredients (e.g. essential oils), are preferred in these baths.
Methods: We compiled a database from published and unpublished sources on herbal bath ingredients and constructed a presence/absence matrix per bath type and study site. To assess similarity in plant use among and within Saramaccan and Aucan communities, we performed three Detrended Correspondence Analyses on species level and the Jaccard Similarity Index to quantify similarity in bath ingredients.
Results: We recorded 349 plants used in six commonly used bath types: baby strength, adult strength, skin diseases, respiratory ailments, genital steam baths and spiritual issues. Our results showed a large variation in plant ingredients among the Saramaccans and Aucans and little similarity between Saramaccans and Aucans, even for the same type of baths. Plant ingredients for baby baths and genital baths shared more species than the others. Even within the Saramaccan community, plant ingredients were stronger associated with location than with bath type.
Conclusions: Plant use in bathing was strongly influenced by study site and then by ethnicity, but less by bath type. As Maroons escaped from different plantations and developed their ethnomedicinal practices in isolation, there has been little exchange in ethnobotanical knowledge after the 17th century between ethnic groups. Care should be taken in extrapolating plant use data collected from one location to a whole ethnic community. Maroon plant use deserves more scientific attention, especially now as there are indications that traditional knowledge is disappearing.
Keywords: Herbal baths, medicinal plants, Suriname, Maroons, Saramaccan, Aucan, traditional knowledge, traditional medicine
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Background
Since ancient times, people have believed that bathing in a spring, sea or river resulted in physical and spiritual purification and thereby in the improvement of one’s health. The ancient Greeks thought that certain natural springs or tidal pools were blessed by the gods and bathing in them would help to cure diseases (Paige and Harrison, 1987). In Christian baptism, pouring water is regarded as a symbol of transition and renewal in which a person makes the passage from physiological birth to social birth (Twigg, 2000). Early descriptions (297 AD) on Japanese culture refer to ritual baths after funerals for cleansing and purification (De Bary et al., 2001). Bathing can have many different meanings across cultures, varying from an individual act concerned with cleanliness and hygiene, to social acts related to rituals of purification and separation, or as a form of therapeutic practice (Twigg, 2000).
Ethnobotanical studies have reported on bathing as a form of medical treatment in many cultures worldwide, such as Africa (Olorunnisola et al., 2013; Diarra et al., 2015), Asia (Li et al., 2006; Zumsteg and Weckerle, 2007; Srithi et al., 2009), Europe (Pieroni and Giusti, 2002), South America (Bourdy et al., 2000; Valadeau, 2009) and the Caribbean (Van Andel et al., 2008; Ruysschaert et al., 2009; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016). Herbal baths seem to promote not only people’s physical health but also their psychological well-being. However, people’s motivations for the inclusion of certain plant species in specific types of herbal baths, and regional variation in herbal ingredients remain largely understudied.
Herbal baths form a major part of the traditional medical practices of the Maroons, descendants of escaped enslaved Africans who fought for their freedom and settled themselves in the tropical rainforest of Suriname (Van Andel et al., 2013; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016). Taken from different parts of Africa, their ancestors came from numerous ethnic and linguistic groups (Mintz and Price, 1992). Between 1658 and 1825, slave traders brought Africans to Suriname from many different regions and ethnicities in West and Central Africa, such as the Slave Coast (eastern Ghana to Benin), the Loango area (southern Gabon to northern Angola), Gold Coast (Ghana) and the Windward Coast (Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone) (Eltis and Richardson, 2010; Van Andel et al., 2014). As a result of their distinct geographical origins, cultures and languages, enslaved Africans formed a heterogeneous group in Suriname (Van Andel et al., 2014). They brought along their own cultural heritage with values, knowledge and beliefs to the New World, where they became a new community and began to share a culture they themselves created (Mintz and Price, 1992). Since no names or origin of the enslaved Africans were registered upon arrival, linking the Surinamese Maroons to their African
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heritage remains difficult (Hoogbergen, 1990).
Nowadays, six Maroon ethnic groups exist in Suriname (Fig. 1) with an estimated population of 127,000, which is 23% of the total population in the country (Price, 2013). The Saramaccans (pop. 58,000) and the Aucans (pop. 56,000) form the largest groups. Historically, these groups have not maintained extensive social contact with each other, as they settled among different major rivers separated by dense rainforest (Price, 1996; Van Velzen and Hoogbergen, 2011). They have lived quite isolated for centuries, which resulted in the development of their own cultures with own distinct languages (Saramaccan and Aucan), diet patterns and traditions (Price, 1975a).
Bigiston >
Brownsweg>
Pikin Slee > Mooitaki >
Figure 1 | Map of Suriname, with Maroon ethnic groups and research areas. Drawing by H.R. Rypkema, Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
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Maroons are well known for their traditional medicine, which usually contain a mixture of plant ingredients. Plant species used in Saramaccan and Aucan Maroon herbal baths have been the subject of recent ethnobotanical studies (Van Andel et al., 2008; 2011, 2013; Vossen et al., 2014). Even Maroons, who migrated to the Netherlands after Suriname became independent in 1975, claimed that herbal baths were essential for their well-being and part of their cultural identity (Van Andel and Westers, 2010). The variation of herbal baths and their plant ingredients among and within their different Maroon groups have not been studied in detail. Because most studies were conducted in a single Maroon community and hardly any data exists for the smaller Maroons groups, it is not clear how representative these studies are for Surinamese Maroons in general.
In this study, we compared plant use in six commonly applied herbal baths that were documented among the Saramaccan and/or Aucan Maroons: baths for adult strength (Van ’t Klooster, 2009; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Ruysschaert, 2018), baby strength (Ruysschaert et al., 2009; Van ’t Klooster, 2009; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Vossen et al., 2014;), skin disorders (Van ’t Klooster, 2009; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Ruysschaert, 2018), respiratory ailments (Van ’t Klooster, 2009; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Ruysschaert, 2018), spiritual ailments (Groenendijk, 2006; Van ’t Klooster, 2009; Van Andel et al., 2013; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Ruysschaert, 2018) and genital steam baths (Van Andel et al., 2008; Van ’t Klooster, 2009; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016;). In these studies, the baths were mostly described for one specific Maroon community, but no comparison was made among different Maroon groups.
The ancestors of Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons escaped from different plantations, owned by either English or Dutch masters (Aucans) or Portuguese Jews (Saramaccans), in different periods of time. The Saramaccan community developed around 1690-1710, followed by the Aucan community after 1712 (Price, 1976; Smith, 2002). Their geographic separation and limited contact have probably led to distinct ethnobotanical practices. To investigate these differences, our research focused on four main questions: 1) How are the six herbal baths prepared and by whom? 2) Which plant species are used in these herbal baths? 3) How do these plant species vary between the Aucan and Saramaccan Maroons and within these groups? and 4) Is similarity in plant use related to the type of herbal bath, ethnic group or geographical location?
We hypothesized that Aucan and Saramaccan Maroons used different plant species for the same type of herbal baths. We anticipated that especially spiritual baths would show a low similarity in plant species, based on the symbolic meaning of the most plant ingredients, which is more related to specific Maroon cultural histories
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than to pharmacological content (Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011; Van Andel et al., 2013). However, we also hypothesized that plants used in genital steam baths would show a larger similarity, based on the selection of plant ingredients containing certain active substances preferred in these baths, such as tannins and essential oils (Van Andel et al., 2008; Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011). We expected differences in plant species to be determined by the type of bath (application) and by ethnicity (cultural preference). Finally, we expected to find the most overlap in plant species for the genital baths within the Saramaccan community.
The outcome of this research will contribute to the overall knowledge of traditional health care practices among the Aucan and Saramaccan Maroons and could form a basis for further assessment of the medical effectiveness of bath treatments and the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants in general. Analysing the variation of Maroon traditional medical knowledge will not only contribute to a better understanding of their cultures and their strong relationship with nature, but also verify how representative plant use documented in a specific village is for the entire ethnic group. Our outcomes will clarify whether plant use within an ethnic group is uniform or variable.
Methods
Data collectionData on plant species used in herbal bath treatments were retrieved from published ethnobotanical fieldwork studies among Suriname Maroons (Van Andel et al., 2008; Ruysschaert et al., 2009; Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011; Van Andel et al., 2013; Vossen et al., 2014; Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Ruysschaert, 2018), and the original databases on which these studies were based, as these contain extra information on herbal baths (Table 1). We also added data from unpublished student reports (Groenendijk, 2006; Van ’t Klooster, 2009).
During these studies, information was gathered through semi-structured interviews and plant collection trips. Research and collection permits were obtained from the Surinamese Forest Service department (LBB), and oral or written prior informed consent from participants and the respective village authorities. The purpose and nature of the research were explained to respondents before the interviews took place. All studies from which we used data followed the Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE, 2017). Respondents knowledgeable on medicinal plants and their uses were identified through previous contact with community members and snowball sampling, and included laymen and traditional healers, males and females, young and older people. Other methods used were
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informal (group) conversations, free listing, participant observations, household surveys and assignment techniques (Martin, 2004). Topics included plants used for health promotion, disease prevention and cure, their growth forms, local names, parts used, mode of preparation, route of administration, health concerns and knowledge transfer.
Table 1 | Sources of ethnobotanical data used in the analysis.Ethnic group Location fieldwork Year Data source Nr. species in
herbal bathsNr. of respondents
Publication based on fieldwork
Saramaccan Brownsweg(Brokopondo Lake)
2005-2006 FieldworkRuysschaert
274 ca. 200 (Ruysschaert et al., 2009; Van Andel et al., 2013; Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2001; Ruysschaert, 2018)
Saramaccan Pikin Slee(Upper Suriname River)
2009 Fieldwork Van ’t Klooster
69 20 (Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016; Van ’t Klooster, 2009)
Aucan Bigiston(Marowijne River)
2006 FieldworkVan Andel
87 3 Van Andel et al., 2008, 2013; Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011; Groenendijk, 2006)
Aucan (MooitakiTapanahoni River)
2013 Fieldwork Van Andel and Vossen
39 25 (Vossen et al., 2014)
Interview questions were pre-tested with the help of bilingual Surinamese key informants to check whether the questions were framed in correct Sranantongo, Saramaccan or Aucan and pertinent to the research. Some interviews were recorded with a voice-recorder and transcribed in Saramaccan to be discussed with informants to verify answers. Plant species not immediately familiar to the researchers were collected as botanical vouchers, identified and deposited at the National Herbarium of Suriname (BBS, all specimens), Naturalis Biodiversity Center (L, except the Brownsweg and Pikin Slee collections) and Ghent University (GENT, Brownsweg collections only). The definitions of the different herbal baths were documented during fieldwork, and afterwards checked with the key informants for correct interpretation.
Data analysisSince most data was collected in the Saramaccan area, we selected herbal baths that were frequently used at the two Saramaccan locations (Brownsweg and Pikin Slee), and added the available data of the two Aucan locations (Mooitaki and Bigiston) for comparison. Each bath type should at least be used at two out of the four study sites to allow comparison. All plant species used in the six selected herbal bath
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types (baby strength, adult strength, genital steam baths, skin disorders, respiratory ailments and spiritual ailments) are listed in Additional file 1 with corresponding information on vernacular names, scientific names, family and collection numbers (when available).
