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other collectors. In-the field data included in-depth analysis of all vegetation associations,
transects at ten locations around the coastal plain,. transects across the entire island and
extensive sampling using 100 m2 quadrats in areas where open-cast phosphate mining had
occurred .
Species Description
Descriptions of individual species (and selection of the most widely accepted
scientific names and authorities) were based on the analysis of living plants in Nauru,
herbarium specimens and a synthesis of the best existing descriptions in the works listed
in the Bibliography. Works of particular value included Fosberg, Sachet and Oliver 1979,
1982, 1987; Haselwood and Motter 1976; Hay, McQuown, Beckett and Beckett 1974;
Henderson and Hancock 1989; Henty and Pritchard 1973; Herklots 1972; Macoboy 1969,
1979; Neal 1965; B.E.V. Parham 1972; J.W. Parham 1972; Purseglove 1972, 1974;
Rotar 1968; St. John 1973; Smith 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991; Stemmermann 1981;
Stone 1970; Sykes 1970; Whistler 1980, 1983, 1992; Wilder 1934; Wright, Minter and
Carter 1984; and Yuncker 1959.
Uses and Cultural Utility
Ethnobotanical information (including vernacular names) on uses or cultural utility
of the individual plant species was obtained through in-depth interviews with elderly
person known for their knowledge of the traditional uses of Nauru's plants; other
respondents, whenever possible; and from information in available documents and
publications. Main informants included Joseph D. Audoa, James Aingimea, Henry
Michael Heine, Daphne Fotu, Jacob Gabwinare, Katarina Satto, Kenia Raidinen, Reynold
Capelle, Eda Adam and Montiba Star.
Collectors and Herbarium Specimens
The numbers listed at the end of the information on each species indicate which
collectors or observers collected or recorded that species as being present on Nauru; the
numbers in parentheses identify the numbers of the herbarium vouchers or specimens
collected by each collector (s), e.g., 2, 3(58802), 4(168N), 5(92), 6, 7(27812).
The numbers and the collectors/observers are as follows:
1 refers to citations by persons such as Finch prior to 1900, about which there is
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ve~y little information; -
2 refers to citations by Alan Burges of Sydney University who collected in 1933
and most of whose specimens are lodged at Kew Botanical Gardens, London;