The Uses of Atuna racemosa Raf. (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa

Ghillean T. Prance

doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0470:TUOARR]2.0.CO;2

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Ghillean T. Prance¹

¹School of Plant Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AS, United Kingdom; gtolmiep@aol.com

Abstract

An ethnobotanical study was made of the uses of Atuna racemosa subsp. racemosa (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa. The main use is of the cotyledons to extract an anti-inflammatory massage oil and a putty to caulk boats. Minor uses as a medicinal and of the wood are reported and a survey of herbarium material shows that the fruit of Atuna is widely used throughout the Pacific region.

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Ghillean T. Prance "The Uses of Atuna racemosa Raf. (Chrysobalanaceae) in Samoa," Economic Botany 58(3), 470-475, (1 September 2004). https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0470:TUOARR]2.0.CO;2

Received: 11 November 2002; Accepted: 1 January 2003; Published: 1 September 2004