We constructed a presence /absence matrix in Excel with all recorded plant species in rows and the type of herbal bath and the four different Maroon villages as columns. We entered a 1 in the cells when a species was used in a particular bath type and a 0 if the species was not used in that type of bath (Additional file 2). All plants used in a certain herbal bath type (per location) were used as the sample unit in our analysis. Unidentified plants were excluded from our analyses. All scientific names were checked and updated by means of The Plant List (The Plant List, 2013). All Maroon plant names were checked and updated following the latest spelling rules (Van ’t Klooster et al., 2003; Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011; Saamaka online dictionary, 2017).
To quantify similarity in herbal bath ingredients among the two Maroon groups (Saramaccan versus Aucan) and within these ethnic groups on village level, we utilized the Jaccard Similarity Index (Höft et al., 1999). This index is based on plant presence or absence in a community or in data sets, while relating the number of species in common with respect to the total number of species, expressed as JI = (c/a + b + c), where c is the number of species in common, a is the number of unique species of community A and b is the number of species solely of community B. Similarity coefficients vary from a minimum of 0 (when the communities do not share any species) to 1 (when all plants used are identical). The outcome is often multiplied by 100 to obtain percentages.
To visualize the similarity in plant use between our Saramaccan and Aucan Maroon study sites and the six herbal baths types, we performed a Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) on species level (Van Andel et al., 2012). We plotted the results of our DCA on the two main axes that caused the distribution of the data to visualize potential overlap and variation in plant use. To compare plant use within the Saramaccan population at the locations Pikin Slee and Brownsweg, we plotted the results of another DCA analysis (with Saramaccan data only) to visualize potential overlap and variation in herbal bath ingredients. Finally, we plotted the results of a third DCA analysis to visualize overlap and variation among all four locations. All DCA analyses were performed in the program PC-ORD version 5.32.
To see whether differences in plant use between the two Maroon groups could be caused by differences in the occurrence in plant species between the study sites, we
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first checked the ethnobotanical literature whether the species were used for other purposes by both Maroon groups, and if not the case, whether local names existed for these species in both Aucan and Saramaccan languages (Van ’t Klooster et al., 2003), as this indicates species’ occurrence in the specific Maroon territory. For species for which no ethnobotanical information existed for either Saramaccans or Aucans, we checked the geographical distribution in the floristic literature of Suriname and the Guianas (Pulle, 1932-1984; Görts-van Rijn, 1985-1996; Jansen-Jacobs, 1997-2011; Mota de Oliveira, 2012-2016) and online collection databases (Global Diversity Information Facilitation, 2017) to see whether they had restricted, patchy or wide distributions.
Results
Herbal bathsMaroons use herbal baths for both physical and spiritual cleansing. They form an important aspect of their cultural practices and daily life. Some herbal baths are made for one person, others for more people or the whole village. Herbal bath preparations and applications may be very elaborate. It is common to have a mixture of leaves in water standing in a plastic tub or a big earthen or wooden dish in front of the house for days to be used many times by one or more family members by adding new water to it before pouring the mixture over the head and/or body with a calabash (Crescentia cujete). Aromatic plant species, such as Campomanesia aromatica and Lantana camara, are often added to baths for overall body refreshment and their agreeable smell.
Herbal baths are mostly taken in the village, but also in the forest, at the riverbank or in the river itself. They can include the use of rum, kaolin (pemba), magical objects and spiritual sayings. Baths are prepared by male and female laymen for family use only, but also by herbalists and spiritual healers. The latter are believed to possess magical powers and use ritual instruments to contact the spiritual world to find answers to the problems perceived. A spiritual healer (obiaman) is often consulted when self-treatment or biomedical cures do not have the desired result. Spiritual healers should be paid in the form of goods (madyomina), such as pieces of cloth, soft drinks or other valuables, to make the herbal bath work. Although this compensation system still exists, healers increasingly request cash payment for their services.
Adult strengthFor Maroons, it is important to keep the body healthy and strong. Aucans refer to the strengthening baths as taanga sikin uwii and the Saramaccans as taanga
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sinkii uwii. These baths are used to give physical strength (taanga from ‘strong’) to the body (sinkii from ’skin/body’), by the use of different plant leaves (uwii from ‘leaves/weed’). The treatment is also taken when people feel tired or suffer from back aches and other body pains due to heavy physical work. Men prepare these baths mainly at the start of intensive manual labour, like cutting new fields for their wives or making a new boat. Women, who are responsible for maintaining and harvesting the fields, use these strengthening baths on a regular or even daily base. Baths are often prepared in house yards for family use, by adding different plants (twigs and leaves of trees and lianas, shrubs and herbs) to a metal barrel filled with water placed on a wood fire to heat up before use (Fig. 2). The mixture is poured on top of the head with a calabash, often leaving remnants of leaves on the body, which should not be washed away for the medicine to work properly. No data have yet been collected on the plant ingredients of this specific bath among Aucans.
Figure 2 | Saramaccan bath for adult strengthening, Pikin Slee, 2009. Picture by C. Van ’t Klooster.
Baby strengthNewborns are frequently bathed to improve their strength, to stimulate them being active and curious, and to start crawling and walking early. Mothers find this essential to be able to conduct their own daily activities. These baby baths, also known among Maroons as ‘waka snel’ (walk early), are prepared by boiling plants in small pots
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after which the hot decoction is diluted with cold water to make it lukewarm. The ingredients may be boiled again for several days, before the plants are replaced by fresh ones. Baby baths contain other plant species than strengthening baths for adults. They are used until the child is old enough to bathe by itself.
Respiratory ailments and skin disordersPhysical ailments such as cough, colds and headaches due to blocked sinuses are treated by taking a facial steam bath, prepared by boiling a mixture of herbs in water. The steam is inhaled while hanging over a bowl with a herbal decoction, the head covered with a piece of fabric. Some patients take this bath while covering themselves completely with a sheet bending over a large bucket. Sometimes a whole house is filled with steam, like a sauna. The Saramaccans refer to this type of steam bathing as suwa uwii (‘herbs for steaming/sweating’). Another type of herbal bath is used to treat skin conditions, varying from pimples, eczema and psoriasis to fungal infections. These baths, to which the Saramaccans refer as bita (‘bitter’), consist of a single plant or a mixture of species with a bitter taste. The plants are boiled in water in small pots on the fire after which the cooled decoction is applied to the body with a calabash. No records exist for the Aucans on these two types of herbal baths.
Genital steam bathsA very frequently used herbal bath among Maroons is the genital steam bath. Women use plant decoctions to clean, heal, refresh but also tighten the vagina, or to enhance sexual pleasure. They prepare this bath in their backyard kitchens, which are separated from their main house. Plants are added to water and boiled. Women sit on a bucket and let the steam enter their vagina; afterwards they wash their genitals with the somewhat cooled decoction. Such cleansing baths are often taken on a daily base (in the morning), while baths to enhance recovery after delivery are taken in the first few weeks after giving birth. Saramaccans refer to these baths as kete uwii (‘kete’ from kettle, ‘uwii’ from weed); muyee uwii, (‘muyee’ from woman) or wasiwoyo uwii (vaginal wash). Aucans know this genital bath also as ketee uwii and under the names gogo uwii (‘bottom herbs’) or uma patu (‘uma’ from woman, ‘patu’ from pot).
Spiritual bathsIn Maroon cultures, the spiritual world takes an important place in daily life. When an ailment cannot be cured by modern medicine or by self-prepared home medicines, it is said to have a supernatural cause, such as agitated water or forest spirits, ancestral spirits or witchcraft. In these cases, a spiritual healer or experienced family member needs to be consulted, who will reveal the supernatural cause and treat the person accordingly, often by a specific herbal bath. Spiritual baths are generally referred to ‘winti wasi’ (Aucan) or ‘obia uwii wasi’ or ‘gadu uwii wasi’ (Saramaccan).
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Spiritual baths have different names according to the causes targeted and type of spirits or gods (gadu) and magical powers (obia) involved. The herbal bath limbo baka (Saramaccan) is used to ward off evil, such as a yooka (malicious spirit of a deceased person) and magical poisons made and sent by people to harm someone. It is also used as protection to secure a safe travel or to attract luck or material welfare. Limbo baka literally means cleaning (limbo) one’s back (baka) from bad spirits. This treatment can be taken individually or together with family members. Saramaccan healers make this bath in a big earthen or wooden dish (Fig. 3).
Figure 3 | Spiritual herbal bath limbo baka, placed on a banana leaf, Pikin Slee 2009. Picture by C. Van ’t Klooster.
Persons who take this bath should stand barefoot on a banana leaf (Musa sp.), facing east for the best result. Circles of kaolin are sometimes drawn around the herbal bath to keep evil spirits out and show other villagers that this bath is related to obia (magical powers) or nature spirits like the air god Komanti. While taking the bath, the person has to apply water on the head and body with a small calabash. The bathing person and/or healer prays to the highest God, ancestral spirits and other gods to request for luck, good health and guidance. Bathing is often combined with spitting rum or water in different directions around the person.
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Another bath is wasi gadu, (‘wash gods’), which is often taking place on village level to ward off evil spirits or to honor good ones, frequently combined with ritual songs, prayers and offerings. Every village, family and related clan (‘lo’) has its own gadu that they need to take good care of. Paati wasi (Sa) is spiritual bath used to release a spirit that has a negative effect on one’s wellbeing. It can also eliminate bad feelings caused by a traumatic experience. This spirit is often recognized as a deceased family member, not necessarily of bad intentions. If it affects the person negatively, it needs to be separated (paati) from the person by taking the herbal bath on a crossroad in a forest trail. Both the paati wasi and limbo baka treatments (on family level) can be finalized in the river with an additional washing, during which persons are hit on their back with a bundle of leaves to expel the spirits from their bodies.
Most widely used plant speciesIn total, 349 plant species were used in the six herbal bath types. Table 2 shows the amount of species used per bath type for the different study sites. Due to the lack of data for Aucan baths, a comparison could not be made for all types. Of the 302 herbal bath species recorded among the Saramaccans, twelve were used in all of the six bath types (Cecropia sciadophylla, Chromolaena odorata, Commelina erecta, Gossypium barbadense, Lippia alba, Lantana camara, Rolandra fruticosa, Siparuna guianensis, Stachytarpheta cayennensis, S. jamaicensis, Tilesia baccata and Unxia camphorata). With exception of the cultivated G. barbadense, all these species are common in secondary vegetation. Thirteen species were used in five baths, 21 in four baths, 66 in two baths and 149 in just one type of bath. This means that 51% of the species (153 spp.) were used in more than one bath type. The fact that most species were recorded in Brownsweg is probably a result of a larger research effort (e.g. time spent in village, data sampling design), a stronger research focus on bathing, and the much larger population size in comparison with the three other study sites.
Table 2 | Number of plant species used per type of herbal bath, Maroon group and study site.Bath type Saramaccan Aucan Pikin Slee Brownsweg Total Bigiston Mooitaki TotalBaby strength 26 101 116 - 33 33Genital 26 149 160 45 - 45Respiratory 16 49 56 - - -Skin disorders 8 38 43 - - -Spiritual 17 151 155 49 12 59Strength adults 21 81 95 - - - Total number of plant species per location* 69 274 302 87 39 115* As species can be used in several types of herbal baths, this number is smaller than the sum of the species numbers for each bath type.
