Oplismenus compositus: common name details from PIER


Common name - Language - Location
Language - Location - Common name
Location - Language - Common name
Language - Common name - Location

Common name/Language/Location

Common name Language Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
armgrass English ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 71)  
basket grass English ? Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 52)  
falī Samoan American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
falī Samoan Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
fatil Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 35)  
mohuku ‘apopoa Tongan Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1983) (p. 89)  
mohuku laukofe Tongan Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 89)  
musie vai Tongan Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 94)  
nanamu Tahitian ? Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)  
‘ofe‘ofe hu‘ Tahitian Maupiti (Maurua) Island Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 14)  
poriluaini Mangarevan Mangareva (Gambier) Island St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
poritanine Mangarevan Mangareva (Gambier) Island St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
running mountaingrass English ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)  
vao falī Samoan American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
vao falī Samoan Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
zhu ye cao Chinese ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  

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Language/Location/Common name

Language Location Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Chinese ? zhu ye cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
Chuukese Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll fatil Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 35)  
English ? armgrass Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 71)  
English ? basket grass Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 52)  
English ? running mountaingrass U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)  
Mangarevan Mangareva (Gambier) Island poriluaini St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
Mangarevan Mangareva (Gambier) Island poritanine St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
Samoan American Samoa Islands falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Samoan American Samoa Islands vao falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Samoan Western Samoa Islands falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Samoan Western Samoa Islands vao falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Tahitian ? nanamu Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)  
Tahitian Maupiti (Maurua) Island ‘ofe‘ofe hu‘ Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 14)  
Tongan Tonga Islands mohuku ‘apopoa Whistler, W. A. (1983) (p. 89)  
Tongan Tonga Islands mohuku laukofe Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 89)  
Tongan Tonga Islands musie vai Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 94)  

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Location/Language/Common name

Location Language Common name PIER bibliographic reference Comments
? Chinese zhu ye cao Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
? English armgrass Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 71)  
? English basket grass Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 52)  
? English running mountaingrass U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)  
? Tahitian nanamu Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)  
American Samoa Islands Samoan falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
American Samoa Islands Samoan vao falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Mangareva (Gambier) Island Mangarevan poriluaini St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
Mangareva (Gambier) Island Mangarevan poritanine St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
Maupiti (Maurua) Island Tahitian ‘ofe‘ofe hu‘ Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 14)  
Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Chuukese fatil Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 35)  
Tonga Islands Tongan mohuku ‘apopoa Whistler, W. A. (1983) (p. 89)  
Tonga Islands Tongan mohuku laukofe Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 89)  
Tonga Islands Tongan musie vai Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 94)  
Western Samoa Islands Samoan falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Western Samoa Islands Samoan vao falī Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.

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Language/Common name/Location

Language Common name Location PIER bibliographic reference Comments
Chinese zhu ye cao ? Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)  
Chuukese fatil Puluwat (Pwonowót) Atoll Manner, H. I./Mallon, E. (1989) (p. 35)  
English armgrass ? Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 71)  
English basket grass ? Vander Velde, Nancy (2003) (p. 52)  
English running mountaingrass ? U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)  
Mangarevan poriluaini Mangareva (Gambier) Island St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
Mangarevan poritanine Mangareva (Gambier) Island St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 8)  
Samoan falī American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Samoan falī Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Samoan vao falī American Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Samoan vao falī Western Samoa Islands Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 163) Ancient name perhaps referring to this species.
Tahitian nanamu ? Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)  
Tahitian ‘ofe‘ofe hu‘ Maupiti (Maurua) Island Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, M.-H. (1987) (p. 14)  
Tongan mohuku ‘apopoa Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1983) (p. 89)  
Tongan mohuku laukofe Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 89)  
Tongan musie vai Tonga Islands Whistler, W. A. (1991) (p. 94)  

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