This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Rakahanga-Manihiki language.
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| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| aiare akiaki | Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| kohe | Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree-like grass | No | |
| mauku vai-rakau | Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
| monamona | Ficus carica (Moraceae) | tree | No | |
| oporo | Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| rai pohue | Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| rau pō‘ue | Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| rau-pohue makita | Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| riri katikati | Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) | Rhoeo discolor Hance ex Walp.; Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn; Tradescantia discolor L'H#r. | herb | No |
| riri vareau | Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) | Rhoeo discolor Hance ex Walp.; Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn; Tradescantia discolor L'H#r. | herb | No |
| taro taruā | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) | Arum sagittifolium L.; Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent. | herb | No |
| tiare mokora | Gloriosa superba (Colchicaceae) | Gloriosa abyssinica A. Rich.; Gloriosa simplex auct.; Gloriosa speciosa (Hochst.) Engl.; Gloriosa virescens Lindl. | herb | No |
| tiare nūmero | Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| tiare vaehau | Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Acanthaceae) | Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W. Bull) Radlk.; Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk. | shrub | No |
| tuava | Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No |