This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Ulithian language.
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| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| fadel | Chrysopogon aciculatus (Poaceae) | Andropogon acicularis Retz. ex Roem. & Schult.; Andropogon aciculatus Retz.; Rhaphis acicularis (Retz. ex Roem. & Schult.) Desv.; Rhaphis aciculata (Retz.) Honda | grass | No |
| fathil | Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
| fathil | Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link; Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.; Poa tenella L. | grass | No |
| fathil | Paspalum conjugatum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| fathil | Zoysia matrella (Poaceae) | Agrostis matrella L.; Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze; Zoysia pungens Willd. | grass | No |
| fole | Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) | Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte; Arum indicum Lour.; Arum macrorrhizon L.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth | herb | No |
| f&omacron;t&omacron;i | Calophyllum inophyllum (Clusiaceae) | Balsamaria inophyllum Lour.; Calophyllum apetalum Blanco; Calophyllum bingator Roxb.; Calophyllum blumei Wight; Calophyllum ovatifolium noronha; Calophyllum spurium Choisy; Calophyllum wakamatsui Kaneh. | tree | No |
| gaelun | Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| giab | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
| habulbul | Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. | herb | No |
| habwi | Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) | Clerodendrum commersonii (Poir.) Spreng.; Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.; Volkameria commersonii Poir. | shrub | No |
| haeleng | Senna sophera (Fabaceae) | Cassia sophera L. | shrub | No |
| harafath | Syzygium malaccense (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L. | tree | No |
| hathongethong | Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae) | Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.; Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz | herb | No |
| hiop | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
| ioth | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | No |
| irelepsech | Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) | Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold; Thevetia nerifolia Juss. ex Steud. | tree | No |
| kangkong | Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) | Ipomoea reptans Poir. | aquatic herb | No |
| koi | Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| komoti | Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus batatas L. | vine | No |
| lach | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet | tree | No |
| mukh | Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| piapi | Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists | herb | No |
| prais | Melia azedarach (Meliaceae) | Melia candollei A. Juss.; Melia floribunda Carrière; Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc. | tree | No |
| sugar | Muntingia calabura (Muntinginaceae) | tree | No | |
| tomaho | Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| waluwol | Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) | Amaranthus gracilis Desf., nom. nud. | herb | No |
| wao | Suriana maritima (Surianaceae) | (no species-level synonyms found) | shrub/tree | No |
| warapig | Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) | Poinciana pulcherrima L. | shrub/tree | No |
| warapig | Delonix regia (Fabaceae) | Poinciana regia Bojer | tree | No |