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Out of 115 plant species used by the Aucans, only Cyperus prolixus was used in all three types of baths (baby strength, genital and spiritual). A total of 20 (17%) species were applied in two baths, while 94 species were used in a single bath type. The higher number of species recorded for Bigiston can be explained by the fact that the research in Bigiston focused more on ritual practices, while that in Mooitaki on baby baths. A number of 68 plant species (19% of the total) were used by both Maroon groups, of which 58 (16%) for the same type of herbal bath (Table 3). Abuta grandifolia, Ertela trifolia, Inga stipularis, Ischnosiphon gracilis, Lueheopsis rosea, Nepsera aquatica, Philodendron hederaceum, P. perrottetii, Phthirusa stelis and Tripogandra serrulata were commonly used in herbal baths by both Saramaccans and Aucans, but not for the same bath type.
Table 3 | Plant species used by both Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons in the same type of bathing.Genital bath (28 spp.) Spiritual bath (20 spp.) Baby strength (17 spp.)Anacardium occidentale* Begonia glabra Arachis hypogaea*Campomanesia aromatica Campomanesia grandiflora Campomanesia aromaticaCampomanesia grandiflora Chromolaena odorata Chromolaena odorataCecropia obtusa Costus scaber Eleusine indicaCecropia sciadophylla Cyathula prostrata Gossypium barbadense*Citrus aurantiifolia* Eclipta prostrata Handroanthus serratifolius Clidemia hirta Eleusine indica Hiraea fagineaCopaifera guyanensis Euphorbia thymifolia Ischnosiphon puberulusCordia schomburgkii Heliotropium indicum Oryctanthus florulentusDavilla kunthii Indigofera suffructicosa* Paspalum conjugatumEclipta prostrata Ischnosiphon arouma Paullinia pinnataEuphorbia hirta Justicia pectoralis Portulaca oleraceaGossypium barbadense* Ocimum campechianum* Rolandra fruticosaInga edulis* Peperomia pellucida Stachytarpheta cayennensisLantana camara Piper bartlingianum Trema micranthaLippia alba* Scoparia dulcis Vismia macrophylla Mangifera indica* Selaginella parkeri Vouarana guianensisMarlierea montanaMelaleuca cajuputi
Senna quinquangulataStachytarpheta cayennensis
Miconia lepidota Uncaria guianensis Myrciaria floribundaPiper arboreumPiper marginatum*Psidium guajava*Siparuna guianensis Syzygium cumini*Vismia cayennensisVismia guianensis * Domesticated and cultivated species
Similarity in plant useThe similarity in plant use between the two Maroon groups, within the Saramaccan group (Brownsweg versus Pikin Slee) and within the Aucan group (Mooitaki versus Bigiston), is presented in Table 4. Generally, there was a very low similarity in plant use, varying between 3 and 16%. Saramaccan baths for respiratory ailments showed
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the highest similarity in plant ingredients and often contained fragrant species such as Citrus aurantiifolia, Cymbopogon citratus, Lantana camara and Siparuna guianensis.
Table 4 | Jaccard similarity coefficient to show the similarity in plant use between the Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons and within the Saramaccan and Aucan population.Bath type Saramaccan Aucan Saramaccan versus Aucan
Pikin Slee versus Brownsweg
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When we plot the results of our DCA analysis, carried out for the three baths shared by the two Maroon groups, we see that plant species cluster by ethnicity rather than by type of herbal bath (Fig. 4). For both Maroon groups the genital and the baby baths are more similar in plant species than the spiritual baths, which confirm the results of the Jaccard index.
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When the herbal bath species are compared within the Saramaccan population, we see considerable differences between the locations Pikin Slee and Brownsweg for the six types of baths they have in common (Fig. 5). All the baths for Brownsweg seem to cluster to the left, while the baths for Pikin Slee seem to cluster to the right side in the figure. Baby baths and genital baths are more similar in species composition than other baths.
Figure 5 | used in specific baths by Saramaccan Maroons at two different locations. Clustered data points indicate similarity in plant sused. Axes do not represent variables but serve to visualize variation and similarity in plant use.
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Figure 5 | DCA scatterplot showing similarity in herbal bath type use on species level (n=302). Data points indicate plant species used in specific baths by Saramaccan Maroons at two different locations. Clustered data points indicate similarity in plant species used. Axes do not represent variables but serve to visualize variation and similarity in plant use.
To determine the similarities in plant use between the Maroon locations separately, we plotted the baths for all four study sites (Fig. 6). Again, plants clustered according to geographical location rather than per herbal bath, and to a lesser extent by ethnic group, as all Aucan baths group to the left and all Saramaccan baths to the right. This could indicate that each Maroon community (study site) has adapted its plant use to the species that were locally available, based on knowledge generated over centuries of relative isolation.
When we compared our data with literature on Saramaccan and Aucan plant uses, we found that apart from the 68 shared bath species, 177 spp. (51%) of the plant species used in our analysis were used by both Maroon groups for a variety of purposes, indicating species occurrence in both locations (Additional file 1). For
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the remaining 172 species, no additional Maroon vernacular names or plant uses were found to prove their existence in both areas. However, 29 of these species were common weeds or secondary forest plants, eight were common forest species and eight were known to be widely cultivated (e.g., Terminalia catappa and Syzygium malaccense), mostly known by their Sranantongo names, so these species have a high probability to occur in both Maroon areas. This would make it plausible that in total 64% (222 spp.) would occur in both places. Of the remaining 127 species, 35 spp. were not identified to species level or we had doubts about their identification by others, so comparison was not possible. For the residual 92 species, 15 species grow mostly in savanna areas that are close to the Saramaccan settlements, but far away from Aucan villages and three species (Ocimum gratissimum, Hymenocallis tubiflora and Rhizophora racemosa) were reported from Aucan areas only. The remaining 74 species (21%) were uncommon rainforest species (e.g., Diospyros cf. cavalcantei, Pouteria engleri) with patchy distributions. Due to the lack of detailed species distribution maps for rainforest trees in the interior of Suriname we could not verify whether these species occurred in both Maroon areas.
Figure 5 | DCA scatterplot showing similarity in herbal bath type use on species level (n=302). Data points indicate plant species used in specific baths by Saramaccan Maroons at two different locations. Clustered data points indicate similarity in plant species used. Axes do not represent variables but serve to visualize variation and similarity in plant use.
Figure 6 | DCA scatterplot showing similarity in herbal bath type use on species level (n=349). Data points indicate plant species used in specific baths by Saramaccans and Aucans at four locations. Clustered data points indicate similarity in plant species used.
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Discussion
Variation in plant use among the Aucan and Saramaccan MaroonsOur results show a large variation in plant use for herbal bathing among the four Maroon communities. This is partly in line with our hypothesis that plant use differs among Maroon groups as they had little opportunity for ethnobotanical exchange in the past centuries. We expected to find more similarity in genital baths, assuming that these plants would be selected on their pharmacological effect instead of their supposed symbolic or cultural meaning. This was the case to a certain extent (a similarity of 12%), as many of these baths contained species with essential oils (e.g., Campomanesia aromatica). Therefore, our hypothesis should be accepted, although the species overlap in baby baths was slightly higher (13%). Plant use was more strongly associated to ethnicity (Aucan or Saramaccan) than to type of bath. Both Maroon groups seem to use the same plant species for different treatments. For example, Eclipta prostrata is used by Aucans in bath for protection against bullets, while Saramaccans use it together with Attalea maripa in body scarification for aesthetic purposes (Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011).
The difference in plant use between Saramaccan and Aucan Maroons could be explained by the fact that their forefathers escaped from different plantations, with either, English, Dutch or Portuguese Jewish plantation owners, in different periods of time. While the Saramaccan community developed around 1690-1710 during the second wave of Maroons escaping the Portuguese Jewish plantations, the Aucan community was formed only after 1712, when Suriname was attacked by French admiral Cassard, which led to a new wave of runaways (Price, 1976; Smith, 2002). The two Maroon groups have settled along different rivers in the tropical rainforest, where they had to adapt to new surroundings. For centuries they had little contact, caused by the impenetrable stretches of forest between the rivers and by mutual distrust, and thus the exchange of ethnobotanical knowledge was limited (Price, 1996; Van Velzen and Hoogbergen, 2011). After a relative short stay at the plantations surrounded by people of mixed African origin, the runaways escaped per plantation into the interior (Price, 1976). In order to survive in the rainforests full of unknown species, Maroons had to rely largely on their own African knowledge to survive with little opportunities to exchange information with Indigenous and other Maroon groups (Van Velzen and Hoogbergen, 2011).
Van Andel et al. (2012) showed in their study on plants used in bitter tonics across the Atlantic that enslaved Africans in the New World had to reinvent their aphrodisiac mixtures in their new living environment. They used their knowledge and the local flora that was available to them. Enslaved Africans in Suriname searched for
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similar plants that they remembered from their homeland, but succeeded in this only for a small number of plant species. Instead of limiting themselves to their previously known plant species, they searched for new species to replace the African ingredients in their herbal treatments (Vossen et al., 2014). This is also illustrated by the fact that Maroons have used many African plant names to name botanically related species in Suriname (Van Andel et al., 2014).
A recent study conducted by Tareau et al. (2017) on medicinal and cosmetic plants used by urban youngsters in French Guiana also showed that bathing formed an important way of administrating herbal medicine. Most of the medicinal baths reported in our study correspond with the therapeutic functions of baths reported by Tareau et al. (2017). However, baths related to adult strength were not reported for French Guiana, although there are several Saramaccan communities in that country. Probably, baths for strength seem not that important for the French Guianese youth, reflecting their life styles in more urban settings.
Herbal bath treatments seem to have evolved over time, not only during the enslavement period, but especially after the formation of independent communities in the isolated forests. Since the runaways that formed the current Aucan and Saramaccan communities came from different plantations, and lived in geographically isolated areas without roads, they had little opportunity to share their plant use knowledge gained during and after the period of enslavement. Therefore, the current overlap in plant species could be a result of a more recent knowledge exchange. A comparative analysis between data of Van Andel and Havinga (2008) and our data showed that 69% (47 of the 68) of the plant species used by both Maroon groups are nowadays sold on markets in Paramaribo. It is plausible that exchange is currently taking place at the markets, where hundreds of Maroon women sell their herbal medicine to city-dwelling Maroons of different ethnicities. From Paramaribo, Maroons transfer their newly acquired knowledge to the forest communities when visiting their family in the hinterland. For example, the aromatic tree Melaleuca cajuputi, originally from Australia, was introduced to eastern Suriname via French Guiana. It has become invasive along the Marowijne River close to Albina, and is known locally as Albina uma (Au). This tree, originally planted by Catholic nuns in French Guiana for its essential oil, became popular in Suriname for its Eucalyptus-like scent to treat symptoms of cold and bronchitis. Nowadays, the leaves of this tree are sold in Paramaribo to use in genital steam baths for their refreshing smell. The Saramaccans also know this plant under the name Albina uma, which shows that exchange of knowledge among Maroons takes place in Paramaribo (Van Andel and Ruysschaert, 2011).
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Variation in plant use within the Saramaccan ethnic groupOur results clearly show that plant use within the Saramaccan group is also location specific, as Saramaccan bath ingredients differed substantially between the two study sites. The plant species in baby baths and genital baths showed a stronger similarity than the other baths, but overall there was little overlap between Pikin Slee and Brownsweg. Our research findings support earlier studies by Van Andel et al. (2013) and Van ’t Klooster et al. (2016) that showed that many plant species used in herbal baths were not bath-specific, as most of them were used in more types of baths. Brownsweg and Pikin Slee are surrounded by similar tropical rainforest vegetation (Van Andel et al., 2009), although near Pikin Slee the primary forest is more extensive. However, since most species used occur in secondary forest or open vegetation around villages, the variation in plant use could not be justified by differences in vegetation alone.
