Appendix 5: Plants (Part 2)

From: Appendix 5: Plants

Sagbut (Grasses)
agukay musk, mallow abelmosk (Moschatus medik)
andalan candle bush (Tagalog bikas- bikas), a small tree or shrub with dark green leaves and yellow flower spikes resembling a candle (Cassia alata)
andalhit a prickly shrub (Hibiscus suattensis)
andudukut any of several plants having fruit that sticks to clothing (as Desmodium spp.)
atay-atay caricature plant (Graptophyllum pictum)
bilduꞌ any of several herbs (Coleus spp.), among them oregano
dagahit a type of sedge (Sclenia a scrobiculata)
dahulaꞌ a rubiaceous plant which provides a home for ants, the ant plant (Myrmecodia spp.)
dalimaꞌ pomegranate (Punica granatum)
dantik reed, rush
dangkaan alexandrian laurel
dawpang an annual plant about a meter high (Triumfetta spp.)
duknay any of several club mosses
halumapa a leafy spinach-like vegetable (Amaranthus viridis)
hupiꞌ taro (Colecasia esculenta)
kawngkay celery (Apium graveolens var. dulce)
kayapuꞌ water lettuce; water lily
lagundiꞌ any of several shrubs the fruit of which is believed to prevent aging (Vitex spp.)
lukut lappas amor-seco grass (Andropogon aciculatus)
padpad a medicinal plant whose leaves contain water, like cactus leaves
pangaga marsh pennywort (Centella asiarica)
parang cogon grass (Imperata culindica)
parang lubuk variety of cogon grass
rusal gardenia
sawnggaꞌ touch-me-not; balsam (Tagalog kamantique) (Impatiens balsamina)
sāy lemon grass. (Andropagon citratus)
saypantuhug Indian snow-berry, a medicinal tree
sinaguliꞌ any of a number of plants with small, yellow, mallow-like flowers (esp. Sida spp.)
sipug-sipug (Tagalog macahiyaꞌ) (Biophytum sensitiyum)
sudsud₁ sedge (generic)
sulasi an aromatic and pungent herb
tabakuꞌ tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
tabug a name given to several plants which have a small fruit on a stem, also applied to the rubiaceous shrubs (Ficus spp.)
tagunalu a type of grass one to two meters high (Apluda mutica)
takanga side-flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
tangan-tangan castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis) (a number of medicinal uses)
tawkangaꞌ gumamela (Hibiscus rosasinensis)
taybuꞌ mushroom; fungus
tuba croton-oil plant (Croton tiglium)
Miscellaneous (Palms, Grains, Bamboos, Banana, Abaca, Papaya, Pineapple)
adlay Job’s tears (a kind of grain) (Coix lachryma-jobi)
bahiꞌ fish tail palm (Caryota spp.)
ballak anahao palm
bulkaw a broad-leafed bamboo (Dinochloa pubiramea)
bunga₁ areca palm
dawa millet; Italian millet
gandum corn (Zea mays)
kapaya papaya (Carica papaya)
kayawan spiny bamboo (Bambusa spinosa)
kisul a zingiberaceous plant, resurrection ginger (Tagalog gusol) (Kaempferia galanga)
lahiꞌ variety of bamboo
landang sago palm (Metroxylon sagu)
lanut abaca (Musa textilis)
layagan sorghum (Andropogon sorghum)
lunga sesame (Sesamium orientale)
nipaꞌ nipa palm (Nipa fruiticans)
niyug coconut (Cocos nucifera)
pangdan beach pandan (Panicum maximum)
pangdan magi fragrant pandanus (Pandanus odorus)
patung bamboo
patung sambulawan variety of bamboo (Bamboo vulgaris)
pāy rice (Oryza sativa)
pisang pineapple (Ananas comosus)
putan sticky rice, a different plant from pāy, its grain is larger than that of pāy.
sabba variety of banana (Musa sapientum var.)
sani sago palm (Metroxylon sagu)
sardang buri palm, a palm with large fan leaves (Corypha elata)
sayng banana (Musa spp.)
sayng tudluꞌ a long variety of banana
tadjaw variety of banana
tagambil a Malayan plant yielding resinous gum (Uncaria gambir)
tapikan fish-tail palm
tubu sugarcane (Saccharum officinarium)
tubu itum a variety with a pure black stem
tubu patung a variety with light green skin and internodes far apart
tubu sambulawan a variety with striped yellow-green skin and sweet juice