This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Ifugao 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? |
alayon | Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
bakbakad | Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
baku | Sorghum halepense (Poaceae) | Andropogon halepensis (L.) Brot. | grass | No |
bambalinag | Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. | herb | No |
bangar-na-lalake | Commelina diffusa (Commelinaceae) | herb | No | |
bangar na lalake | Murdannia nudiflora (Commelinaceae) | Aneilema nudiflorum (L.) R. Br.; Commelina nudiflora L. | herb | No |
baobao | Echinochloa crus-galli (Poaceae) | Panicum crus-galli L. | grass | No |
bílau | Miscanthus sinensis (Poaceae) | Eulalia japonica Trin.; Miscanthus boninensis Nakai ex Honda; Miscanthus condensatus Hack.; Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson; Saccharum japonicum Thunb.; Xiphagrostis condensatus (Hack.) W. Wright | grass | No |
bulum | Imperata cylindrica (Poaceae) | Imperata arundinacea Cirillo | grass | No |
kibaoung | Coix lacryma-jobi (Poaceae) | grass | No |