The explanation for the dissimilarity in plant use between the two study sites can probably be found in the social structure of Maroon culture. Although the Saramaccans have a common cultural background, the Upper Suriname River area, where Pikin Slee is located, has been characterized as very traditional and the center of Saramaccan cultural traditions (Terborg, 2001). Not only in geographical but also in social sense, this area has been quite isolated (Terborg et al., 2005). Traffic between Brownsweg and Pikin Slee still takes several hours by bus and boat, limiting the amount of ethnobotanical knowledge exchange.
Maroon societies, with their own paramount chief and local government, are characterized by a matrilineal relationship structure with social units called matriclans (lo’s) and matrilineages (bees). While the first Saramaccan clan was formed in 1690 (Smith, 2001), nowadays approximately twelve clans are in existence. Their social identity, rights to land and associated resources, and social obligations are all determined by these bees and secondarily to these lo’s they belong to (Thoden van Velzen, 1990). It was recently shown that knowledge of plant species is generally widespread, but the details of the processing and administration methods is often kept within family groups (Van ’t Klooster et al., 2016). Furthermore, restrictions in plant use do exist for certain matrilineages, families or even for a whole village. This could explain the difference in plant use within the Saramaccan community and between the two Maroon groups, although the plant species themselves occur mostly in both localities.
Although a number of studies have been conducted among Maroons in neighboring countries like French Guiana (Fleury 1991; 1996) and Brazil (Albuquerque, 2001; Voeks and Leony, 2004; Franco and Barros, 2006; Monteles and Pinheiro, 2007;
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Barosso et al., 2010; Crepaldi and Peixoto, 2010; Gomes and de Ferreira Bandeira, 2012; Mota and Dias, 2012; Oliveira et al., 2015; de Santana et al., 2016; Zank and Hanazaki, 2017), publications on medicinal plant uses and knowledge held by traditional Maroon communities in primary forests are still scarce. A recent study by De Santana et al. (2016) conducted among the Afro-Brazilian Salamina community living in an isolated region of Bahia, reported a considerable amount of medicinal plant knowledge. However, little plants were used from the surrounding old-growth tropical forests. The large number of cultivated exotics and weedy plants found by De Santana (2016) was also reported in other publications on Maroon communities (Gomes and de Ferreira Bandeira, 2012; Zank and Hanazaki, 2017). Zank and Hanazaki (2017) suggest that the focus on disturbance species reflects the environmental conditions and history of the Brazilian Maroon region. The Surinamese Maroons still have access to primary rainforest, although they also make use of domesticated plant species such as mango or cotton leaves and cultivate some wild species in their home gardens (Van Andel and Havinga, 2008). To get a better overview in the differences and similarities in Maroon plant use, further research should be conducted among Maroons that live in remote, forested areas in the Guianas and Brazil, using similar methods and sample efforts at all study sites. This type of research will gain more insights in shared cultural knowledge than is now possible with the scarce information currently available for Suriname. These data could then be compared to Maroon studies in deforested or urban communities in these countries.
Limitations of this studyBecause of the differences in scientific approach, data collection methods and sampling effort at the study sites in Suriname, hard claims on shared ethnobotanical knowledge cannot be made. For such claims, it is essential that the same research methods are used at each study site, so that a cultural consensus model could be developed as showed by Reyes-Garcia et al. (2003). The differences in research methods at the two Saramaccan locations may have influenced the number of recorded plant species per bath type in our comparative study. The larger sampling effort in Brownsweg probably gives a more complete representation on plant use. We are aware that our body of data on Aucan plant use is much smaller and thus less representative. The current data is therefore not sufficient to assess cultural knowledge on population level, especially for the Aucans. Data from Bigiston were mainly retrieved from one traditional healer (Groenendijk, 2006), although his knowledge was quite extensive. There is a substantial group of Aucans living along the Cottica River near the coast, where no ethnobotanical research has been carried out so far. More research among Aucans would probably yield more used species and somewhat higher Jaccard indices. However, since almost half of the 115 species used by the Aucans in our study were not used by the Saramaccans, differences in
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plant use between the two groups are certainly visible. For the other four Maroon groups (Kwinti, Paramaccan, Boni and Matawai) almost no data exist on medicinal plant use.
Conclusion
Our study on herbal bathing practices and plant ingredients showed little similarity between Saramaccan and Aucan Maroon groups, even when the same bath types were examined. Plant use appeared to be strongly influenced by study site and then by ethnicity, but less by application. Due to isolation and adaptation processes, Maroon plant use kept evolving over time and space. Whether this will continue and how, depends on the level of contact and knowledge exchange between Maroon communities. Due to migration to the capital and higher accessibility of the interior, their social environment will likely continue to change in the future. Our research showed substantial differences in plant use among Maroons communities with regard to six herbal baths, but little is known on similarities in the many other herbal medicine practices among these groups. Our results further suggest that care should be taken in extrapolating plant use data collected in one location to an entire ethnic group. We hope that our study will contribute to the conservation of Maroon biocultural knowledge and will create awareness to the elaborate traditional medical practices of Surinamese Maroons.
Online supplementary filesTable A2 | Presence (1) and absence (0) matrix (DCA) with plant species used per herbal bath type per Maroon community as well as location. This supplementary file can be found in the online version at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0216-9
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0099
mbo
a (S
a)[2
]
[c]
Amar
anth
us d
ubiu
s Mar
t. ex
Thel
l.K
VK
0097
mbo
a (S
a)[1
]
[c]
Amar
anth
us sp
. -
mbo
a (S
a)*
[d
]Am
ason
ia ca
mpe
stris
(Aub
l.) M
olde
nke
SRU
0613
kim
ango
ma
(Sa)
**
[g]
Ambe
lani
a ac
ida
Aubl
.SR
U04
49m
amba
(Sa)
**
[g]
Anac
ardi
um o
ccid
enta
le L.
SRU
1014
kasu
n (A
u), k
adyu
(Sa)
[1],
*1
An
axag
orea
dol
ichoc
arpa
Spr
ague
& S
andw
ithSR
U09
32pe
peku
satu
(Sa)
**
[b]
Andi
ra sp
. -
- (A
u)[3
]
[d]
Anno
na m
urica
ta L
.T
VA51
33at
uku
(Au)
[1]
1
alak
utu
(Sa)
Ar
achi
s hyp
ogae
a L.
- pi
nda
(Au)
, baa
ka p
inda
(Sa)
[1]
1
Arist
oloc
hia
cf. c
onsim
ilis M
ast.
SRU
0943
luan
gu te
tei (
Sa)
[2]
1
loan
go te
tei (
Au)
Ar
istol
ochi
a cf
. sta
helii
O.C
. Sch
mid
tSR
U08
02lo
ango
bita
(Sa)
**
[d]
Arto
carp
us a
ltilis
(Par
kins
on e
x F.
A. Z
orn)
Fos
berg
TVA
4757
beib
o (S
a)[1
]
1be
libon
(Au)
As
troca
ryum
scio
philu
m (M
iq.)
Pulle
- m
aka
(Sa)
*
1ki
amak
a (A
u)
Astro
cary
um v
ulga
re M
art.
- ty
otyo
(Sa)
**
1aw
ala
(Au)
At
talea
mar
ipa
(Aub
l.) M
art.
IVL0
149
mai
pa (S
a)[2
]
1at
jabi
si (A
u)
Baga
ssa g
uian
ensis
Aub
l.SR
U10
27w
angi
udu
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]Ba
nara
gui
anen
sis A
ubl.
CV
K95
akub
agou
n (S
a)*
[b
]Ba
uhin
ia g
uian
ensis
Aub
l.K
VK
0135
logo
sosik
ada
(Sa)
[1]
1
wet
i kol
ada
tete
i (Au
)
Bauh
inia
sp.
CV
K84
okob
uka
(Sa)
*
[d]
Bauh
inia
surin
amen
sis A
msh
offT
VA50
69ko
lada
tete
i (Au
)**
*
1lo
goso
sikad
a (S
a)
Bego
nia
glab
ra A
ubl.
SRU
0780
koo-
ati (
Au),
koto
hati
(Sa)
[1]
1
Bide
ns cy
napi
ifolia
Kun
thK
VP0
081
piti
uwii
(Sa)
[1]
1
ging
i (Au
)
Bign
onia
noc
turn
a (B
arb.
Rod
r.) L
.G. L
ohm
ann
CV
K64
wat
uwan
u (S
a)[1
]
[g]
Boco
a pr
ouac
ensis
Aub
l.G
BA00
78ho
gi p
au (S
a)[1
]
1og
ii pa
u (A
u)
Bros
imum
gui
anen
se (A
ubl.)
Hub
er e
x D
ucke
GBA
0030
pau
letu
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmBy
rsoni
ma
cras
sifol
ia (L
.) K
unth
SRU
1006
mat
u ap
a (S
a)[2
]
[b]
Byrso
nim
a sp
icata
(Cav
.) R
ich.
ex
Kun
thT
VA54
57m
atu
apa
(Sa)
[1]
[b
]C
alea
caleo
ides
(DC
.) H
. Rob
.T
VA49
24w
olo
ta p
iki a
gaj
de b
asu
(Sa)
[1]
[e
]C
ampo
man
esia
arom
atica
(Aub
l.) G
riseb
.SR
U08
42an
doya
(Au)
, ado
ya (S
a)[1
]1
C
ampo
man
esia
gran
diflo
ra (A
ubl.)
Sag
otK
VK
0243
man
pal
i udu
(Au)
, ado
ya (S
a)[5
], [2
]1
C
ampy
lone
urum
repe
ns (A
ubl.)
C. P
resl
TVA
5081
taba
ka u
wii
(Au)
**
[g]
Cap
irona
dec
ortic
ans S
pruc
e -
Akan
tasi
udu
(Au)
***
1
mut
ene
(Sa)
C
apsic
um a
nnuu
m L
.T
VA54
60pe
pee
(Sa)
[1]
1
pepe
(Au)
C
ardi
opet
alum
surin
amen
se R
.E. F
r.G
BA00
41m
amba
(Sa)
**
[g]
Cec
ropi
a ob
tusa
Tré
cul
IVL0
008
uma
busi
papa
ya (A
u),
muy
eepa
npan
tii (S
a)[4
], [2
]1
Cec
ropi
a pe
ltata
L.
CV
K90
muy
eepa
npan
tii (S
a)*
1
uma
busi
papa
i (Au
)
Cec
ropi
a sci
adop
hylla
Mar
t.IV
L007
4bu
si pa
pai (
Au),
wom
i pa
npan
tii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Che
lona
nthu
s ala
tus (
Aubl
.) Pu
lleT
KP0
020
dagu
yes
i (Sa
)[1
]
1sa
ka si
i (Au
)
Chr
omol
aena
odo
rata
(L.)
R.M
. Kin
g &
H. R
ob.
SRU
0714
- (A
u), f
elu
uwii
(Sa)
[3],
[2]
1
Chr
ysob
alan
us ic
aco
L.T
KP0
089
kady
usii
(Sa)
[7]
[e
]C
hrys
ophy
llum
cain
ito L
.T
VA53
13ste
rapp
el (D
u)1
**
[c]
Citr
us a
uran
tifol
ia (C
hrist
m.)
Swin
gle
TVA
4773
lem
iki (
Au),
lem
iki (
Sa)
[1]
1
Clib
adiu
m su
rinam
ense
L.SR
U06
39nd
eku
(Sa)
[2]
1
wel
i kon
ami (
Au)
C
libad
ium
sylv
estre
(Aub
l.) B
aill.
