karaa toutou pandanus with thorns

• • pandanus with thorns
  • • plants

  Scientific Name

  pandanus spiralis

  • • Example 3003:
      

      O karaa toutou na bero kurus nana kasuana teara. Pura pinopino batana mee, ei kou o vua nae to oro binubinu batana tahii.

      The thorny pandanus is very common in our coastal area. It grows everywhere without any care. because its seeds float anywhere in the sea.

      Source: Sii 17W 198-200

    • Example 3004:
      

      O karaa bona na vaapeha mi nana bono karaa vai o hiki toutou. A taba to vaavaha koa ni nana teo buo karaa bona, o meho na tei mi nana bono toutou teo buo vavaarihi bara toon nae, o meho he ahiki.

      This pandanus is similar to the pandanus without thorns. The only thing that is different with these two kinds of pandanus is that one has thorns on the two sides of the leaf and on its back, but the other one does not.

      Source: Sii 17W 201-202

    • Example 3005:
      

      Eara na kahu rara o buo vavaarihi no paka karaa bara toon nae.

      We scrape the two sides of the pandanus leaf and its back.

      Source: Sii 17W 203

    • Example 3006:
      

      O karaa bona mee o gagaoho pete kurus. O karaa bona o mataa. Na vin hoi bara vonaha ni ria maa moon.

      This pandanus is also very white from bleaching. This pandanus is good. It is used for plaiting baskets and mats by the women.

      Source: Sii 17W 204-205