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Appendix 4. Invasive species ong>ofong> environmental concern by location Table 1. Invasive species ong>ofong> environmental concern present on Koror, Ngerkebesang and Malakal Scientific Name Common Names (abridged) Family Habit Locations †+Abrus precaong>toong>rius *Acacia auriculiformis *Acacia confusa Adenanong>theong>ra pavonina †Aeschynomene americana English: bead vine, coral bead plant, precaong>toong>ry, precaong>toong>ry bean, red beadvine, rosary pea English: Papuan wattle, earleaf acacia, norong>theong>rn black wattle, ear-pod wattle English: Formosa koa, Formosa acacia; ong>Palauong>an: ianángi, yanangi English: coral bean tree, red sandalwood tree, red bead tree; ong>Palauong>an: telengtúngd, telentundalel Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae English: American joint vetch, joint vetch, shyleaf Fabaceae herb *Agave sp. English: American aloe, century plant Agavaceae succulent *Albizia lebbeck Allamanda cathartica English: siris-tree, rain tree, East Indian walnut; ong>Palauong>an: ukall ra ngebard English: yellow trumpet vine, golden trumpet, golden allamanda, golden cup vine tree tree tree Fabaceae tree Koror Apocynaceae vine Koror+, Malakal† Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Koror, Ngerkebesang Koror, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang †Alocasia cucullata English: Chinese ape, Chinese taro Araceae herb Koror Alpinia purpurata English: red ginger Zingiberaceae herb Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Alternanong>theong>ra Koror, Malakal, English: Brazilian joyweed, Joseph’s coat Amaranthaceae herb brasiliana Ngerkebesang Amaranthus dubius English: amaranth, spleen amaranth Amaranthaceae herb Koror, Malakal †Angelonia angustifolia English: angelonia, narrowleaf angelon Scrophulariaceae herb Koror Antigonon lepong>toong>pus English: Mexican creeper, hearts on a chain, coral vine; ong>Palauong>an: dilngau Polygonaceae vine Koror Arundo donax English: giant reed, Spanish reed, wild cane Poaceae grass Koror *Asparagus Koror, English: asparagus fern, sprengeri fern, smilax, regal fern Liliaceae herb densiflorus Ngerkebesang *Asystasia gangetica subsp. gangetica Axonopus compressus English: Chinese violet, Philippine violet, coromandel Acanthaceae herb English: blanket grass, carpetgrass Poaceae grass Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang +Bacopa procumbens Scrophulariaceae herb Koror *Barleria cristata English: crested Philippine violet, Philippine violet Acanthaceae shrub Koror *Bauhinia acuminata English: dwarf white bauhinia Fabaceae tree Koror *Bauhinia monandra English: orchid-tree, St. Thomas-tree, Napoleon's plume Fabaceae tree Koror *Bauhinia purpurea English: purple orchid tree; purple butterfly tree Fabaceae tree Koror Bothriochloa bladhii English: plains bluegrass, Australian bluestem, Caucasian Koror, Malakal, Poaceae grass bluestem; Palaluan: desum Ngerkebesang Bryophyllum English: life plant, air plant, resurrection plant, Canterbury Koror*, Malakal, Crassulaceae succulent pinnatum bells, caong>theong>dral bells, Mexican love plant Ngerkebesang* Calopogonium Koror, Malakal, English: calopo Fabaceae vine mucunoides Ngerkebesang *Calotropis gigantea English: calotrope, crown flower, madar Ascelepiadaceae shrub Koror, Ngerkebesang *Canna indica English: canna, canna lily, Indian shot Cannaceae herb Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang †Canna x generalis English: canna lily, common garden canna Cannaceae herb Koror English: Burmese fishtail palm, clustered fishtail palm, †Caryota mitis Arecaceae tree Koror tufted fishtail palm 102

