This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Carolinian 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? |
| abwas | Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No | |
| anoonas | Annona reticulata (Annonaceae) | tree | No | |
| apär | Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) | tree | No | |
| arúghüschél | Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) | tree | No | |
| bwai | Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree | No | |
| fáyárbaw | Delonix regia (Fabaceae) | Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook. | tree | No |
| filinganga | Samanea saman (Fabaceae) | Albizia saman (Jacaq.) F. v. Muell.; Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. | tree | No |
| ghamasiligh | Pithecellobium dulce (Fabaceae) | Mimosa dulcis Roxb. | tree | No |
| lengileng | Cananga odorata (Annonaceae) | shrub/tree | No | |
| nfayarbaw | Delonix regia (Fabaceae) | Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook. | tree | No |
| raguar | Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) | Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.; Aleurites triloba Forst.; Croton moluccanus L. | tree | No |
| schepil kalaskas | Albizia lebbeck (Fabaceae) | Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd.; Mimosa lebbeck L. | tree | No |
| serepa | Acacia confusa (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| soschghi | Acacia confusa (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| tal amama | Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) | Trema cannabina Lour.; Trema cannabinum Lour.; Trema orientale (L.) Blume; Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H. Hara | tree | No |
| weighu | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |