This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Satawalese language.
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| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| abui | Clerodendrum buchananii var. fallax (Lamiaceae) | Clerodendrum speciosissimum van Geert ex Morren (although there is disagreement as to whether or not these species are synonymous per Smith, 1985). | shrub | No |
| alū | Cenchrus brownii (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| amuek | Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| atait | Blechum pyramidatum (Acanthaceae) | Barleria pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.; Blechum brownei Juss.; Ruellia blechum L. | herb | No |
| aubui vilifu | Clerodendrum buchananii var. fallax (Lamiaceae) | Clerodendrum speciosissimum van Geert ex Morren (although there is disagreement as to whether or not these species are synonymous per Smith, 1985). | shrub | No |
| buruak | Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | grass | No |
| eeg‘gohur | Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | Achyranthes canescens R. Br. | herb | No |
| erkul | Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
| fetil | Zoysia matrella (Poaceae) | Agrostis matrella L.; Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze; Zoysia pungens Willd. | grass | No |
| file | Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) | Alocasia indica Schott; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte; Arum indicum Lour.; Arum macrorrhizon L.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth | herb | No |
| fithin nar | Kyllinga brevifolia (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk. | sedge | No |
| flores | Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| iarbwas | Artemisia vulgaris (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| kakive | Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Acanthaceae) | Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W. Bull) Radlk.; Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk. | shrub | No |
| kamote | Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | vine | No | |
| komote | Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | vine | No | |
| margarita | Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) | herb | No | |
| opusar | Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae) | Blumea chinensis (L.) DC.; Conyza chinensis L.; Conyza cinerea L.; Senecioides cinerea (L.) Kuntze ex Britt. & Wilson; Serratula cinerea (L.) Roxb.; Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.; Vernonia cinerea var. parviflora (Reinw.) DC. | herb | No |
| pelai | Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae) | vine | No | |
| pueopuech | Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| pugarigarita | Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) | herb | No | |
| puker | Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| rud aner re tiwai | Blechum pyramidatum (Acanthaceae) | Barleria pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.; Blechum brownei Juss.; Ruellia blechum L. | herb | No |
| seling | Pilea microphylla (Urticaceae) | herb | No | |
| ueuhir | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |
| walpachi | Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists. | herb | No |
| waripik | Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) | Poinciana pulcherrima L. | shrub/tree | No |
| waruguchá | Solenostemon scutellarioides (Lamiaceae) | Coleus blumei Benth.; Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.; Ocimum scutellarioides (L.); Plectranthus scutellarioides(L.) R. Br. | herb | No |
| wot omalu | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | herb | No | |
| yigalulu | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) | Arum sagittifolium L.; Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent. | herb | No |