List of Khmu plant common names

The following list of Khmu (Kammu Yuan dialect of Luang Namtha Province, Laos) plant names is from Jan-Olof Svantesson et al. (2013).

Flowering plants

Kammu name	English name	Scientific name	Uses	Classification
cŕlɛ̀ɛl		Peristrophe tinctoria	food	Acanthaceae
lá pńŋàr	plant		cultivated plant	Acanthaceae
pl̀tàap	nuomixiang	Strobilanthes tonkinensis	food	Acanthaceae
pŕlɔ̀ɔc		Peristrophe lanceolaria	cultivated plant, food	Acanthaceae
stɔ́ɔŋ yíaŋ		Strobilanthes	cultivated plant	Acanthaceae
tàar síim		Strobilanthes	food	Acanthaceae
tlúum cmə̀	clock vine	Thunbergia grandiflora		Acanthaceae
hɔ́ɔm búa	Japanese bunching onion	Allium fistulosum		Alliaceae
hɔ́ɔm dɛ́ɛŋ	red onion		food	Alliaceae
hɔ́ɔm kháaw	garlic	Allium sativum		Alliaceae
slɛ́ɛp	Chinese chives	Allium tuberosum	cultivated plant, food	Alliaceae
sʔɨ́m	Japanese bunching onion	Allium fistulosum	cultivated plant, food	Alliaceae
lʔùur	spiny amaranth	Amaranthus spinosus	food	Amaranthaceae
pìc-pùul	globe amaranth	Gomphrena globosa	cultivated plant	Amaranthaceae
ràaŋ rɔ̀ɔn	cockscomb	Celosia cristata	cultivated plant	Amaranthaceae
stɔ́ɔŋ yɨ̀m	bloodleaf	Iresine herbstii	cultivated plant	Amaranthaceae
cráan		Rhus		Anacardiaceae
crées	wild mango		food	Anacardiaceae
kók	hogplum	Spondias pinnata	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Anacardiaceae
kùh	wild mango		food	Anacardiaceae
lŋìi	mango	Mangifera indica	cultivated plant, food	Anacardiaceae
pt̀kóot		Semecarpus cochinchinensis		Anacardiaceae
rák	lacquer tree	Rhus verniciflua		Anacardiaceae
rŋkɨ̀a	paldao	Dracontomelon	food, medicinal use	Anacardiaceae
ryə̀	Chinese sumac	Rhus chinensis	food, medicinal use	Anacardiaceae
táap	mango		cultivated plant, food	Anacardiaceae
wɔ̀ɔc	wild mango		food	Anacardiaceae
trá		Polyalthia		Annonaceae
cŕŋɛ̀		Pimpinella	cultivated plant, spiritual world	Apiaceae
hɔ́ɔm pɔ́ɔm páa	long coriander	Eryngium foetidum	food	Apiaceae
phák cìi	coriander		food	Apiaceae
phák cìi	fennel		food	Apiaceae
wàr	spadeleaf	Centella asiatica	food	Apiaceae
cńtràŋ	dita bark tree	Alstonia scholaris	housing	Apocynaceae
tr̀hé		Amalocalyx microlobus	food	Apocynaceae
cɔ̀ɔy	Chinese evergreen	Aglaonema commutatum	spiritual world	Araceae
cɔ̀ɔy	spotted evergreen	Aglaonema costatum	spiritual world	Araceae
cró	taro			Araceae
cró któŋ	taro		cultivated plant, food	Araceae
cró mòk	taro		cultivated plant, food	Araceae
cró òm	taro	Colocasia esculenta	food	Araceae
cró ték		Caladium × hortulanum		Araceae
cró tìiŋ	taro		cultivated plant, food	Araceae
ktɨ́r	giant taro	Alocasia macrorrhizos	spiritual world	Araceae
ktɨ́r pə̀	taro		cultivated plant, food	Araceae
lɔ̀ɔr-pɔ́	tongavine	Epipremnum pinnatum		Araceae
plɛ̀ɛ-wɛ́ɛn		Pothos scandens		Araceae
srtók		Lasia spinosa	food, medicinal use	Araceae
cr̀hóŋ		Aralia	food	Araliaceae
lmkáaŋ		Heptapleurum		Araliaceae
tm̀pə́	snowflake tree	Trevesia palmata		Araliaceae
cràk	palm		food	Arecaceae
cŕtè	mountain serdang	Livistona speciosa	housing, food	Arecaceae
cùk	fishtail palm		housing, food, medicinal use	Arecaceae
