This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Pingelapan 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? |
| kaingit | Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) | tree | No | |
| khepw | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
| kiep | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
| pesikulck | Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| re | Pilea microphylla (Urticaceae) | herb | No | |
| rosaki | Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | grass | No |
| seh lamelan | Bryophyllum pinnatum (Crassulaceae) | Kalanchoë pinnata Pers. | succulent | No |
| seh muatah | Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) | Poinciana pulcherrima L. | shrub/tree | No |
| sewa | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | herb | No | |
| sihrinairam | Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Acanthaceae) | Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W. Bull) Radlk.; Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk. | shrub | No |