SRU
0916
neku
(Sa)
[2]
1
wey
kon
ami (
Au)
C
lidem
ia ca
pite
llata
(Bon
pl.)
D.D
onT
VA48
64w
asdu
ku (A
u)[1
]
[a]
Clid
emia
hirt
a (L
.) D
. Don
KV
P003
8fu
kufu
ku u
wii
(Au)
, sop
u uw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Coc
cocy
pselu
m g
uian
ense
(Aub
l.) K
. Sch
um.
TK
P007
7w
omi z
au za
u pa
tu (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Coc
colo
ba sp
. SRU
0926
SRU
0926
apuk
u ta
tai (
Sa)
**
[d]
Coc
colo
ba sp
. SRU
0987
SRU
0987
wal
utu
(Sa)
**
[d]
Coc
os n
ucife
ra L
. -
koko
noto
(Sa)
[1]
1
koko
onto
(Au)
C
oloc
asia
escu
lenta
(L.)
Scho
ttT
VA84
9ta
ya (A
u)[1
]
1ta
ya (S
a)
Com
meli
na d
iffus
a Bu
rm.f.
TVA
5051
wet
i/guu
n ga
do d
ede
(Au)
[1]
1
wet
i gad
u-de
de-m
i-de
de (S
a)
Com
meli
na er
ecta
L.
TK
P003
0ga
du-d
ede-
mi-d
ede
(Sa)
[2]
1
wet
i/gru
n ga
do d
ede
(Au)
Cop
aifer
a gu
yane
nsis
Des
f.IV
L008
0pa
nsum
uti (
Au);
kupa
wa
(Sa)
***,
[2]
1
Cor
dia
sago
tii I.
M. J
ohns
t.SR
U09
72m
atu
kiki
i (Sa
)**
[g
]C
ordi
a sch
ombu
rgki
i A. D
C.
TVA
5421
koo
uwii
(Au)
, kas
a uw
ii (S
a)[1
]1
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmC
ordi
a sp
.K
VK
0089
lele
ti (S
a)[2
]
[d]
Cor
dylin
e fru
ticos
a (L
.) A.
Che
v.T
VA50
56m
an ta
si uw
ii (A
u)[1
]
1be
ingi
tasi
(Sa)
C
oryt
hoph
ora
labr
icula
ta (E
yma)
S.A
. Mor
i & P
ranc
eAR
V00
81m
uyee
bai
klak
i (Sa
)**
[g
]C
ostu
s sca
ber R
uiz &
Pav
.T
VA48
09le
bi si
ngav
u (A
u), (
be)
sang
aavu
(Sa)
[1]
1
Cos
tus s
pira
lis (J
acq.
) Ros
coe
TK
P008
6sa
ngaa
vu (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Cou
toub
ea ra
mos
a Au
bl.
KV
K01
08lo
koti
bita
(Sa)
[1]
[e
]C
resce
ntia
cujet
e L.
TVA
4734
gaan
kuy
a (S
a)[2
]
1ka
abas
i (Au
)
Cro
tala
ria m
icans
Lin
kK
VK
0101
yoyo
(Sa)
[1]
1
apuk
u ba
asi (
Au)
C
roto
n m
atou
rens
is Au
bl.
SRU
1008
mat
umbu
udu
(Sa)
[2]
[g
]C
roto
n tri
nita
tis M
illsp
.K
VK
0086
piki
neng
elel
eti (
Sa)
[2]
[a
]C
upan
ia h
irsut
a R
adlk
.AR
V00
65ga
wen
ti (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Cyan
thill
ium
cine
reum
(L.)
H.R
ob.
TVA
5086
saba
na u
wii
wet
i ede
(Au)
[1]
[a
]Cy
athu
la p
rostr
ata
(L.)
Blum
eT
VA54
35m
aput
uput
u (A
u), t
emek
u (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Cym
bopo
gon
citra
tus (
DC
.) St
apf
TVA
4839
situu
ngaa
si (S
a)
[1]
1
lun
gasi
(Au)
Cy
peru
s odo
ratu
s L.
GBA
0084
ahun
(Sa)
**
[e]
Cype
rus p
rolix
us K
unth
TVA
5554
gaan
and
uu (A
u)[2
]
1m
asak
usak
u (S
a)
Dav
illa
kunt
hii A
. St.-
Hil.
KV
K00
79di
atet
ei (A
u) fa
ya ta
tai (
Sa)
[1]
1
Dav
illa
nitid
a (V
ahl)
Kub
itzki
TVA
5234
diat
e (A
u)[1
]
1fa
ya ta
tai (
Sa)
D
esmod
ium
bar
batu
m (L
.) Be
nth.
SRU
0882
map
inda
pind
a (S
a)**
1
uma
pind
a pi
nda
(Au)
D
esmod
ium
cf.
inca
num
DC
.C
VK
35m
apin
dapi
nda
(Sa)
[1]
[a
]D
iclip
tera
sp.
KV
P003
6da
guka
kauw
ii (S
a)[7
]
[d]
Dico
ryni
a gu
iane
nsis
Amsh
offSR
U05
73sin
dyap
eetu
(Sa)
[6]
[e
]D
ieffen
bach
ia c
f. seg
uine
(Jac
q.) S
chot
tT
KP0
058
donk
e w
iwiri
(Sr)
1[2
]
1pi
kin
donk
en (A
u)
Dio
spyr
os c
f. ca
valca
ntei
Soth
ers
GBA
0064
baak
a pa
u (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Dio
spyr
os g
uian
ensis
(Aub
l.) G
ürke
SRU
0083
baak
apau
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]D
ipte
ryx
odor
ata
(Aub
l.) W
illd.
SRU
0392
tonk
a (S
a)[1
]
[b]
Dol
ichan
dra
ungu
is-ca
ti (L
.) L.
G.L
ohm
ann
SRU
0948
awaw
e ha
nsa
(Sa)
[2]
1
kwai
taka
nan
ga (A
u)
Dol
ioca
rpus
bre
vipe
dice
llatu
s Gar
cke
SRU
0808
faya
tata
i (Sa
)**
[g
]D
olio
carp
us p
arae
nsis
Sleu
mer
SRU
0822
faya
tata
i (Sa
)**
[g
]D
olio
carp
us sp
.C
VK
85fa
yata
tai (
Sa)
*
[d]
Dry
pete
s var
iabi
lis U
ittie
nK
VP0
004
fung
upau
(Sa)
**
1at
ila k
oko
(Au)
D
uroi
a aq
uatic
a (A
ubl.)
Bre
mek
. C
VK
72m
aam
aado
su (S
a)[2
]
1fa
nkob
a (A
u)
Eclip
ta p
rosta
ta (L
.) L.
SRU
0718
(um
a) lu
(i)sa
(Au)
, tot
obia
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Eleu
sine i
ndica
(L.)
Gae
rtn.
KV
K00
91m
angr
asi (
Au),
mas
igas
iga
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Ephe
dran
thus
gui
anen
sis R
.E. F
r.G
BA00
45m
amba
(Sa)
[7]
[g
]
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmEr
tela
trifo
lia (L
.) K
untz
eK
VK
0161
was
kon
dee
uwii
(Au)
, ko
fimez
a (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Eryn
gium
foet
idum
L.
KV
K00
85m
uyee
kw
entu
(Sa)
[2]
1
uma
kwen
tu (A
u)
Esch
weil
era
colli
na E
yma
GBA
0034
man
bai
klak
i (Sa
)**
[g
]Eu
geni
a sp
. ARV
0030
ARV
0030
guja
ba-m
atu
(Sa)
**
[d]
Euge
nia
sp. G
BA00
81G
BA00
81gu
jaba
-mat
u (S
a)**
[d
]Eu
geni
a sp
. SRU
0856
SRU
0856
logo
sofu
ta (S
a)[2
]
[d]
Euge
nia
sp. S
RU10
25SR
U10
25m
uten
e (S
a)**
[d
]Eu
phor
bia
hirt
a L.
SRU
0715
adya
si (A
u), b
obi b
obi (
Sa)
[1]
1
Euph
orbi
a th
ymifo
lia L
.SR
U06
20ol
igon
(Au)
, tje
mbe
uw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Eu
terp
e oler
acea
Mar
t.IV
L014
8pi
na (S
a)[1
]
1po
dosii
(Au)
Fi
cus s
chum
ache
ri (L
iebm
.) G
riseb
.SR
U09
49fin
iuw
iikat
u (S
a)[1
]
1bu
sunk
in k
atu
(Au)
G
eisso
sper
mum
seric
eum
Mie
rsSR
U07
88bi
ta (S
a)[7
]
1ab
onga
bita
(Au)
G
ossy
pium
bar
bade
nse L
.C
VK
57le
bi k
atun
(Au)
, bem
auuw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Gou
pia
glab
ra A
ubl.
IVL0
037
kupi
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]G
uare
a go
mm
a Pu
lleK
VK
0111
kodj
o ud
u (S
a)[2
]
1ko
djo
udu
(Au)
G
uatte
ria sc
ande
ns D
ucke
TVA
4984
kiin
tong
o (A
u)[1
]
[g]
Gua
tteria
scho
mbu
rgki
ana
Mar
t.K
VK
0214
pepe
kusa
tu (S
a)[1
]
[b]
Gus
tavi
a he
xape
tala
(Aub
l.) S
m.
KV
K02
24w
ata
wan
u (S
a)**
[b
]H
andr
oant
hus s
erra
tifol
ius (
Vahl
) S.O
. Gro
se -
giiin
-ati
(Au)
, giii
n-ha
ti (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
H
eiste
ria ca
ulifl
ora
Sm.
GBA
0002
bofo
nya
(Sa)
**
1bw
aban
dé (A
u)
Heli
anth
us sp
. -
zonn
eblo
em (D
u)1
[2]
[d
]H
elico
nia
psitt
acor
um L
.f.T
VA56
19ap
unku
pal
ulu
(Au)
[1]
1
akat
a pa
lulu
(Sa)
H
eliot
ropi
um in
dicu
m L
.K
VK
0211
kom
anti
uwii
(Au)
, kok
oode
n (S
a)[1
], **
1
Hib
iscus
bifu
rcat
us C
av.
TVA
5026
yook
aoko
o (A
u)[1
]
[a]
Hira
ea fa
gine
a (S
w.) N
ied.
CV
K92
- (A
u), a
latu
pau
(Sa)
[3],
[1]
1
Hirt
ella
pani
cula
ta S
w.SR
U07
19an
di k
em b
ai d
ai (S
a)[1
]
1at
yant
esi (
Au)
H
irtell
a sp
.C
VK
112
baso
ouw
ii (S
a)*
[d
]H
ymen
aea
cour
baril
L.
SRU
0706
Alo
kisi
(Sa)
[1]
1
loka
(Au)
H
ymen
ocal
lis tu
biflo
ra S
alisb
.T
VA50
83bu
si ay
un u
wii
(Au)
[1]
[f
]H
yptis
lanc
eola
ta P
oir.
CV
K33
dyan
afay
a (S
a)[2
]
1ku
nopu
uw
ii (A
u)
Hyp
tis m
utab
ilis (
Ric
h.) B
riq.
