SOME WILD AND CULTIVATED INDIGENOUS FRUIT AND NUT CROPS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
| w - collected from wild plants | c - cultivated as food crop | ||
| NAME | FAMILY | PART EATEN | COMMON NAME |
| Aglaia sp.(w) | Meliaceae | Fruit | - |
| Aleurites moluccana Willd.(w) | Euphorbiaceae | Nut | Candlenut |
| Antidesma ghaesembilla Gaertn.(w) | Euphorbiaceae | Fruit | - |
| Artocarpus altilis (park.) Fosberg (c,w) | Moraceae | Fruit & Seed | Breadfruit |
| Artocarpus spp. (w) | Moraceae | Fruit & Seed | Breadfruit |
| Barringtonia spp. (c,w) | Barringtoniaceae | Nut | - |
| Bruguiera conjugata Merrill (w) | Rhizophoraceae | Fruit | - |
| Bruguiera eriopetala W & A (w) | Rhizophoraceae | Fruit | - |
| Burckela sp. (w) | Sapotaceae | Fruit | - |
| Canarium indicum L. (w) | Burseraceae | Nut | Kanari, Galip nut |
| Canarium salomonense Burtt. (w) | Burseraceae | Nut | Java almond. Kanari |
| Castanopsis acuminatissima A.DC.(w) | Fagaceae | Nut | Oak |
| Chisocheton sp. (w) | Meliaceae | Nut | - |
| Citrus spp. (w) | Rutaceae | Fruit | Citrus, Sipora, Muli |
| Cocos nucifera L. (w) | Arecaceae | Nut | Coconut |
| Diospyros spp. (w) | Ebenaceae | Fruit | Wild persimmon |
| Dracontomelum edule (Blanco) Skeels (w) | Anacardiaceae | Nut | Mon |
| Dracontomelum mangiferum Blume (w) | Anacardiaceae | Nut | Mon |
| Elaeocarpus spp. (w) | Elaeocarpaceae | Nut | - |
| Ficus botryocarpa Miq. (w) | Moraceae | Fruit | Fig |
| Ficus copiosa Steud. (c,w) | Moraceae | Fruit | Fig |
| Ficus dammaropsis Diels (c,w) | Moraceae | Fruit | Fig |
| Ficus itoana Diels (w) | Moraceae | Fruit | Fig |
| Ficus wassa Roxb. (c,w) | Moraceae | Fruit | Fig |
| Ficus spp. (c,w) | Moraceae | Fruit | Fig |
| Finschia chloroxantha Diels (w, c) | Proteaceae | Nut | - |
| Finschia ferruginiflora C.T.White (w) | Proteaceae | Nut | - |
| Garcinia spp. (w) | Clusiaceae | Fruit | Wild mangosteen |
| Gnetum gnemon L. (w) | Gnetaceae | Seed | Tulip |
| Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson)Fosberg (w) | Fabaceae | Seed | Polynesian chestnut |
| Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macb. (w) | Sapotaceae | Seed | Illipe |
| Madhuca spp. (w) | Sapotaceae | Seed | Illipe |
| Mangifera minor Bl. (w) | Anacardiaceae | Fruit | Wild mango |
| Mangifera spp. (w) | Anacardiaceae | Fruit | Wild mango |
| Metroxylon sp. (w) | Arecaceae | Seed | Sago |
| Morinda citrifolia L. (w) | Rubiaceae | Fruit | Indian mulberry |
| Musa spp. (c,w) | Musaceae | Fruit | Banana, Plantain |
| Myristica sp. (w) | Myristicaceae | Fruit | Nutmeg |
| Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (w) | Nymphaeaceae | Seed | Lotus |
| Nypa fruticans Wurmb. (w) | Arecaceae | Seed | Nypa palm |
| Pandanus brosimos Merrill & Perry (c,w) | Pandanaceae | Seed | Karuka |
| Pandanus conoideusLam. (c,w) | Pandanaceae | Fruit | Marita |
| Pandanus foveolatus Kanehira (w) | Pandanaceae | Seed | Screw pine |
| Pandanus jiulianettii Martelli (c,w) | Pandanaceae | Seed | Karuka |
| Pandanus spp. (w) | Pandanaceae | Fruit, Seed | Screwpine |
| Pangium edule Reinw. (w) | Flacourtiaceae | Fruit | Pangi |
| Parartocarpus venenosa Becc. (c,w) | Moraceae | Fruit | - |
| Pittosporum pullifolium Burkill (w) | Pittosporaceae | Seed | - |
| Pometia pinnata Forst. (w) | Sapindaceae | Seed | Taun |
| Pouteria sp. (w) | Sapotaceae | Nut | - |
| Rhodomyrtus novoguineensis Diels (w) | Myrtaceae | Fruit | - |
| Sloanea archboldiana A.C. Smith (w) | Elaeocarpaceae | Nut | - |
| Spondias dulcis Forst. (w) | Anacardiaceae | Fruit | Polynesian plum |
| Sterculia foetida L. (w) | Sterculiaceae | Seed | Java olive |
| Syzygium aqueum (Burm.f) Merrill & Perry (w) | Myrtaceae | Fruit | Water apple, lau-lau |
| Syzygium malaccense(L.) Merrill & Perry (c.w) | Myrtaceae | Fruit | Malay apple, lau-lau |
| Syzygium pachycladum (Lauterb.& K.Schum.) Merrill & Perry (w) | Myrtaceae | Fruit | Malay apple |
DATE: November 1987
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