This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Thai 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? |
| bora phet | Tinospora crispa (Menispermaceae) | Menispermum crispum L.; Tinospora rumphii Boerl. | vine | No |
| chiang phraa mon | Justicia gendarussa (Acanthaceae) | Gendarussa vulgaris Nees | herb | No |
| ching cha chali | Tinospora cordifolia (Menispermaceae) | Cocculus cordifolius (Willd.) DC.; Menispermum cordifolium Willd. | vine | No |
| chung ching | Tinospora crispa (Menispermaceae) | Menispermum crispum L.; Tinospora rumphii Boerl. | vine | No |
| kap daeng | Cyrtostachys renda (Arecaceae) | Cyrtostachys lakka Becc. | tree | No |
| lao cha on | Oncosperma tigillarium (Arecaceae) | Areca tigillaria Jack; Euterpe filamentosa Kunth; Oncosperma filamentosum (Kunth) Blume | tree | No |
| lao hang | Aphanamixis polystachya (Meliaceae) | Aglaia polystachya Wall.; Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Andersonia rohituka Roxb.; Ricinocarpodendron polystachyum (Wall.) Mabb. | shrub/tree | No |
| ma hang kan | Aphanamixis polystachya (Meliaceae) | Aglaia polystachya Wall.; Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Andersonia rohituka Roxb.; Ricinocarpodendron polystachyum (Wall.) Mabb. | shrub/tree | No |
| ma kruut | Citrus hystrix (Rutaceae) | Citrus auraria Michel; Citrus echinata St.-Lag.; Citrus latipes Hook. f.& Thomson; Citrus papeda Miq.; Citrus torosa Blanco; Fortunella sagittifolia K. M. Feng & P. I Mao; Papeda rumphii Hassk. | shrub/tree | No |
| man thet | Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus batatas L. | vine | No |
| mapin | Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae) | Belou marmelos (L.) A. Lyons; Crateva marmelos L. | tree | No |
| mark-dang | Cyrtostachys renda (Arecaceae) | Cyrtostachys lakka Becc. | tree | No |
| matum | Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae) | Belou marmelos (L.) A. Lyons; Crateva marmelos L. | tree | No |
| phak bung | Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) | Ipomoea reptans Poir. | aquatic herb | No |
| phak khom suan | Amaranthus tricolor (Amaranthaceae) | Amaranthus gangeticus L.; Amaranthus mangostanus L.; Amaranthus polygamus L. | herb | No |
| samo cheen | Canarium album (Burseraceae) | Pimela alba Lour. | tree | No |
| samo chin | Canarium album (Burseraceae) | Pimela alba Lour. | tree | No |
| sator | Parkia speciosa (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| sepae min | Mentha spicata (Lamiaceae) | Mentha &mult; villosa Huds. var. cordifolia (Opiz) Lebeau; Mentha aquatica var. crispa (L.) Benth.; Mentha cordifolia Opiz; Mentha crispa L.; Mentha crispata Schrad. ex Willd.; Mentha microphylla K. Koch; Mentha tomentosa d'Urv.; Mentha tomentosa subsp tomentosa d'Urv.; Mentha viridis (L.) L. | herb | No |
| ta suea | Aphanamixis polystachya (Meliaceae) | Aglaia polystachya Wall.; Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.; Andersonia rohituka Roxb.; Ricinocarpodendron polystachyum (Wall.) Mabb. | shrub/tree | No |