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 |