cùk síim	fishtail palm	Caryota mitis		Arecaceae
plàaw	coconut palm			Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ	rattan	Calamus		Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ	rattan	Demonorops		Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ cáŋ		Pinanga	food	Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ cíik	rattan		food	Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ kné	rattan		food	Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ krɛ̀ɛt	rattan		food	Arecaceae
plɔ̀ɔŋ kúŋ	rattan		cultivated plant, food	Arecaceae
táan	palmyra palm	Borassus flabellifer		Arecaceae
túut plé	betel nut palm	Areca catechu	food	Arecaceae
tʔó	Wallich palm	Wallichia gracilis	food	Arecaceae
tmó		Aristolochia	food, medicinal use	Aristolochiaceae
pràaŋ		Dischidia		Asclepiadaceae
sén	wax flower	Hoya	spiritual world	Asclepiadaceae
cít hʔú	billygoat weed	Ageratum conyzoides		Asteraceae
cít Phá-làŋ		Vernonia	food	Asteraceae
kɔ́ɔn ɔ̀ɔŋ	herb		food	Asteraceae
lʔòot	paracress	Spilanthes acmella	food	Asteraceae
mɨ̀aŋ-wáay	Siam weed	Eupatorium odoratum	medicinal use	Asteraceae
ràaŋ màt prì	Mexican sunflower	Tithonia diversifolia	cultivated plant, food	Asteraceae
ràaŋ pàn-cìi	African marigold	Tagetes erecta	cultivated plant	Asteraceae
ràaŋ skám yà	orange cosmos	Cosmos sulphureus	cultivated plant	Asteraceae
tńʔòr		Eupatorium stoechadosmum	cultivated plant, spiritual world	Asteraceae
tʔúl		Vernonia parishii	spiritual world	Asteraceae
rŋcɨ̀aŋ		Begonia	food	Begoniaceae
rhál	alder-leaf birch	Betula alnoides	housing	Betulaceae
làaŋ-là	Indian trumpet flower	Oroxylum indicum	food	Bignoniaceae
ràaŋ púŋ	tree jasmine	Radermachera ignea		Bignoniaceae
twé		Markhamia stipulata	food	Bignoniaceae
túut nàm ñɔ̀ɔm	annatto	Bixa orellana		Bixaceae
ŋìiw	kapok tree	Ceiba pentandra		Bombacaceae
trɔ́ɔl	red silk-cotton tree	Bombax ceiba	food	Bombacaceae
ka-lam-pii	cabbage			Brassicaceae
phák phə́k	rat-tail radish	Raphanus sativus	food	Brassicaceae
srpà	watercress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	food	Brassicaceae
tló	Chinese cabbage		food	Brassicaceae
tló cŋáar	Indian mustard	Brassica juncea	cultivated plant, food	Brassicaceae
tló klɔ́ɔk	pak choi	Brassica rapa		Brassicaceae
khdát	pineapple	Ananas comosus	cultivated plant, food	Bromeliaceae
tr̀hɨ́l		Sarcococca	housing	Buxaceae
tɔ̀ɔŋ plàat	barbary fig	Opuntia	cultivated plant	Cactaceae
kǹcháa	hemp	Cannabis sativa		Cannabaceae
cr̀là pù sɨ́aŋ	Ceylon caper	Capparis zeylanica		Capparidaceae
sáay rɔ̀ɔŋ	garlic pear	Crateva magna	cultivated plant, food	Capparidaceae
cúaŋ		Viburnum inopinatum		Caprifoliaceae
kɔ́ɔn plìa	Chinese elder	Sambucus javanica	medicinal use	Caprifoliaceae
smút	papaya	Carica papaya	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Caricaceae
kwáak	Indian rhubarb	Garcinia pedunculata	medicinal use	Clusiaceae
màŋ-kùt	mangosteen	Garcinia mangostana		Clusiaceae
pɔ́ɔm túun		Mammea siamensis		Clusiaceae
smcɔ́ɔr	dayflower	Commelina nudiflora	food	Commelinaceae
cíi-cɔ́ɔ		Merremia vitifolia	food	Convolvulaceae
kwáay lɨ̀ay	sweet potato	Ipomoea batatas	food	Convolvulaceae
