This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Woleaian language.
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Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
faliyap | Syzygium malaccense (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L. | tree | No |
gabwi | Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) | Clerodendrum commersonii (Poir.) Spreng.; Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.; Volkameria commersonii Poir. | shrub | No |
gamwuutiy | Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus batatas L. | vine | No |
giop | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
giyob | Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | herb | No |
gugu | Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
habui | Volkameria inermis (Lamiaceae) | Clerodendrum commersonii (Poir.) Spreng.; Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.; Volkameria commersonii Poir. | shrub | No |
habulibul | Synedrella nodiflora (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
laash | Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet | tree | No |
opusal | Spermacoce remota (Rubiaceae) | Borreria laevis sensu various authors; Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav. | herb | No |
pur hur sopud | Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
ragïaut;ch | Calophyllum inophyllum (Clusiaceae) | Balsamaria inophyllum Lour.; Calophyllum apetalum Blanco; Calophyllum bingator Roxb.; Calophyllum blumei Wight; Calophyllum ovatifolium noronha; Calophyllum spurium Choisy; Calophyllum wakamatsui Kaneh. | tree | No |
sausau | Annona muricata (Annonaceae) | tree | No | |
uot | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | No |
woot | Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | No |