Table 1. Invasive species ong>ofong> environmental concern present on Koror, Ngerkebesang and Malakal Scientific Name Common Names (abridged) Family Habit Locations *Ceiba pentandra English: kapok tree, silk-cotong>toong>n tree, pacae; ong>Palauong>an: kalngebárd, kalngebard, kerrekar ngebard Bombacaceae tree Koror, Malakal Cenchrus brownii English: burgrass, burr grass, sand-bur, slimbristle sandbur Poaceae grass Malakal Cenchrus echinatus English: burgrass, sand-bur, souong>theong>rn sandbur, Mossman Koror, Poaceae grass River grass (Australia) Ngerkebesang Centrosema pubescens English: centro, butterfly-pea Fabaceae vine Koror, Malakal †Chamaecrista Koror, English: Japanese tea; ong>Palauong>an: ukellela chedip Fabaceae herb mimosoides Ngerkebesang Chamaecrista nictitans English: partridge pea, Japanese tea senna Fabaceae shrub Koror, Malakal Chloris barbata English: swollen fingergrass Poaceae grass Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Chloris radiata English: plush-grass, radiate fingergrass Poaceae grass Koror Chromolaena odorata English: chromolaena; ong>Palauong>an: kesengesil, ngesngesil Asteraceae shrub Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang #Cinnamomum verum Clerodendrum English: red clerodendrum, pagoda-flower; ong>Palauong>an: but buchananii var. fallax a cherechar, butcherechár, butecherechar Clerodendrum paniculatum Clerodendrum quadriloculare English: cinnamon tree; ong>Palauong>an: ochod ra ngebard Lauraceae tree Koror English: pagoda plant, pagoda flower; ong>Palauong>an: butcherechár, butecherechar Lamiaceae Lamiaceae shrub shrub English: bronze-leaved clerodendrum; ong>Palauong>an: kleuang Lamiaceae shrub Cliong>toong>ria ternatea English: butterfly pea, Asian pigeonwings; ong>Palauong>an: kles Fabaceae vine *Costus woodsonii †Crinum asiaticum Crotalaria spectabilis *Crypong>toong>stegia madagascariensis Cynodon dactylon †Cyperus compressus †Cyperus difformis Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Koror, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang English: Indian-head ginger, red cane; Hawaiian: ‘awapuhi Costaceae ‘inikini po‘o herb Ngerkebesang English: Asiatic poisonbulb, crinum, false spider lily, giant crinum lily, grand crinum, poisonbulb, spider lily; ong>Palauong>an: Liliaceae herb Koror bisecherad ra ngebard English: rattlebox, showy crotalaria, showy rattlebox, showy rattlepod; ong>Palauong>an: kuroteraria Fabaceae English: Madagascar rubbervine Ascelepiadaceae vine Koror English: Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama, devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass Poaceae herb grass Koror, Ngerkebesang Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang English: flat sedge Cyperaceae sedge Koror, Malakal English: dirty-Dora, one-arm sedge, rice sedge, smallflower umbrella-plant, variable flat sedge Cyperaceae sedge Malakal †Cyperus distans English: slender cyperus Cyperaceae sedge Koror *Cyperus English: umbrella sedge, umbrella plant, dwarf papyrus Cyperaceae sedge Koror involucratus grass; ong>Palauong>an: deus English: nut grass, nutsedge, purple nutsedge, cocograss; Koror, Malakal, Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae sedge ong>Palauong>an tamanengi Ngerkebesang Dactyloctenium aegyptium *Datura metel English: beach wiregrass, butong>toong>n grass, coast butong>toong>n grass, comb fringe grass, crowfoot grass, duck grass, finger comb grass English: datura, downy thorn-apple, Hindu datura, hoary thorn-apple, jimson-weed Poaceae grass Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang Solanaceae herb Malakal +Dentella repens English: dentella Rubiaceae herb Koror+, Malakal Derris elliptica English: derris; ong>Palauong>an: deris, dub Fabaceae vine Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang 103

Table 1. <strong>Invasive</strong> species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> envir<strong>on</strong>mental c<strong>on</strong>cern present <strong>on</strong> Koror,<br />

Ngerkebesang and Malakal<br />

Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names (abridged) Family Habit Locati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

*Ceiba pentandra<br />

English: kapok tree, silk-cot<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n tree, pacae; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

kalngebárd, kalngebard, kerrekar ngebard<br />

Bombacaceae tree Koror, Malakal<br />

Cenchrus brownii<br />

English: burgrass, burr grass, sand-bur, slimbristle<br />

sandbur<br />

Poaceae grass Malakal<br />

Cenchrus echinatus<br />

English: burgrass, sand-bur, sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn sandbur, Mossman<br />

