This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Cebuano 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? |
adlái | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
aglái | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
alimúdias | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
amóora | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
bogáng | Saccharum spontaneum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
bugáng | Saccharum spontaneum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
damáu | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
gabi-gabi | Monochoria vaginalis (Pontederiaceae) | Pontederia vaginalis Burm. f. | aquatic herb | No |
gatas-gatas | Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. | herb | No |
gilamhon | Cyperus difformis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | |
giron | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
huya-huya | Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
kalitis | Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
katigbí | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
kirom-kirom | Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
lamúdias | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
móra | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
móras | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
paiás | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
palagtiki | Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
paliás | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
pintáka | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
rimódas | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
sabilau | Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) | herb | No | |
sacate | Paspalum conjugatum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
tidbí | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
tigbáu | Saccharum spontaneum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
tres-móras | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash | grass | No |