This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Wallisian language.
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| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| aka | Pueraria montana var. lobata (Fabaceae) | Dolichos lobatusWilld.; Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Pueraria thunbergiana(Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth.; Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) T. Makino | vine | No |
| ‘akauveli | Indigofera suffruticosa (Fabaceae) | Indigofera anil L. | shrub | No |
| avoka | Persea americana (Lauraceae) | tree | No | |
| fagafaga | Canna indica (Cannaceae) | Canna cinea Mill.; Canna edulis Ker Gawl.; Canna limbata Roscoe; Canna lutea Mill. | herb | No |
| fanafana | Canna indica (Cannaceae) | Canna cinea Mill.; Canna edulis Ker Gawl.; Canna limbata Roscoe; Canna lutea Mill. | herb | No |
| fanamanu | Canna indica (Cannaceae) | Canna cinea Mill.; Canna edulis Ker Gawl.; Canna limbata Roscoe; Canna lutea Mill. | herb | No |
| fau ingo | Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae) | Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.; Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz | herb | No |
| fiki | Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| filimoto | Flacourtia rukam (Salicaceae) | Flacourtia euphlebia Merr. | tree | No |
| hoi | Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae) | Dioscorea latifolia Benth. | vine | No |
| kafika | Syzygium malaccense (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L. | tree | No |
| kakamika | Sigesbeckia orientalis (Asteraceae) | Siegesbeckia orientalis L. | herb | No |
| kape | Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) | Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte; Arum indicum Lour.; Arum macrorrhizon L.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth | herb | No |
| kofe | Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree-like grass | No | |
| kofefiti | Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree-like grass | No | |
| koka | Bischofia javanica (Phyllanthaceae) | Andrachne trifoliata Roxb.; Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook. | tree | No |
| kumala | Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus batatas L. | vine | No |
| kutu | Eleocharis dulcis (Cyperaceae) | Andropogon dulcis Burm. f.; Eleocharis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult.; Scirpus tuberosus Roxb. | sedge | No |
| lepo | Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| lo‘a | Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) | shrub | No | |
| loa | Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) | shrub | No | |
| mafa‘i | Luffa aegyptiaca (Cucurbitaceae) | Luffa cylindrica M. Roem.; Luffa pentandra Roxb.; Momordica cylindrica L.; Momordica luffa L. | vine | No |
| māgele | Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) | Trema cannabina Lour.; Trema cannabinum Lour.; Trema orientale (L.) Blume; Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H. Hara | tree | No |
| malualoi | Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| mangeo | Fleurya interrupta (Urticaceae) | Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew; Urtica interrupta L. | herb | No |
| maoli kai | Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae) | Citrus acida Roxb.; Citrus lima Lunan; Limonia aurantiifolia Christm. | tree | No |
| ma‘utofu | Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) | Sida microphylla Cav. | shrub | No |
| mautofu | Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) | Sida microphylla Cav. | shrub | No |
| mohokoi | Cananga odorata (Annonaceae) | Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King; Uvaria odorata Lam. | shrub/tree | No |
| mosokoi | Cananga odorata (Annonaceae) | Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King; Uvaria odorata Lam. | shrub/tree | No |
| ‘ohai | Delonix regia (Fabaceae) | Poinciana regia Bojer | tree | No |
| polo | Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| polo | Solanum americanum (Solanaceae) | Solanum nigrum var. americanum (Mill.) O.E. Schulz | herb | No |
| sinu | Hoya australis (Apocynaceae) | Hoya dalrympliana F. Muell. | vine | No |
| soi | Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae) | Dioscorea latifolia Benth. | vine | No |
| tae puaka | Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| talo | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | No |
| talotalo | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
| tamatama | Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| tamole | Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
| tapaka | Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| toa | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet | tree | No |
| tona | Centella asiatica (Apiaceae) | Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Hydrocotyle erecta L. f. | herb | No |
| tono | Centella asiatica (Apiaceae) | Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Hydrocotyle erecta L. f. | herb | No |
| vavae | Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) | Bombax pentandrum L.; Ceiba casearia Medik.; Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. | tree | No |
| vavae | Gossypium barbadense (Malvaceae) | Gossypium brasiliense Macfad.; Gossypium peruvianum Cav. | shrub | No |
| vavai | Gossypium barbadense (Malvaceae) | Gossypium brasiliense Macfad.; Gossypium peruvianum Cav. | shrub | No |
| vi papalagi | Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No |