phák búŋ	water spinach	Ipomoea aquatica		Convolvulaceae
pr̀kár	hogvine	Merremia umbellata		Convolvulaceae
smpùt-húl	white costus	Costus speciosus	medicinal use	Costaceae
pùul-wàh hyíar		Kalanchoe blossfeldiana	cultivated plant, medicinal use	Crassulaceae
hmpíir cáŋ	wax gourd	Benincasa hispida	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Cucurbitaceae
hmpíir hntùum	pumpkin		cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
kíal	melon	Cucumis melo	cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
kíal	cucumber	Cucumis sativus	cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
lmnàr	ridged luffa	Luffa acutangula	cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
nɔ̀ɔy	gourd		cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
nɔ̀ɔy màr	snake gourd	Trichosanthes cucumerina	cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
nɔ̀ɔy mòn	gourd		cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
pc̀ ’ràac sɨ́aŋ	balsam pear	Momordica charantia	food	Cucurbitaceae
phák khɛ́ɛp	ivy gourd	Coccinia grandis	food	Cucurbitaceae
skó	gourd		cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
skó rŋmɨ̀ŋ	bottle gourd	Lagenaria siceraria	cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
snlòoy	ridged luffa	Luffa acutangula	cultivated plant, food	Cucurbitaceae
tɛ́ɛŋ mòo	watermelon	Citrullus lanatus		Cucurbitaceae
cít khúul sɔ́		Cyperus halpan		Cyperaceae
cít khúul sɔ́		Fimbristylis		Cyperaceae
lmséek		Scleria bancana		Cyperaceae
lmséek òm		Cyperus brevifolius		Cyperaceae
pìit-ktíiŋ		Cyperus		Cyperaceae
prú	elephant apple	Dillenia indica	food	Dilleniaceae
rwɛ̀		Dillenia parviflora	food	Dilleniaceae
cwə̀əy	yam		food	Dioscoreaceae
ìir	air potato	Dioscorea bulbifera		Dioscoreaceae
kwáay	yam		cultivated plant, food	Dioscoreaceae
kwáay òm	white yam	Dioscorea alata	food	Dioscoreaceae
kr̀lèk	white seraya	Parashorea	housing	Dipterocarpaceae
màaŋ klɔ́ɔk	gurjum	Dipterocarpus alatus		Dipterocarpaceae
cèl	dragon tree			Dracaenaceae
cèl klàaŋ	dragon tree	Dracena louriei	cultivated plant	Dracaenaceae
crúan		Diospyros areolata	food	Ebenaceae
lmtáar		Elaeagnus conferta	food	Elaeagnaceae
mák kɔ́ɔk nàm		Elaeocarpus hygrophilus		Elaeocarpaceae
cràaŋ	castor-oil plant	Ricinus communis	cultivated plant, medicinal use	Euphorbiaceae
cr̀mèey	Indian gooseberry	Phyllanthus emblica	food	Euphorbiaceae
hrlɨ̀am		Aporosa dioica	housing, food	Euphorbiaceae
kĺtàak		Macaranga denticulata	housing	Euphorbiaceae
kĺtàak òm		Macaranga gigantea		Euphorbiaceae
kĺʔèŋ-rɔ̀ɔy		Croton cascarilloides	medicinal use	Euphorbiaceae
krèey		Homonoia riparia		Euphorbiaceae
kwáay trɔ́ɔl	cassava	Manihot esculenta	food	Euphorbiaceae
lmnàa	physic nut	Jatropha curcas	housing	Euphorbiaceae
lmnàa hncìm	physic nut	Jatropha curcas	cultivated plant, medicinal use	Euphorbiaceae
mák yòm	Otaheite gooseberry	Phyllanthus acidus		Euphorbiaceae
plìŋ		Balakata baccata		Euphorbiaceae
pĺtɨ̀m	Javanese bishopwood	Bischofia javanica	housing	Euphorbiaceae
pɔ́ɔ		Mallotus barbatus	housing	Euphorbiaceae
pɔ̀ɔl	turn-in-the-wind	Mallotus paniculatus		Euphorbiaceae