SRU
1036
gadu
pay
pina
(Sa)
**
1pi
kin
neng
e la
nsi (
Au)
H
yptis
recu
rvat
a Po
it.SR
U10
32to
ne u
wii
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]Ic
hnan
thus
bre
viscr
obs D
öll
TVA
5432
pen
pen
gaas
i (Au
)[7
]
[e]
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
90
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmIm
pera
ta b
rasil
iensis
Trin
.T
VA52
91tifi
ede
(Au)
[1]
1
mon
sony
o (S
a)
Impe
rata
cont
racta
(Hum
b., B
onpl
. & K
unth
) Hitc
hc.
SRU
0938
sé u
wii
(Sa)
[2]
[e
]In
digo
fera
suffr
utico
sa M
ill.
KV
K02
37in
igo
(Au)
, ini
go (S
a)[1
], **
1
Inga
alb
a (S
w.) W
illd.
GBA
0093
abon
kini
(Sa)
[1]
1
lebi
wek
o (A
u)
Inga
capi
tata
Des
v.K
VK
0046
wak
i (Sa
)**
[g
]In
ga ed
ulis
Mar
t.SR
U08
35te
tei w
eko
(Au)
, tat
ai w
aki (
Sa)
[1]
1
Inga
late
riflor
a M
iq.
SRU
0877
wak
i uw
ii (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Inga
sp.
CV
K38
wak
i (Sa
)[2
]
[d]
Inga
stip
ular
is D
C.
KV
P003
1ba
aka
wek
o (A
u), d
yebe
(Sa)
***,
**
1
Inga
virg
ulto
sa D
esv.
KV
K00
78fin
i wak
i (Sa
)[5
]
[g]
Ipom
oea
bata
tas L
. -
sutib
atat
auw
ii (S
a)[1
]
1pa
tata
tete
i (Au
)
Ipom
oea
sp.
- ku
sai b
atat
a ta
tai (
Sa)
[2]
[d
]Ip
omoe
a til
iace
a (W
illd.
) Cho
isyK
VP0
016
pata
t (Sr
)1**
[a
]Isc
hnos
ipho
n ar
oum
a (A
ubl.)
Kör
n.SR
U03
30(g
aan)
bab
adua
(Au,
Sa)
[1]
1
Ischn
osip
hon
grac
ilis (
Rudg
e) K
örn.
C
VK
69pi
kin
baba
dua
(Au,
Sa)
[1]
1
Ischn
osip
hon
petio
latu
s (Ru
dge)
L.A
nder
sson
TVA
5037
swam
pu p
ikin
wei
man
(Au)
***
[g
]Isc
hnos
ipho
n pu
beru
lus L
oes.
GBA
0059
baba
dua
(Au)
; pik
ibab
adua
(S
a)[4
], [2
]1
Isert
ia p
arvi
flora
Vah
lK
VK
0092
detto
l (Sr
)1 [2
]
[g]
Ixor
a co
ccin
ea L
.T
VA25
70fa
yalo
bi (S
r)1
[2]
[c
]Ix
ora
sp.
KV
K02
13de
ttol (
Sr)1
[2]
[d
]Ja
troph
a cu
rcas
L.
KV
K02
40po
oka
(Sa)
[2]
1
kaka
noto
(Au)
Ja
troph
a go
ssypi
ifolia
L.
SRU
0915
pook
a (S
a)[2
]
1ka
kano
to (A
u)
Justi
cia p
ecto
ralis
Jacq
. SR
U07
12to
ne u
wii
(Au)
, pap
a uw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Ju
sticia
secu
nda
Vahl
SR
U06
38bu
du u
wii
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]La
ntan
a ca
mar
a L.
SRU
0627
ango
man
gam
aka
(Au)
, m
akam
aka
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Lepi
daga
this
alop
ecur
oide
a (V
ahl)
R. B
r. ex
Gris
eb.
SRU
0721
tem
eku
(Sa)
[7]
[e
]Li
cani
a lep
tosta
chya
Ben
th.
KV
K01
29ba
soo
(Sa)
**
1ba
so (A
u)
Lica
nia
octa
ndra
(Hoff
man
ns.,
ex S
chul
t.) K
untz
eAR
V00
02ad
yady
ina
(Sa)
**
[g]
Lica
nia
sp.
SRU
0859
tsyaw
aya
(Sa)
**
[d]
Lica
ria g
uian
ensis
Aub
l.G
BA01
39ap
isi (S
a)[6
]
[g]
Lind
saea
sp.
KV
K01
05bi
ibii
uwii
(Sa)
[2]
[d
]Li
ppia
alb
a (M
ill.)
N.E
.Br.
ex B
ritto
n &
P.W
ilson
GBA
0070
bobi
fyof
yo (A
u), p
iipiip
au (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Lo
ncho
carp
us ch
ryso
phyll
us K
lein
hoon
teSR
U08
60nd
eku
(Sa)
[1]
1
neko
(Au)
Lo
reya
mesp
iloid
es M
iq.
SRU
0826
atos
ikoy
o (S
a)**
[a
]
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmLu
dwig
ia er
ecta
(L.)
H. H
ara
SRU
0901
kont
aka
futu
(Sa)
[2]
[e
]Lu
dwig
ia h
ysso
pifo
lia (G
. Don
) Exe
llC
VK
105
kont
aka
futu
(Sa)
*
[e]
Ludw
igia
ner
vosa
(Poi
r.) H
. Har
aK
VK
0084
kont
aka
futu
(Sa)
[2]
1
para
nam
klem
(Au)
Lu
dwig
ia o
ctova
lvis
(Jac
q.) P
.H. R
aven
KV
P001
8ko
ntak
a fu
tu (S
a)[2
]
[e]
Lueh
eops
is ro
sea (D
ucke
) Bur
ret
TVA
5109
lebi
bak
a (A
u), m
aau
(Sa)
[1]
1
Lyco
podi
ella
cern
ua (L
.) Pi
c. S
erm
.T
KP0
039
amoo
ma
(Sa)
[6]
1
amom
an (A
u)
Lygo
dium
vol
ubile
Sw.
- -
(Au)
[3]
[a
]M
abea
piri
ri Au
bl.
SRU
0946
gaan
lele
ti uw
ii (S
a)**
[g
]M
acro
lobi
um sp
.C
VK
39lo
koti
(bita
) (Sa
)*
[d
]M
angi
fera
indi
ca L
.T
VA51
28m
anya
(Au,
Sa)
[1]
1
Man
soa
allia
cea
(Lam
.) A.
H. G
entr
yIV
L003
0ag
bone
nget
atai
(Sa)
[1]
1
ayun
tete
i (Au
)
Map
roun
ea g
uian
ensis
Aub
l.K
VK
0080
kisa
ngul
a (S
a)[2
]
1bi
sang
ola
(Au)
M
arlie
rea
mon
tana
(Aub
l.) A
msh
.SR
U10
33ba
kabe
si (A
u), s
troom
(Du)
1**
*, *
*1
M
atay
ba c
f. ar
bore
scens
(Aub
l.) R
adlk
. C
VK
74ga
wen
ti (S
a)*
1
basa
kom
anti
udu
(Au)
M
aurit
ia fl
exuo
sa L
.f. -
muu
si (S
a)[2
]
1m
oisib
on (A
u)
May
aca
sp.
TVA
5444
wat
a am
oom
a (A
u)**
*
[d]
Mela
leuca
caju
puti
Pow
ell
TVA
5474
albi
na u
ma
(Au)
, ala
bina
um
a (S
a)**
*, *
*1
Mico
nia
cilia
ta (R
ich.
) DC
.SR
U10
09ko
dyita
nda
(Sa)
**
[g]
Mico
nia
grat
issim
a Be
nth.
ex
Tria
naSR
U08
76ko
dyita
nda
(Sa)
**
[g]
Mico
nia
latif
olia
(D. D
on) N
audi
nSR
U09
35m
atu
bonu
uw
ii (S
a)[6
]
[g]
Mico
nia
lepid
ota
Schr
ank
& M
art.
ex D
C.
TVA
4889
mus
upu
(Au)
, mam
a le
na (S
a)**
1
Mico
nia
pras
ina
(Sw.
) DC
.SR
U08
69m
atap
i[2
]
1su
ku to
obi (
Au)
M
iconi
a ra
cem
osa
(Aub
l.) D
C.
TVA
5482
yaak
opi (
Sa)
[1]
1
obia
uw
ii (A
u)
Mico
nia
sp.
- ko
dyita
nda
(Sa)
*
[d]
Mico
nia
tom
ento
sa (R
ich.
) D. D
on e
x D
C.
TVA
5461
mus
ude
baas
a (A
u)[1
]
1pi
pa p
au (S
a)
Micr
opho
lis g
uyan
ensis
(A. D
C.)
Pier
reSR
U07
87ah
wa
pau
(Sa)
**
[g]
Micr
otea
deb
ilis S
w.K
VK
0102
eiw
iti w
iri (S
r)1
[2]
[a
]M
ikan
ia co
rdifo
lia (L
.f.) W
illd.
SRU
0944
aki n
deku
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]M
imos
a m
yria
deni
a (B
enth
.) Be
nth.
var
. myr
iade
nia
KV
P008
0ak
aam
aka
(Sa)
[2]
[g
]M
imos
a pu
dica
L.
KG
P002
2se
emai
(Sa)
[2]
1
seem
ai (A
u)
Mom
ordi
ca ch
aran
tia L
. C
VK
52ba
kulu
sopo
lopo
(Sa)
*
[a]
Mon
trich
ardi
a ar
bore
scens
(L.)
Scho
ttT
VA51
48m
oko
mok
o (S
a)[1
]
1m
okom
oko
(Au)
M
ourir
i cra
ssifo
lia S
agot
ARV
0054
topi
(Sa)
**
[g]
Mus
a sp
.T
VA51
22ba
kuba
(Sa)
[1]
1
baan
a (A
u)
Mus
a x
para
disia
ca L
.T
VA62
08
baku
ba (S
a)[1
]
1ba
ana
(Au)
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmM
yrcia
ria fl
orib
unda
(H. W
est e
x W
illd.
) O. B
erg
KV
P008
3bu
si ng
uyab
a (A
u),
logo
sofu
uta
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Nee
a ov
alifo
lia S
pruc
e ex
J.A.
Sch
mid
tG
BA00
97ta
tai b
ijapa
u (S
a)**
[g
]N
epser
a aq
uatic
a (A
ubl.)
Nau
din
SRU
0868
saba
nauw
ii (A
u), a
tabu
li (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
N
icotia
na c
f. ta
bacu
m L
.K
VK
0244
taba
ku (S
a)[1
]
1ta
baka
uw
ii (A
u)
Nym
phae
a ru
dgea
na G
. Mey
TK
P006
2ha
nguk
uyee
(Sa)
**
[d]
Ocim
um ca
mpe
chia
num
Mill
.C
VK
41su
mee
uwii
(Au)
, bon
u-uw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Ocim
um g
ratis
simum
L.
TVA
5060
man
sum
e uw
ii (A
u)[1
]
[f]
Old
enla
ndia
cory
mbo
sa L
.K
VK
0104
loko
ti bi
ta (S
a)**
[a
]O
lyra
latif
olia
L.
CV
K10
1da
gu-a
lisi (
Sa)
*
[e]
Orm
osia
cout
inho
i Duc
keT
VA52
89ag
i (Au
)**
*
[g]
Ory
ctant
hus a
lveo
latu
s (K
unth
) Kui
jtT
KP0
085
piki
fouk
aka
(Sa)
**
[g]
Ory
ctant
hus fl
orul
entu
s (R
ich.
) Tie
gh.
