| Subject | Portuguese | English |
| med. | bugia de Harrison | Harrison whip |
| med. | bugia de Hefner | Hefner candle |
| environ., nat.res. | freira do bugio | gon-gon (Petrodroma feae) |
| nat.res. | freira-do-bugio | Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae) |
| obs., nat.sc., agric. | rabo-de-bugio | vegetable hair (Tillandsia usneoides, Renealmia usneoides) |
| obs., nat.sc., agric. | rabo-de-bugio | southern moss (Tillandsia usneoides, Renealmia usneoides) |
| obs., nat.sc., agric. | rabo-de-bugio | long beard (Tillandsia usneoides, Renealmia usneoides) |
| obs., nat.sc., agric. | rabo-de-bugio | Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides, Renealmia usneoides) |