The traditional buildings of Tuvalu used plants and trees from the native broadleaf forest, including timber from: Pouka, (Hernandia peltata); Ngia or Ingia bush, (Pemphis acidula); Miro, (Thespesia populnea); Tonga, (Rhizophora mucronata); Fau or Fo fafini, or woman's fibre tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus). and fibre from: coconut; Ferra, native fig (Ficus aspem); Fala, screw pine or Pandanus. The buildings were constructed without nails and were lashed and tied together with a plaited sennit rope that was handmade from dried coconut fibre. COUNT 5
QSN1 What were the traditional building materials on Tuvalu? ANS1 plants and trees QSN2 What type of trees provided lumber for building on Tuvalu? ANS2 broadleaf forest QSN3 What building material did coconut provide? ANS3 fibre QSN4 What construction feature was lacking in Tuvaluan building? ANS4 nails QSN5 From what was rope made for tying buildings together? ANS5 dried coconut fibre