Copied the following from a list by S. H. Forsow, Manager of Vaitele Plantation, describing a collection of Samoan woods:- 1. Talio - (Terminalia cattapa) here and there along coast; slow growing, but reaches great size. Smaller talie grown inland in the bush. Fruit almond-like and palatable. 2. Teak - Not indigenous to Samoa. Used for cart poles. 3. Tava - Large slow groing forest tree, up to 12' in girth, edible, almond-like kernal. 4. Poumuli - (Phalera) Used in house building. 5. Oa - (Bischoffia trifoliata-fam. Euphorbiaceae) Slow growing, reddish dye from bark. 6. Tamanu - (Calophyllum spectolile) Gutiferrae. Slow growing, large, 6' girth, common, used for canoes, paddles. 7. Ulu - Breadfruit. (Artocarpus incica. Moraceae). 9 different varieties in Samoa. Edable fruit. Canoe wood. Roots used for medicine. 8. Atone - (Myristica hypargyreia, Myristicasea). Wild nutmeg. Common small tree used for carrying sticks, posts etc. 9. Mamala - (Dyoxylon albiaceum, Meliaceae). Large common. 10. Mamalava - Tall, common, used for oars, paddles. 11. Tilimoto - (Eugenia sp. Myrtaceae). Slow growing, small, hardwood, common, cherry-like fruit. 12. Fau - (Hibiscus tiliacens, Malvaceae). Hard, fenceposts, because of bent shapes, boat keels and ox yokes. 13. Mosooi - (Cananga odorata) Annonaceae. Tall, straight, 50-60'. Ylang ylang oil, scent oil for coconut oil. 14. Fuafua - (Kleinhavia hospita, Stenulaceae). Common, good size but large trees often hollow. 15. Milo - (Thespesa populnea) Indian tulip tree. Small, lowland or beaches. 16. Pipi - (Hernandia morhrehontiana). Quick growing. 17. Mativao - (Ficus tinctoria) Artocarpoidese. Quick growing, 30', contains coloring matter. 18. Niu - (Cocos nucifera) Coconut palm. 19. Tavia - (Rhus taitensis). Large forest tree, not common. 20. Aloalo - (Premna taitensis) Verbenaceae. Highlands only, hard. 21. Sausage. Very common hardwood, large tree.