Alocasia macrorrhizos: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
alocasie	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
ape	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
‘ape	Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1356)
ape	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
‘ape	Tahitian	French Polynesia Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
ape	Tahitian	French Polynesia Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 8)
appai	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
bisech ra Belau	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)
cunjevoi	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Egyptian lily	English	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
elephant's ear	English	?	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
file	Satawalese	Satawal Island	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)
file	Yapese	Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
file	Yapese	Lamotrek Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
fine	Chuukese	Pulap (Pwonnap) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
fole	Ulithian	Ulithi Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
giant alocasia	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
giant taro	English	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455-456)
kä	Chuukese	?	Marshall, Mae/Fosberg, F. R. (1975) (p. 29)
ka	Chuukese	Namoluk (Nómwunuuk) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
ka	Chuukese	Nomwin (Nómwiin) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
kape	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
kape	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 221)
kape	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 76)
kka	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
kka	Chuukese	Etal (Ettan) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
lai	Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
la‘iy	Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
majol wot	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
malanga	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
oht	Chuukese	Murilo (Mwiriné) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
oht	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 108)
oot	Chuukese	Namonuito (Namonweito, Nómwun Wiité) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
ot	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
pai	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
pween	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
pwerik	Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
ta‘amu	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
te kabe	I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 27)
via	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
via nganga	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
viamila	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
viandini	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
viandranu	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
viasori	Fijian	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
wat	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
wõt	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 25)
wot	Marshallese	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
yappai	Other	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chuukese	?	kä	Marshall, Mae/Fosberg, F. R. (1975) (p. 29)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	kka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	pween	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Chuuk Islands	pwerik	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Etal (Ettan) Atoll	kka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Murilo (Mwiriné) Atoll	oht	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Namoluk (Nómwunuuk) Atoll	ka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Namonuito (Namonweito, Nómwun Wiité) Atoll	oot	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Nomwin (Nómwiin) Atoll	ka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	Pulap (Pwonnap) Atoll	fine	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
English	?	ape	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	cunjevoi	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	elephant's ear	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
English	?	giant alocasia	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	?	giant taro	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455-456)
English	?	pai	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	Pitcairn Island	Egyptian lily	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	via	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	via nganga	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	viamila	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	viandini	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	viandranu	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	Fiji Islands	viasori	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
French	?	alocasie	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Hawaiian	Hawaiian Islands	‘ape	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1356)
I-Kiribati	Kiribati (Republic of)	te kabe	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 27)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	kape	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	majol wot	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	ot	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	wat	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	wõt	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 25)
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	wot	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
Niuean	Niue Island	kape	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 221)
Other	Pitcairn Island	ape	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Other	Pitcairn Island	appai	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Other	Pitcairn Island	yappai	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	bisech ra Belau	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	oht	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 108)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	ta‘amu	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
Satawalese	Satawal Island	file	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)
Spanish	?	malanga	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Tahitian	French Polynesia Islands	‘ape	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
Tahitian	French Polynesia Islands	ape	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 8)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	kape	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 76)
Ulithian	Ulithi Atoll	fole	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	file	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	Lamotrek Atoll	file	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	lai	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	Yap (Waqab) Island	la‘iy	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	Chuukese	kä	Marshall, Mae/Fosberg, F. R. (1975) (p. 29)
?	English	ape	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	cunjevoi	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	elephant's ear	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
?	English	giant alocasia	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	English	giant taro	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455-456)
?	English	pai	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	French	alocasie	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
?	Spanish	malanga	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	kka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	pween	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuuk Islands	Chuukese	pwerik	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	kape	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
Etal (Ettan) Atoll	Chuukese	kka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	via	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	via nganga	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	viamila	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	viandini	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	viandranu	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fiji Islands	Fijian	viasori	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
French Polynesia Islands	Tahitian	‘ape	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
French Polynesia Islands	Tahitian	ape	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 8)
Hawaiian Islands	Hawaiian	‘ape	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1356)
Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	Yapese	file	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Kiribati (Republic of)	I-Kiribati	te kabe	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 27)
Lamotrek Atoll	Yapese	file	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	majol wot	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	ot	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	wat	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	wõt	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 25)
Marshall Islands	Marshallese	wot	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
Murilo (Mwiriné) Atoll	Chuukese	oht	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Namoluk (Nómwunuuk) Atoll	Chuukese	ka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Namonuito (Namonweito, Nómwun Wiité) Atoll	Chuukese	oot	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Niue Island	Niuean	kape	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 221)
Nomwin (Nómwiin) Atoll	Chuukese	ka	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Palau Islands (main island group)	Palauan	bisech ra Belau	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)
Pitcairn Island	English	Egyptian lily	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Pitcairn Island	Other	ape	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Pitcairn Island	Other	appai	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Pitcairn Island	Other	yappai	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	oht	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 108)
Pulap (Pwonnap) Atoll	Chuukese	fine	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Satawal Island	Satawalese	file	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	kape	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 76)
Ulithi Atoll	Ulithian	fole	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	ta‘amu	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
Yap (Waqab) Island	Yapese	lai	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yap (Waqab) Island	Yapese	la‘iy	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chuukese	fine	Pulap (Pwonnap) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	kä	?	Marshall, Mae/Fosberg, F. R. (1975) (p. 29)
Chuukese	ka	Namoluk (Nómwunuuk) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	ka	Nomwin (Nómwiin) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	kka	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	kka	Etal (Ettan) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	oht	Murilo (Mwiriné) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	oot	Namonuito (Namonweito, Nómwun Wiité) Atoll	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	pween	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
Chuukese	pwerik	Chuuk Islands	Merlin, M./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 103)
English	ape	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	cunjevoi	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	Egyptian lily	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
English	elephant's ear	?	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
English	giant alocasia	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
English	giant taro	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455-456)
English	pai	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Fijian	via	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	via nganga	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	viamila	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	viandini	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	viandranu	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
Fijian	viasori	Fiji Islands	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 455)
French	alocasie	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Hawaiian	‘ape	Hawaiian Islands	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 1356)
I-Kiribati	te kabe	Kiribati (Republic of)	Thaman, R. R. (1987) (p. 27)
Maori (Cook Islands)	kape	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
Marshallese	majol wot	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
Marshallese	ot	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1962) (p. 9)
Marshallese	wat	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
Marshallese	wõt	Marshall Islands	Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 25)
Marshallese	wot	Marshall Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1955) (p. 6)
Niuean	kape	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 221)
Other	ape	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Other	appai	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Other	yappai	Pitcairn Island	St. John, H. (1987) (p. 25)
Palauan	bisech ra Belau	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 11)
Pohnpeian	oht	Pohnpei Island	Glassman, S. F. (1952) (p. 108)
Samoan	ta‘amu	Western Samoa Islands	Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2005) (p. 599)
Satawalese	file	Satawal Island	Fosberg, F. R. (1969) (p. 4)
Spanish	malanga	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Tahitian	‘ape	French Polynesia Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 366)
Tahitian	ape	French Polynesia Islands	Fosberg, F. R. (1997) (p. 8)
Tongan	kape	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 76)
Ulithian	fole	Ulithi Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	file	Ifalik (Ifaluk) Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	file	Lamotrek Atoll	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	lai	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)
Yapese	la‘iy	Yap (Waqab) Island	Merlin, M./Kigfas, A./Keene, T./Juvik, J. (1996) (p. 111)

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