This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Austral language.
Browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by common name, then use the link provided to access the species information via its scientific name. If we have omitted or misspelled a common name, please contact us at pier@hear.org.
| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| aito | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |
| brum | Sida acuta (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
| brum | Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) | Sida microphylla Cav. | shrub | No |
| erofai | Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | Achyranthes canescens R. Br. | herb | No |
| fautia | Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae) | Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr. [=Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus]; Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz [=Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus] | herb | No |
| moemoe | Phyllanthus virgatus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus simplex Retz. | herb | No |
| motoi | Cananga odorata (Annonaceae) | shrub/tree | No | |
| paina | Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) | tree | No | |
| pilipili | Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae) | Triamfetta bartramia L. | shrub | No |
| pipili | Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae) | Triamfetta bartramia L. | shrub | No |
| pipiri | Urena lobata (Malvaceae) | Urena sinuata L. | shrub | No |
| piri piri | Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae) | Triamfetta bartramia L. | shrub | No |
| piripiri | Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae) | Triamfetta bartramia L. | shrub | No |
| poporo | Phyllanthus virgatus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus simplex Retz. | herb | No |
| purum | Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) | Sida microphylla Cav. | shrub | No |
| purumu | Sida acuta (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
| purumu | Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) | Sida microphylla Cav. | shrub | No |
| rauna | Phyllanthus virgatus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus simplex Retz. | herb | No |
| tamore | Persicaria glabra (Polygonaceae) | Persicaria densiflora (Meisn.) Moldenke; Polygonum glabrum Willd | herb | No |
| tiairi | Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) | Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.; Aleurites triloba Forst.; Croton moluccanus L. | tree | No |
| tiarili | Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| tinapi piro | Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| titania | Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. | herb | No |
| titona api | Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. | herb | No |
| to‘a | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |
| toa | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |