Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Common names of PIER plants by language (Mokilese)

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This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Mokilese 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?
apschoh Senna occidentalis   (Fabaceae) Cassia occidentalis L. shrub No
flamboyant Bauhinia monandra   (Fabaceae) Bauhinia kappleri Sagot; Bauhinia krugii Urb. tree No
jawa Colocasia esculenta   (Araceae) Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott herb No
lamalam Kalanchoe pinnata   (Crassulaceae) Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb.; Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken; Crassula pinnata L. f. succulent No
mussen-buel 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
pohk kiloak Mirabilis jalapa   (Nyctaginaceae)   herb No
shimatada Caesalpinia pulcherrima   (Fabaceae) Poinciana pulcherrima L. shrub/tree No
suga dugokok Achyranthes aspera   (Amaranthaceae)   herb No
truka shai Annona muricata   (Annonaceae)   tree No


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