TK
P005
4pi
kin
fook
aka
(Au)
, pik
i fou
ka
ka (S
a)**
*, [3
], **
1
Ory
za sa
tiva
L.T
VA55
83ku
li al
isi (S
a)[1
]
1al
isi (A
u)
Pach
ira n
ervo
sa (U
ittie
n) F
ern.
Alon
soG
BA00
67yo
ngoo
(Sa)
**
[g]
Parin
ari c
ampe
stris
Aubl
.SR
U10
04fu
ngu
pau
(Sa)
[2]
1
fung
u (A
u)
Park
ia n
itida
Miq
.SR
U05
47ga
an p
au (S
a)**
1
dodo
misi
nga
(Au)
Pa
rkia
pen
dula
(Will
d.) W
alp.
SRU
0965
ahw
a (S
a)[1
]
1kw
atak
ama
(Au)
Pa
rkia
ulei
(Har
ms)
Kuh
lm.
SRU
0792
awha
(Sa)
[6]
1
kwat
akam
a uw
ii (A
u)
Pasp
alum
conj
ugat
um P.
J. Be
rgiu
sK
VP0
017
long
gaa
si (A
u), p
ipap
au a
hun
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Passi
flora
foet
ida
L.K
GP0
016
sinde
kim
akud
ya (S
a)**
[a
]Pa
ssiflo
ra sp
. -
piki
mak
udya
(Sa)
*
[d]
Paul
linia
pin
nata
L.
TVA
4907
feifi
fing
a (A
u), f
eifi
finga
uw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Paul
linia
sp.
TVA
5014
fejfi
fing
a (A
u)**
*
[d]
Pepe
rom
ia p
elluc
ida
(L.)
Kun
thSR
U06
26ko
nsak
a uw
ii (A
u, S
a)[1
]1
Pe
pero
mia
qua
dran
gula
ris (J
.V.Th
omps
.) A.
Die
tr.T
VA51
18ga
an ti
bi (A
u)[7
]
1ko
nsak
a uw
ii (S
a)
Pepe
rom
ia ro
tund
ifolia
(L.)
Kun
thSR
U09
17tis
iyi (
Sa)
[1]
1
piki
n ku
ku (A
u)
Pfaffi
a gl
omer
ata
(Spr
eng.
) Ped
erse
nSR
U07
13ko
ndol
inga
(Sa)
[2]
1
kini
kini
(Au)
Ph
enak
ospe
rmum
guy
anne
nse (
A.R
ich.
) End
l. ex
Miq
.SR
U04
75pa
lulu
(Sa)
**
[g]
Philo
dend
ron
defle
xum
Poe
pp. e
x Sc
hott
TVA
5100
asya
n te
tei (
Au)
[1]
[g
]Ph
ilode
ndro
n he
dera
ceum
(Jac
q.) S
chot
t K
GP0
004
ayee
uw
ii (A
u), a
baas
a (S
a)[1
]1
Ph
ilode
ndro
n in
signe
Sch
ott
SRU
0692
boon
tapu
(Sa)
**
[g]
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmPh
ilode
ndro
n lin
naei
Kun
thIV
L013
6bo
onta
pu (S
a)**
[g
]Ph
orad
endr
on p
erro
ttetii
Nut
t.T
VA54
85ka
ntya
nkam
a (A
u), p
iki f
o ka
ka (S
a)[1
]: *
1
Phth
irusa
pyr
ifolia
(Kun
th) E
ichl
erSR
U08
11pi
kifo
ukak
a (S
a)**
[g
]Ph
thiru
sa st
elis (
L.) K
uijt
TK
P004
3pi
kin
foo
kaka
(Au)
, pi
kifo
ukak
a (S
a)[1
], **
1
Phyll
anth
us a
mar
us S
chum
ach.
& Th
onn.
TVA
4870
ahen
i (Sa
)[1
]
1fin
ibita
(Au)
Ph
yllan
thus
urin
aria
L.
SRU
0865
finib
ita (S
r)1
[2]
[a
]Ph
ysal
is an
gula
ta L
.SR
U09
12av
atet
e (S
a)**
1
afat
ete
Au)
Pi
nzon
a co
riace
a M
art.
& Z
ucc.
SRU
0833
faya
tata
i (Sa
)**
[g
]Pi
per a
dunc
um L
.T
VA49
32ga
anm
a ud
u an
u (A
u)[1
]
1tis
iyi (
Sa)
Pi
per a
noni
foliu
m (K
unth
) Ste
ud.
TVA
5018
ampu
ku u
wii
(Au)
[1]
1
kaba
na u
du (S
a)
(Au)
, gab
ana
udu
(Sa)
(A
u), g
aban
a ud
u (S
a)
Pipe
r arb
oreu
m A
ubl.
SRU
0985
piki
n ka
mik
indi
(Au)
, m
alem
beto
ko (S
a)[1
]1
Pipe
r bar
tling
ianu
m (M
iq.)
C. D
C.
GBA
0003
blak
a ku
laka
teng
a (A
u);
kula
kate
nge
(Sa)
[4],
**1
Pipe
r cf.
avell
anum
(Miq
.) C
. DC
.SR
U09
86ku
laka
teng
a (S
a)**
[g
]Pi
per h
ispid
um S
w.SR
U09
23m
alem
beto
ko (S
a)**
[g
]Pi
per m
argi
natu
m Ja
cq.
TK
P000
9m
alem
bele
mbe
(Au,
Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Pipe
r pelt
atum
L.
KV
K02
38ga
an m
alem
bele
mbe
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]Pi
per s
p.
TVA
5107
book
o ki
ndi (
Au)
[5]
[d
]Pi
tyro
gram
ma
calo
mela
nos (
L.) L
ink
KV
K00
93w
eti b
aka
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]Po
rtul
aca
oler
acea
L.
KV
K00
98po
sen
(Au)
, bem
be (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Po
uter
ia c
f. cu
spid
ata
(A. D
C.)
Baeh
niK
VK
0204
akar
a (S
a)[7
]
[g]
Pout
eria
engl
eri E
yma
ARV
0022
awa
pau
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]Pr
ados
ia su
rinam
ensis
(Eym
a) T
.D.P
enn.
TVA
4977
kim
boto
(Au)
***
[g
]Pr
otiu
m h
epta
phyll
um (A
ubl.)
Mar
chan
dT
VA48
16tin
gi m
oni (
Au)
[1]
1
busi
kade
a (S
a)
Pseu
dopi
ptad
enia
suav
eolen
s (M
iq.)
J.W. G
rimes
ARV
0042
piki
mii
siki (
Sa)
[2]
1
piki
nmisi
ki (A
u)
Psid
ium
acu
tang
ulum
Mar
t. ex
DC
.SR
U09
19al
asa
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]Ps
idiu
m g
uaja
va L
.T
VA51
29ng
obay
a (Au
), gu
yaba
uw
ii (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Ps
idiu
m g
uine
ense
Sw.
TVA
5439
liba
ngob
aya
(Au)
[5]
[g
]Ps
ycho
tria
apod
a St
eyer
m.
SRU
0341
aka(
ntas
i?) (S
a)[6
]
1m
anay
entin
tin (A
u)
Psyc
hotri
a ca
pita
ta R
uiz &
Pav
.SR
U09
33da
anda
n uw
ii (S
a)[2
]
[a]
Psyc
hotri
a offi
cinal
is (A
ubl.)
Rae
usch
. ex
Sand
with
SRU
0924
wom
i bob
i fiofi
o (S
a)**
[g
]
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmPs
ycho
tria
sp.
KV
K01
03as
anti
(Sa)
[2]
[d
]Ps
ycho
tria
ulvi
form
is St
eyer
m.
SRU
0911
azau
nsap
atu
(Sa)
[1]
1
dubi
nsap
atu
(Au)
Q
uassi
a am
ara
L.T
VA47
84kw
asib
ita (S
a)[1
]
1kw
asib
ita (A
u)
Rene
alm
ia a
lpin
ia (R
ottb
.) M
aas
TVA
4747
gaan
mas
usa
(Au)
[1]
1
gaan
mas
isa (S
a)
Rene
alm
ia fl
orib
unda
K.S
chum
.T
VA54
46ba
aka
mas
usa
(Au)
[1]
1
piki
n m
asisa
(Sa)
Re
neal
mia
gui
anen
sis M
aas
SRU
0900
piki
n m
asus
a (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Rene
alm
ia sp
.K
VK
0245
gaan
mas
usa
(Sa)
[2]
[d
]Rh
izop
hora
race
mos
a G
.Mey
.T
VA51
34m
angu
(Au)
***
[f
]Rh
ynch
anth
era
gran
diflo
ra (A
ubl.)
DC
.SR
U09
07du
ku (S
a)[2
]
[e]
Ricin
us co
mm
unis
L.K
VK
0242
kaap
ata
(Sa)
[1]
1
kaap
ata
(Au)
Ri
nore
a fla
vesce
ns (A
ubl.)
Kun
tze
SRU
0843
gaan
kik
ise (S
a)**
[g
]Ro
land
ra fr
utico
sa (L
.) K
untz
e C
VK
31dy
adya
uw
í (Au
), bo
okop
angi
(S
a)[1
]: *
1
Sacc
haru
m o
fficin
ale L
.T
VA18
78ty
eni (
Sa)
[1]
1
tjen
(Au)
Sa
cogl
ottis
gui
anen
sis B
enth
.G
BA01
60ga
nmas
agon
(Sa)
[6]
[g
]Sc
heffl
era
sp.
- at
apel
e (S
a)**
[d
]Sc
leria
seca
ns (L
.) U
rb.
SRU
0699
keng
eesi
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]Sc
opar
ia d
ulcis
L.
SRU
0612
was
kon
de u
wii
(Au)
, lem
be
kond
e (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Sela
gine
lla n
ovae
-hol
land
iae (
Sw.)
Sprin
g C
VK
66ok
okoo
wa
(Sa)
*
[g]
Sela
gine
lla p
arke
ri (H
ook.
& G
rev.)
Spr
ing
SRU
0982
man
saka
man
g (A
u), o
koko
wa
(Sa)
[6],
**1
Senn
a la
tifol
ia (G
.Mey
.) H
.S. I
rwin
& B
arne
bySR
U08
57am
ooat
awe
(Sa)
**
[a]
Senn
a oc
ciden
talis
(L.)
Link
TK
P007
1ko
mat
isang
u (S
a)[2
]
1m
isi k
onde
uw
ii (A
u)
Senn
a qu
inqu
angu
lata
(Ric
h.) H
. S. I
rwin
& B
arne
byK
VK
0109
mam
ataw
e (A
u), a
moo
ataw
e (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Senn
a re
ticul
ata
(Will
d.) H
.S. I
rwin
& B
arne
byT
KP0
011
yonv
oudu
(Au)
1[2
]
1ny
ufod
u (A
u)
Senn
a sp
. -
okob
uka
(Sa)
**
[d]
Sim
aba
orin
ocen
sis K
unth
TVA
5403
tu e
de (A
u)**
[g
]Si
mar
ouba
am
ara
Aubl
.SR
U01
12ad
onisi
do (S
a)[6
]
[g]
Sipa
runa
gui
anen
sis A
ubl.
