This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Pampangan 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? |
anías de móras | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
ayantoto | Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
balantákan | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
bias-bias | Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) | herb | No | |
ílib | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
ilib | Imperata cylindrica (Poaceae) | Imperata arundinacea Cirillo | grass | No |
magatas | Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. | herb | No |
mala-apulid | Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae) | Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf. | sedge | No |
malabalug-dagis | Oxalis corniculata (Oxalidaceae) | Oxalis repens Thunb. | herb | No |
sur-sur | Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae) | Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf. | sedge | No |