rmmáal	rambai	Baccaurea ramiflora	housing, food	Euphorbiaceae
rŋlɔ̀ɔŋ (cf. lɔ̀ɔŋ)		Macaranga kurzii	housing	Euphorbiaceae
tɔ̀ɔŋ lɔ́ɔ		Croton roxburghii	medicinal use	Euphorbiaceae
tɔ̀ɔŋ lɔ́ɔ		Glochidion sphaerogynum	medicinal use	Euphorbiaceae
crá		Acacia pennata	food	Fabaceae
cŕlɔ̀ɔn-tɔ́ɔn		Derris		Fabaceae
crùum	bean		cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
dúu	padauk	Pterocarpus macrocarpus		Fabaceae
hmpíat	tropical kudzu	Pueraria phaseoloides	medicinal use	Fabaceae
hmpɔ́ɔr	tamarind	Tamarindus indica	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Fabaceae
hmpɔ́ɔr prì	soapnut	Acacia rugata	food, medicinal use, spiritual world	Fabaceae
hrlàam	vine			Fabaceae
klpáaŋ	orchid tree	Bauhinia variegata	housing, food	Fabaceae
klpáaŋ cmə̀		Bauhinia		Fabaceae
kĺpàk pɛ̀	stinking cassia	Senna tora		Fabaceae
kĺpàk pɛ̀	stinking cassia	Cajanus		Fabaceae
km̀rə̀ lmpò		Millettia	medicinal use	Fabaceae
km̀rɨ̀al		Derris		Fabaceae
kńtrɔ̀ɔŋ tàaŋ		Acacia		Fabaceae
krèeŋ	black siris	Albizia odoratissima	housing	Fabaceae
kthín	lead tree	Leucaena leucocephala		Fabaceae
lìap		Mucuna macrocarpa	spiritual world	Fabaceae
lmtées	hyacinth bean	Lablab purpureus	cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
péey	mung bean	Vigna radiata	cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
pr̀háan hyíar		Archidendron clypearia		Fabaceae
prís	vine		food	Fabaceae
pŕyùut	vine		food	Fabaceae
rɨ́t	tea-shade tree	Albizia chinensis	housing	Fabaceae
rnlɨ̀a	dadap	Erythrina subumbrans		Fabaceae
sáam-kàm		Parkia leiophylla	food	Fabaceae
síi-pàay	bean		cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
smlɛ̀ɛŋ	vine		spiritual world	Fabaceae
sóm-sáa	raintree	Samanea saman		Fabaceae
srlɛ̀ɛŋ	soya bean	Glycine max	cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
srlɛ̀ɛŋ	red gram	Cajanus cajan	cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
srlɛ̀ɛŋ prì	rattlebox plant	Crotalaria mucronata		Fabaceae
syáan		Entada	medicinal use	Fabaceae
tàp	sword bean		cultivated plant, food	Fabaceae
thúa	groundnut, peanut	Arachis hypogaea	cultivated plant	Fabaceae
tḿŋìɨt	vine		food	Fabaceae
tráŋ		Erythrina stricta	spiritual world	Fabaceae
yʌ̀ʌp	sensitive plant	Mimosa pudica		Fabaceae
khá hrlàak	chestnut			Fagaceae
khá nám		Castanopsis armata	housing, food	Fagaceae
khá sék	Indian chestnut	Castanopsis acuminatissima	housing	Fagaceae
lpà	chestnut		housing	Fagaceae
pór só		Lithocarpus aggregatus	housing	Fagaceae
rñkɛ̀ɛñ		Lithocarpus	housing, medicinal use	Fagaceae
km̀tɨ́l	rukam	Flacourtia rukam	housing, food	Flacourtiaceae
plák		Curculigo		Hypoxidaceae
ckíar cńtràas		Eleutherine americana	cultivated plant, medicinal use	Iridaceae
hmpúur tráak		Engelhardtia spicata	housing	Juglandaceae
cít khúul sɔ́		Juncus prismatocarpus		Juncaceae
hɔ́ɔm dían	field mint	Mentha arvensis	food	Lamiaceae
klúus	herb		cultivated plant, food	Lamiaceae
làk-lɛ̀ɛŋ	basil	Ocimum basilicum	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Lamiaceae
màh ñàak	wild cinnamon	Cinnamomum iners	food	Lauraceae
