This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Tongarevan (written) language.
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| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| kāpaiē | Polyscias cumingiana (Araliaceae) | Aralia filicifolia C. Moore ex E. Fourn.; Polyscias filicifolia (C. Moore ex E. Fourn.) L. H. Bailey; Polyscias rumphiana Harms | shrub/tree | No |
| katuri | Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
| merēni | Citrullus lanatus (Cucurbitaceae) | Citrullus aedulis Pangalo; Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. | vine | No |
| merikō | Tagetes patula (Asteraceae) | Tagetes lunulata Ortega | herb | No |
| ‘ōporo | Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| pārapōtini | Passiflora quadrangularis (Passifloraceae) | vine | No | |
| pōkai kura | Gomphrena globosa (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| rēmene | Citrus limon (Rutaceae) | Citrus limonum Risso | tree | No |
| riri vaevae mokorā | Gloriosa superba (Colchicaceae) | Gloriosa abyssinica A. Rich.; Gloriosa simplex auct.; Gloriosa speciosa (Hochst.) Engl.; Gloriosa virescens Lindl. | herb | No |
| tara pī | Talinum paniculatum (Portulacaceae) | Portulaca paniculatum Jacq. | herb | No |
| taro | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | No |
| tiale akāu | Hoya australis (Apocynaceae) | Hoya dalrympliana F. Muell. | vine | No |
| tiare akapisipisi | Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) | tree | No | |
| tiare renga | Allamanda cathartica (Apocynaceae) | Allamanda cathartica var. hendersonii (W. Bull ex Dombrain) L. H. Bailey & Raffill; Allamanda hendersonii Bull ex Dombrain; Allamanda nobilis T. Moore | vine | No |
| tiare sina | Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| tiare sina | Pentas lanceolata (Rubiaceae) | Mussaenda luteola Delile; Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk. | herb | No |
| tiare tārona | Nerium oleander (Apocynaceae) | Nerium indicum Mill.; Nerium odorum Aiton | shrub | No |
| tiare valeau | Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| tīporo | Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae) | Citrus acida Roxb.; Citrus lima Lunan; Limonia aurantiifolia Christm. | tree | No |