Koror,<br />

Poaceae grass<br />

River grass (Australia)<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Centrosema<br />

pubescens<br />

English: centro, butterfly-pea Fabaceae vine Koror, Malakal<br />

†Chamaecrista<br />

Koror,<br />

English: Japanese tea; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ukellela chedip Fabaceae herb<br />

mimosoides<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Chamaecrista<br />

nictitans<br />

English: partridge pea, Japanese tea senna Fabaceae shrub Koror, Malakal<br />

Chloris barbata English: swollen fingergrass Poaceae grass<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Chloris radiata English: plush-grass, radiate fingergrass Poaceae grass Koror<br />

Chromolaena odorata English: chromolaena; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kesengesil, ngesngesil Asteraceae shrub<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

#Cinnamomum<br />

verum<br />

Clerodendrum English: red clerodendrum, pagoda-flower; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: but<br />

buchananii var. fallax a cherechar, butcherechár, butecherechar<br />

Clerodendrum<br />

paniculatum<br />

Clerodendrum<br />

quadriloculare<br />

English: cinnam<strong>on</strong> tree; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ochod ra ngebard Lauraceae tree Koror<br />

English: pagoda plant, pagoda flower; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

butcherechár, butecherechar<br />

Lamiaceae<br />

Lamiaceae<br />

shrub<br />

shrub<br />

English: br<strong>on</strong>ze-leaved clerodendrum; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kleuang Lamiaceae shrub<br />

Cli<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ria ternatea English: butterfly pea, Asian pige<strong>on</strong>wings; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kles Fabaceae vine<br />

*Costus woods<strong>on</strong>ii<br />

†Crinum asiaticum<br />

Crotalaria spectabilis<br />

*Cryp<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>stegia<br />

madagascariensis<br />

Cynod<strong>on</strong> dactyl<strong>on</strong><br />

†Cyperus<br />

compressus<br />

†Cyperus difformis<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Koror,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

English: Indian-head ginger, red cane; Hawaiian: ‘awapuhi<br />

Costaceae<br />

‘inikini po‘o<br />

herb Ngerkebesang<br />

English: Asiatic pois<strong>on</strong>bulb, crinum, false spider lily, giant<br />

crinum lily, grand crinum, pois<strong>on</strong>bulb, spider lily; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: Liliaceae herb Koror<br />

bisecherad ra ngebard<br />

English: rattlebox, showy crotalaria, showy rattlebox,<br />

showy rattlepod; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kuroteraria<br />

Fabaceae<br />

English: Madagascar rubbervine Ascelepiadaceae vine Koror<br />

English: Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama<br />

grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama,<br />

devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass<br />

Poaceae<br />

herb<br />

grass<br />

Koror,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

English: flat sedge Cyperaceae sedge Koror, Malakal<br />

English: dirty-Dora, <strong>on</strong>e-arm sedge, rice sedge, smallflower<br />

umbrella-plant, variable flat sedge<br />

Cyperaceae sedge Malakal<br />

†Cyperus distans English: slender cyperus Cyperaceae sedge Koror<br />

*Cyperus<br />

English: umbrella sedge, umbrella plant, dwarf papyrus<br />

Cyperaceae sedge Koror<br />

involucratus grass; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: deus<br />

English: nut grass, nutsedge, purple nutsedge, cocograss;<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Cyperus rotundus<br />

Cyperaceae sedge<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an tamanengi<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Dactyloctenium<br />

aegyptium<br />

*Datura metel<br />

English: beach wiregrass, but<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n grass, coast but<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n<br />

grass, comb fringe grass, crowfoot grass, duck grass,<br />

finger comb grass<br />

English: datura, downy thorn-apple, Hindu datura, hoary<br />

thorn-apple, jims<strong>on</strong>-weed<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

Solanaceae herb Malakal<br />

+Dentella repens English: dentella Rubiaceae herb Koror+, Malakal<br />

Derris elliptica English: derris; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: deris, dub Fabaceae vine<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang<br />

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