rŋsɔ́ɔŋ	mountain pepper	Litsea cubeba	housing	Lauraceae
smnàar		Phoebe lanceolata		Lauraceae
tùul		Litsea monopetala	housing	Lauraceae
ràaŋ rì	duckweed	Lemna perpusilla		Lemnaceae
ˀyíak ték	parasitic plant			Loranthaceae
rcò yɨ̀m	roselle	Hibiscus sabdariffa	cultivated plant	Malvaceae
skñàak	Congo jute	Urena lobata		Malvaceae
thúa-lìan	durian	Durio		Malvaceae
wáay	cotton	Gossypium hirsutum	cultivated plant	Malvaceae
lá trù		Maranta	housing	Marantaceae
lmcá		Chukrasia	food	Meliaceae
lòoñ	chinaberry	Melia azedarach	housing	Meliaceae
rwàan	neem tree	Azadirachta indica	food	Meliaceae
rwàan prì	tree		food	Meliaceae
ñáa nàaŋ		Tiliacora triandra	food	Menispermaceae
crì	banyan		spiritual world	Moraceae
crì ŋà		Ficus parietalis		Moraceae
crì pə̀	wild fig	Ficus lacor	food	Moraceae
kcé		Antiaris toxicaria		Moraceae
kláa kɔ̀ɔy	hairy mountain fig	Ficus hirta var. hirta	food	Moraceae
kláa wá	hairy mountain fig	Ficus hirta var. hirta	food	Moraceae
kĺtòoc		Ficus semicordata	housing	Moraceae
ksáal	opposite leaf fig	Ficus hispida	food	Moraceae
lwà	yellow-stem fig	Ficus fistulosa	cultivated plant, food	Moraceae
mák mìi	jackfruit	Artocarpus heterophyllus	cultivated plant, food	Moraceae
mɔ̀ɔn	white mulberry	Morus alba		Moraceae
plèes	Himalayan mulberry	Morus macroura	housing, medicinal use	Moraceae
pǹtrìik		Artocarpus	food	Moraceae
pǹtrìik síim	lacoocha	Artocarpus lacucha	food	Moraceae
ryɛ̀ɛl	Benjamin tree	Ficus benjamina		Moraceae
ryɔ̀ɔl		Ficus		Moraceae
sáa-lɛ̀ɛ	paper mulberry	Broussonetia papyrifera	food	Moraceae
tón críi	bo tree	Ficus religiosa	spiritual world	Moraceae
trúul	Roxburgh fig	Ficus auriculata	food	Moraceae
túuk-túuk	hairy mountain fig	Ficus hirta var. roxburghii		Moraceae
plé màt tríik	calabura tree	Muntingia calabura		Muntingiaceae
kcúŋ	snow banana	Ensete glaucum	medicinal use	Musaceae
tlɔ́ɔy	banana		cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Musaceae
hntá prɔ́ɔk ríaŋ		Knema		Myristicaceae
cr̀lɔ̀ɔy	false pepper	Embelia ribes	food	Myrsinaceae
kríaŋ	Java plum	Syzygium cumini	housing, food	Myrtaceae
ktɨ́l rìc	water rose-apple	Syzygium aqueum	housing, food	Myrtaceae
sóm-phùu	rose-apple	Syzygium		Myrtaceae
tlɔ́ɔy Hɔ́ɔ	guava	Psidium guajava	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Myrtaceae
búa	sacred lotus	Nelumbo nucifera		Nelumbonaceae
ràaŋ cm̀kó	four-o'clock	Mirabilis jalapa		Nyctaginaceae
kŕlìiŋ		Erythropalum scandens	cultivated plant, food	Olacaceae
ràaŋ Àay Ràk		Jasminum		Oleaceae
clɛ́ɛs		Melientha suavis	food	Opiliaceae
ràaŋ klòh		Dendrobium lindleyi		Orchidaceae
kɛ̀ɛr	star fruit	Averrhoa carambola	cultivated plant, food	Oxalidaceae
hntə̀ə!y	screwpine	Pandanus	cultivated plant	Pandanaceae
ˀyáa phín	opium poppy	Papaver somniferum	cultivated plant	Papaveraceae
lŋà	sesame	Sesamum orientale	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Pedaliaceae
lŋà plíar	sesame		food	Pedaliaceae
pr̀cáŋ kné		Dianella ensifolia		Phormiaceae
ckháan	Java long pepper	Piper chaba	food	Piperaceae
krò	long pepper	Piper sarmentosum	food	Piperaceae
ktɔ́ɔy	pepper vine		food	Piperaceae
