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 |