SRU
0618
feba
uw
ii (A
u), f
ebe
pau
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Smila
x sch
ombu
rgki
ana
Kun
th -
agba
gom
aka
(Sa)
[1]
1
agw
ago
mak
a (A
u)
Sola
num
am
erica
num
Mill
.SR
U07
07A
gom
a uw
ii (S
a)[2
]
1go
ma
uwii
(Au)
So
lanu
m le
ucoc
arpo
n D
unal
SRU
0619
agbo
pau
(Sa)
[2]
1
man
anga
(Au)
So
lanu
m sp
. -
wom
iagb
opau
(Sa)
*
[d]
Sola
num
stra
mon
iifol
ium
Jacq
.T
PK00
48m
atun
ga m
aka
(Sa)
[2]
1
bigi
mak
a (A
u)
Sola
num
subi
nerm
e Jac
q.K
GP0
012
mak
a (S
a)[2
]
[a]
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
3
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmSp
erm
acoc
e ala
ta A
ubl.
SRU
0910
jonk
u gb
egbe
(Sa)
**
[a]
Spha
gnet
icola
trilo
bata
(L.)
Prus
ki
CV
K45
azok
opam
pa (S
a)*
[a
]Sp
igeli
a an
thelm
ia L
.SR
U07
10(a
)don
goom
a (S
a)[2
]
1fo
to d
uung
uma
(Au)
Sp
ondi
as m
ombi
n L.
SRU
0883
mom
be (S
a)[1
]
1m
ope
(Au)
St
achy
tarp
heta
caye
nnen
sis (R
ich.
) Vah
lSR
U10
13al
atul
abu
(Au,
Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Stac
hyta
rphe
ta ja
mai
cens
is (L
.) Va
hlSR
U06
22al
atul
abu
(Sa)
[2]
[a
]St
igm
aphy
llon
sinua
tum
(DC
.) A.
Juss
.SR
U09
08dy
anga
(futu
)tata
i (Sa
)[2
]
[a]
Stru
chiu
m sp
arga
noph
orum
(L.)
Kun
tze
KV
K01
10se
igot
o (S
a)[2
]
1bo
bi fy
u fy
u (A
u)
bobi
fyu
fyu
(Au)
, ba
aká
muy
ee (S
a)
Stru
than
thus
syrin
gifo
lius (
Mar
t.) M
art.
- -
(Au)
[3]
1
piki
fow
u do
ti (S
a)
Swar
tzia
cf.
schom
burg
kii B
enth
.C
VK
65bu
gubu
gu (S
a)*
[g
]Sw
artz
ia sp
. C
VK
58ho
gipa
u (S
a)*
1
aya
udu
(Au)
Sy
mpl
ocos
gui
anen
sis (A
ubl.)
Gür
keK
VP0
015
ba-a
pa (S
a)[2
]
[g]
Syne
drell
a no
diflo
ra (L
.) G
aert
n.K
VP0
035
wol
o ta
pik
i a g
ajde
den
du
(Sa)
**
[a]
Syzy
gium
cum
ini (
L.) S
keel
sT
VA51
52dy
amu
(Au,
Sa)
***,
**
1
Syzy
gium
mal
acce
nse (
L.) M
err.
& L
.M. P
erry
TVA
1149
pom
erak
(Sr)
1 [2
]
[c]
Tabe
rnae
mon
tana
het
erop
hylla
Vah
lSR
U09
28bo
bi b
obi (
Sa)
**
[g]
Tabe
rnae
mon
tana
siph
ilitic
a (L
. f.)
Leeu
wen
b.SR
U09
18ka
piiw
a-uw
ii (S
a)[1
]
[g]
Tabe
rnae
mon
tana
und
ulat
a Va
hlK
VK
0022
kete
nge
posu
(Sa)
[1]
[b
]Ta
lisia
micr
ophy
lla U
ittie
nAR
V00
57sip
adun
gu (S
a)**
[g
]Ta
mar
indu
s ind
ica L
. -
tam
arin
de (N
l doo
r Sa
info
rman
t)[1
], [2
]
1ta
mal
en (A
u)
Tapi
rira
guia
nens
is Au
bl.
TVA
5311
daan
liba
(Au)
[1]
1
danl
iba
(Sa)
Te
ctaria
sp.
KV
P009
2m
akok
o ta
baku
(Sa)
**
[d]
Term
inal
ia a
maz
onia
(J.F
.Gm
el.)
Exel
l C
VK
104
anag
osut
i (Sa
)[7
]
1an
agos
uti (
Sa)
Te
rmin
alia
cata
ppa
L.T
VA18
53am
anda
pau
(Sa)
[1]
[c
]Te
trace
ra a
sper
ula
Miq
.T
KP0
042
dègi
bon
bon
(Sa)
**
[g]
Tetra
gastr
is al
tissim
a (A
ubl.)
Sw
art
GBA
0080
sali
(Sa)
**
1tin
gi m
oni (
Au)
Te
trapt
erys
stylo
pter
a A.
Juss
.SR
U10
05 -
(Sa)
**
[g]
Thely
pter
is lep
rieur
ii (H
ook.
) R.M
. Try
onSR
U09
27al
alal
abu
(Sa)
**
[g]
Theo
brom
a ca
cao
L.T
VA11
95su
kuat
i (Sa
)[1
]
[c]
Tibo
uchi
na a
sper
a Au
bl.
KG
P001
4bo
mbo
kasa
(Sa)
[2]
[e
]Ti
bouc
hina
gra
ndifo
lia C
ogn.
SRU
0716
was
duku
(Sa)
[2]
[e
]Ti
lesia
bac
cata
(L.)
Prus
ki
TK
P000
7ag
bo n
eku
(Sa)
[1]
1
piki
n ne
nge
sant
u (A
u)
Tabl
e A
1 | C
ontin
ued
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Spec
ies w
ith
auth
oriz
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n nu
mbe
rVe
rnac
ular
pla
nt n
ames
wit
h lo
cal l
angu
ages
(d
atab
ase)
Ref
eren
ces
Spec
ies i
n A
u/Sa
are
a (d
atab
ase)
Spec
ies i
n
Au/
Sa a
rea
(lit
erat
ure)
Vern
acul
ar p
lant
na
mes
wit
h lo
cal
lang
uage
s (lit
erat
ure)
Spec
ies n
ot re
port
ed in
A
u/Sa
are
a, re
fere
nce
to
occu
rren
ce/ g
row
thfo
rmTr
attin
nick
ia c
f. la
wra
ncei
Stan
dl.
TVA
4926
aluw
au (S
a)[1
]
1bi
gi m
usat
ika
(Au)
Tr
ema
micr
anth
a (L
.) Bl
ume
CV
K83
tont
ontik
i (Au
), pi
ikut
upau
(S
a)[1
]1
Trip
ogan
dra
serru
lata
(Vah
l) H
andl
osT
KP0
032
lebi
gad
oded
e (A
u), b
e ga
du-
dede
-mi-d
ede
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Unc
aria
gui
anen
sis (A
ubl.)
J.F.
Gm
el.
SRU
0107
popo
kain
anga
(Au)
, pa
paka
ihun
ya (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Uno
nops
is ru
fesce
ns (B
aill.
) R.E
. Fr.
SRU
0803
mam
ba (S
a)**
1
busis
unsa
ka (A
u)
Unx
ia ca
mph
orat
a L.
f.SR
U06
17ka
nfu
(bita
) (Sa
)**
, *
1fu
ku fu
ku b
ita (A
u)
Viro
la su
rinam
ensis
(Rol
. ex
Rottb
.) W
arb.
IV
L007
8sip
adu
(Sa)
[1]
1
mut
omba
(Au)
Vi
smia
caye
nnen
sis (J
acq.
) Per
s.SR
U08
71w
eti b
aka
pind
ya p
au (A
u, S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Vi
smia
gui
anen
sis (A
ubl.)
Per
s.T
VA47
70le
bi b
aka
piny
a (A
u), b
e ba
ka
pind
ya p
au (S
a)[1
], [2
]1
Vism
ia m
acro
phyll
a K
unth
TVA
5402
- (A
u), g
aan
be b
aka
piny
a pa
u (S
a)[3
], [2
]1
Voua
capo
ua a
mer
icana
Aub
l.SR
U07
91bo
anti
(Sa)
**
[g]
Voua
rana
gui
anen
sis A
ubl.
TVA
4939
bigi
ting
imon
i (Au
), sin
gaba
asi
(Sa)
[1],
[2]
1
Wal
ther
ia in
dica
L.
SRU
0629
dusu
sum
a (S
a)[2
]
[a]
Xylo
pia
discr
eta
(L.f.
) Spr
ague
& H
utch
.T
VA47
36pe
drek
u (S
r)2
***
1
kuny
e (S
a)
Xylo
pia
frute
scens
Aub
l.SR
U07
20ku
ndye
e (S
a)[2
]
[d]
Zing
iber
offi
cinal
e Ros
coe
- ad
jindj
a (S
a)[1
]
1dj
indj
a (A
u)
Zing
iber
sp.
KV
P009
3da
gu a
dyin
dya
(Sa)
**
[d]
Zing
iber
zer
umbe
t (L.
) Ros
coe
ex S
m.
TVA
5084
djin
dja
mas
usa
(Au)
[1]
1
awoo
neng
e sa
ngaa
vu
(Sa)
Zygi
a ca
tara
ctae (
Kun
th) L
. Ric
o -
dyab
ee (S
a)*
[g
]Zy
gia
inae
qual
is (W
illd.
) Pitt
ier
TVA
5007
koia
wek
o (A
u)[1
]
[g]
Zygi
a la
tifol
ia (L
.) Fa
wc.
& R
endl
eT
VA50
04bu
asim
an w
eko
(Au)
[1]
[g
]Lo
cal l
angu
ages
abb
revi
ated
: (Au
) = A
ucan
, (D
u) =
Dut
ch, (
Sa) =
Sar
amac
can,
(Sr)
= S
rana
n To
ngo,
and
info
rmat
ion
shar
ed b
y: 1
= Sa
ram
acca
n in
form
ant,
2= A
ucan
info
rman
t (if
nece
ssar
y)
Col
lect
ors:
ARV
= A
. Ver
meu
len,
CV
K =
C. v
an ’t
Klo
oste
r, G
BA =
G. B
avay
, IV
L =
I. va
n de
r Lin
den,
KG
P =
K. G
ajap
ersa
d, K
VK
= K
. van
Ker
ckho
ve, K
VP
= K
. van
de
Putte
, SRU
= S
. Ru
yssc
haer
t, T
KP
= T.
Kop
pert
, TVA
= T
. van
And
el, -
= n
ot c
olle
cted
.Re
fere
nces
: [1]
Van
And
el a
nd R
uyss
chae
rt (2
011)
, [2]
Ruy
ssch
aert
et a
l. (2
009)
, [3]
Vos
sen
et a
l. (2
014)
, [4]
Gro
enen
dijk
(200
6), [
5] V
an A
ndel
et a
l. (2
008)
, [6]
Van
’t K
loos
ter e
t al.
(200
3),
[7] V
an A
ndel
et a
l. (2
014)
, * =
Van
’t K
loos
ter,
unpu
blish
ed fi
eldw
ork
data
, **
= Ru
yssc
haer
t, un
publ
ished
fiel
dwor
k da
ta, *
** =
Van
And
el, u
npub
lishe
d fie
ldw
ork
data
Occ
urre
nce/
grow
th fo
rm: [
a] c
omm
on w
eed/
sec
fore
st sp
ecie
s, [b
] com
mon
fore
st sp
ecie
s, [c
] wid
ely
culti
vate
d, [d
] unc
erta
in id
entifi
catio
n, [e
] sav
anna
(onl
y Sa
ram
acca
n), [
f] c
oasta
l are
a (o
nly
Auca
n), [
g] ra
info
rest.
Tabl
e A
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ontin
ued
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