plùu	betel pepper	Piper betle	cultivated plant, food	Piperaceae
prí Théey	pepper	Piper nigrum		Piperaceae
pùu lìiŋ	long pepper	Piper sarmentosum	cultivated plant, food	Piperaceae
càak		Indosasa indica	housing, food	Poaceae
chúk		Bambusa	cultivated plant, housing, food	Poaceae
cléŋ		Themeda		Poaceae
cńtràm	silkreed	Neyraudia reynaudiana		Poaceae
cɔ́ɔs	bamboo		housing	Poaceae
hŋkɔ́ɔy	finger millet	Eleusine coracana	cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
hŋkɔ́ɔy ràŋ	foxtail millet	Setaria italica	cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
hŋkɔ́ɔy sáay	sorghum	Sorghum bicolor	food	Poaceae
hpé	Job's tears	Coix lacryma-jobi	cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
klà	wild sugar cane	Saccharum spontaneum		Poaceae
klmè	sugar cane	Saccharum officinarum	cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
krɨ̀al	bamboo		cultivated plant, housing, food	Poaceae
ktáh tráak	swollen fingergrass	Chloris barbata	food	Poaceae
mèey pɨ́ŋ		Dendrocalamus calostachyus	housing, food	Poaceae
mèey plɔ́ɔŋ	bamboo (general term)			Poaceae
mɨ́aŋ	highland pitpit	Setaria palmifolia		Poaceae
ŋɔ́	rice		cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
plàaŋ	eulalia grass	Miscanthus sinensis	spiritual world	Poaceae
pléey	bamboo		food	Poaceae
plóoŋ		Indosasa indica	cultivated plant	Poaceae
pɔ̀ɔc	bamboo		food, medicinal use	Poaceae
prɛ̀ɛt	carpet grass	Axonopus compressus		Poaceae
prɛ̀ɛt	Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon		Poaceae
pr̀yàak	sasagrass	Microstegium ciliatum		Poaceae
rháaŋ	male bamboo	Dendrocalamus strictus	cultivated plant, housing	Poaceae
rháaŋ cr̀là	bamboo		food	Poaceae
rháaŋ kné	miniature bamboo	Pogonatherum paniceum		Poaceae
rháaŋ kɔ́ɔn sɨ́aŋ	bamboo		cultivated plant, housing	Poaceae
rháaŋ yɨ̀m	common bamboo	Bambusa vulgaris		Poaceae
ryàal	bamboo		cultivated plant	Poaceae
sáa-lìi	maize		cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
sə̀ə-krə̀ə	lemongrass	Cymbopogon citratus	cultivated plant, food, medicinal use	Poaceae
sə̀ə-krə̀ə ràaŋ	Java citronella grass	Cymbopogon winterianus		Poaceae
spɔ́	giant bamboo	Dendrocalamus giganteus	cultivated plant, housing, food	Poaceae
srlɨ̀aŋ	cogongrass	Imperata cylindrica	cultivated plant, housing, medicinal use	Poaceae
tlàa		Cephalostachyum virgatum	cultivated plant, housing	Poaceae
tmáar	bamboo			Poaceae
tnéc	spineless Indian bamboo	Bambusa tulda	housing, food	Poaceae
tpáŋ mə̀əy	bamboo		cultivated plant, food	Poaceae
tráañ	tiger grass	Thysanolaena latifolia	food, spiritual world	Poaceae
tr̀ʔàal	bamboo			Poaceae
lmcéem	Chinese knotweed	Persicaria chinensis	food	Polygonaceae
pr̀sám	water pepper	Persicaria hydropiper	food	Polygonaceae
pr̀sám sɨ́aŋ		Persicaria barbata		Polygonaceae
pùul-wàh pə̀	perennial buckwheat	Fagopyrum cymosum	cultivated plant, food	Polygonaceae
mák tán	ber	Ziziphus mauritiana		Rhamnaceae
tm̀ mɔ́ɔŋ prɔ́ɔk		Ziziphus rugosa	food	Rhamnaceae
kú-làap	rose	Rosa clinophylla		Rosaceae
lá mòn		Prunus		Rosaceae
pràac	golden evergreen raspberry	Rubus ellipticus	food	Rosaceae
pràac hʔéep	raspberry	Rubus	food, spiritual world	Rosaceae
