Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Common names of PIER plants by language (Pampangan)

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This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Pampangan 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?
anías de móras Chrysopogon zizanioides   (Poaceae) Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanoides (L.) Nash grass No
ayantoto Amaranthus spinosus   (Amaranthaceae)   herb No
balantákan Coix lacryma-jobi   (Poaceae)   grass No
bias-bias Commelina benghalensis   (Commelinaceae)   herb No
ílib Chrysopogon zizanioides   (Poaceae) Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanoides (L.) Nash grass No
ilib Imperata cylindrica   (Poaceae) Imperata arundinacea Cyr. grass No
magatas Chamaesyce hirta   (Euphorbiaceae) Euphorbia hirta L. herb No
mala-apulid Cyperus rotundus   (Cyperaceae) Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus purpuro-variegatus Boeckeler; Cyperus stoloniferum pallidus Boeckeler; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf.; Cyperus tuberosus Roxb sedge No
malabalug-dagis Oxalis corniculata   (Oxalidaceae) Oxalis repens Thunb. herb No
sur-sur Cyperus rotundus   (Cyperaceae) Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus purpuro-variegatus Boeckeler; Cyperus stoloniferum pallidus Boeckeler; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf.; Cyperus tuberosus Roxb sedge No


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