pràac knú	raspberry		food	Rosaceae
púuŋ	peach	Prunus persica	cultivated plant, food	Rosaceae
tḿpə̀ər		Prunus cerasoides	housing	Rosaceae
cŕpàn-kláaŋ		Uncaria		Rubiaceae
kháw-phɛ́ɛ	coffee plant	Coffea		Rubiaceae
ràaŋ ˀyíak tùr		Mussaenda kerrii		Rubiaceae
srŋɛ̀ɛ		Wendlandia tinctoria		Rubiaceae
tńlə̀		Canthium parvifolium	food	Rubiaceae
tlɔ́ɔy ŋɔ́		Disporopsis longifolia	medicinal use	Ruscaceae
cɔ́ɔm	leech lime		cultivated plant	Rutaceae
kyɔ̀ɔŋ	Sichuan pepper		food	Rutaceae
kyɔ̀ɔŋ kúŋ		Zanthoxylum armatum	cultivated plant, food	Rutaceae
kyɔ̀ɔŋ síim		Zanthoxylum myriacanthum	food	Rutaceae
mák cúk	mandarin orange	Citrus reticulata	cultivated plant, food	Rutaceae
mák nàaw	lemon	Citrus limon		Rutaceae
mák phúk	pomelo	Citrus maxima	cultivated plant, food	Rutaceae
phák kúut	kaffir lime	Citrus hystrix		Rutaceae
sŋklíaŋ	sour orange		cultivated plant, food	Rutaceae
lìn-cíi	lychee	Litchi sinensis		Sapindaceae
lmñèey	longan	Dimocarpus longan		Sapindaceae
pyàa màat	rambutan	Nephelium lappaceum	food	Sapindaceae
tɛ́ ɛt-twɛ́ɛr	soapberry	Sapindus rarak		Sapindaceae
tŋɨ̀as	Pacific maple	Pometia pinnata	housing	Sapindaceae
pùul-wàh prùul	chameleon plant	Houttuynia cordata		Saururaceae
kwáay sɨ́aŋ		Smilax		Smilacaceae
cùut	tobacco nightshade	Solanum erianthum	food	Solanaceae
hntòr	eggplant			Solanaceae
hntòr cáŋ	eggplant	Solanum	food	Solanaceae
hntòr cɨ̀aŋ wàaŋ	eggplant		food	Solanaceae
hntòr còl	eggplant		food	Solanaceae
hntòr kríiŋ-krɔ́ɔŋ		Solanum spirale	food	Solanaceae
hntòr Krɔ́ɔŋ	turkeyberry	Solanum torvum	food	Solanaceae
hntòr kʔíip	Indian nightshade	Solanum violaceum	food	Solanaceae
hntòr ŋɔ́	eggplant		food	Solanaceae
klòŋ	Chinese lantern	Physalis alkekengi	food	Solanaceae
lmtàaŋ cét	tomato	Solanum lycopersicum	cultivated plant, food	Solanaceae
lmtàaŋ kláa lmpò	eggplant	Solanum melongena	cultivated plant, food	Solanaceae
lmtàaŋ kràp	eggplant	Solanum melongena	cultivated plant, food	Solanaceae
lmtàaŋ ŋà	Sodom apple	Solanum aculeatissimum	food	Solanaceae
prí	chilli, paprika	Capsicum frutescens	cultivated plant, food	Solanaceae
tlúum	black nightshade	Solanum nigrum	food	Solanaceae
ˀyáa túuñ	tobacco	Nicotiana tabacum	cultivated plant, spiritual world	Solanaceae
sntéer		Duabanga grandiflora	housing	Sonneratiaceae
plù tríik	tiger whisker	Tacca chantrieri	food	Taccaceae
káar		Anneslea fragrans		Ternstroemiaceae
pɔ́ɔm tkán		Anneslea		Ternstroemiaceae
míaŋ	tea plant	Camellia sinensis	cultivated plant, food	Theaceae
trú	needlewood tree	Schima wallichii	housing, medicinal use, spiritual world	Theaceae
kḿlà		Microcos paniculata		Tiliaceae
hntáa	charcoal tree	Trema orientalis	housing	Ulmaceae
ksét	yanagi	Debregeasia longifolia		Urticaceae
páan	ramie	Boehmeria nivea	cultivated plant	Urticaceae
rmtɨ̀m plɨ́am (cf. tɨ̀m)		Elatostema sessile		Urticaceae
smrə̀əŋ		Laportea		Urticaceae
clà	yemani	Gmelina arborea	food, medicinal use	Verbenaceae
cŋ̀ kías	beautyberry	Callicarpa arborea		Verbenaceae
mèey sák	teak	Tectona grandis		Verbenaceae
pàay-làaŋ	dogtail	Buddleja asiatica		Verbenaceae
àaŋ-ŋùn	grapevine			Vitaceae
klɔ́ɔt	common tree-vine	Leea indica	spiritual world	Vitaceae
km̀nàas	vine			Vitaceae
lmtúur		Cissus modeccoides		Vitaceae
tár hryà		Cissus		Vitaceae
ckíar	fingerroot	Boesenbergia rotunda	cultivated plant, medicinal use	Zingiberaceae
ckíar mùum	turmeric	Curcuma longa	cultivated plant	Zingiberaceae
ckíar tʔɔ́ɔr	medicinal plant		cultivated plant, medicinal use	Zingiberaceae
ckíar yíaŋ	medicinal plant		cultivated plant, medicinal use	Zingiberaceae
cr̀kɔ́ɔy	pinecone ginger	Zingiber zerumbet	cultivated plant, medicinal use, spiritual world	Zingiberaceae
kḿlɨ̀aʔ	shell ginger	Alpinia zerumbet	food	Zingiberaceae
kǹsál	galangal	Alpinia	food, medicinal use	Zingiberaceae
nɔ̀ɔŋ-nɛ̀ɛŋ	plant		food	Zingiberaceae
péc		Alpinia	food	Zingiberaceae
ràaŋ ɨ̀aŋ	butterfly lily	Hedychium coronarium	cultivated plant	Zingiberaceae
rwè	ginger	Zingiber officinale	cultivated plant, food	Zingiberaceae

Other plants

Kammu name	English name	Scientific name	Uses	Classification
hmlìik	alga			algae
klèey	pond scum	Spirogyra	food	algae
lɛ̀-lɛ̀	alga			algae
lìik-lìik klàaŋ	alga			algae
tlóoc	alga		food	algae
hmpúuy ùt	clubmoss	Lycopodium		clubmosses
hmpúuy ùt	spikemoss	Selaginella willdenowii		clubmosses
phɛ́ɛk	Khasia pine	Pinus kesiya		conifers
klár wàr	climbing fern	Lygodium flexuosum	food	ferns and horsetails
kr̀súuñ	pako	Athyrium esculentum	food	ferns and horsetails
pàn-pɛ̀ɛŋ	fern			ferns and horsetails
tìiŋ pr̀yɔ̀ɔŋ	horsetail	Equisetum debile		ferns and horsetails
twá	fern			ferns and horsetails
twá kàa		Microsorum normale	food	ferns and horsetails
twá kàm-kòr	tree fern			ferns and horsetails
twá kǹtúar púas	cycad fern	Blechnum orientale		ferns and horsetails
twá kǹtúar púas	cycad fern	Brainea insignis
twá màh	bracken	Pteridium aquilinum	food	ferns and horsetails
twá smyɔ̀ɔŋ		Pteris longipinnula	spiritual world	ferns and horsetails
twá tŋ́kə̀ər	staghorn fern	Gleichenia linearis	medicinal use	ferns and horsetails
twá yàan	fern		housing	ferns and horsetails

Fungi

Kammu name	English name	Scientific name	Uses	Classification
tís	mushroom			mushrooms
tís cńtràŋ	chanterelle	Cantharellus	food	mushrooms
tís hryà róoy	stinkhorn	Phallus indusiatus		mushrooms
tís ká		Pleurocybe	food	mushrooms
tís kĺtɨ̀ak	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís kǹsáh		Russula densifolia	food	mushrooms
tís kɔ́ɔk sá	bird's nest fungus	Cyathus striatus		mushrooms
tís ktáak tí tmɔ̀ɔŋ	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís lmtàaŋ	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís màam	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís mɔ̀ɔs	split gill	Schizophyllum commune	food, medicinal use	mushrooms
tís ñɔ̀ɔm èem	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís pnɨ̀m		Termitomyces	food	mushrooms
tís pŋ̀kɨ̀l	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís tpáŋ	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís túr		Campanella	food	mushrooms
tís yɔ̀ɔr	mushroom		food	mushrooms
tís ˀyíak tráak		Amanita		mushrooms

See also

• List of Khmu animal common names
• Wildlife of Laos