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Table 3. <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> Angaur<br />

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

Mimosa diplotricha English: giant sensitive plant, nila grass; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: mechiuaiu Fabaceae shrub<br />

Mimosa pudica<br />

English: sensitive grass, sensitive plant, shameplant, sleeping grass,<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>uch-me-not; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: mechiuaiu<br />

Fabaceae herb<br />

Muntingia calabura<br />

English: jam tree, strawberry tree, Jamaican cherry, Singapore cherry,<br />

Panama cherry, Panama berry, ornamental cherry, calabura, sirsen;<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: budo<br />

Tiliaceae<br />

Paspalum c<strong>on</strong>jugatum<br />

English: T grass, ti grass, sour grass; sour palpalum, buffalo grass,<br />

carabao grass, Hilo grass (Hawai'i); <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: udel ra ngebel<br />

Poaceae grass<br />

Paspalum paniculatum English: Russell river grass, galmarra grass Poaceae grass<br />

Passiflora foetida<br />

English: love-in-a-mist, wild passi<strong>on</strong> fruit, passi<strong>on</strong>flower, stinking<br />

passi<strong>on</strong>flower; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kudam<strong>on</strong>o<br />

Passifloraceae vine<br />

Pilea microphylla English: artillery plant, gunpowder plant, pis<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>l plant, rockweed Urticaceae herb<br />

Psidium guajava English: guava; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: guabang, kuabang Myrtaceae tree<br />

Ricinus communis English: cas<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>r bean, cas<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>r-oil plant; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: gelug, uluchula skoki Euphorbiaceae shrub<br />

*Samanea saman English: m<strong>on</strong>keypod, rain tree, saman Fabaceae tree<br />

†Senna occidentalis English: antbush, c<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fee senna; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: korriu, kurriu Fabaceae shrub<br />

Sphagneticola trilobata<br />

English: wedelia, trailing daisy, Singapore daisy, creeping ox-eye;<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ngesil ra ngebard<br />

Asteraceae herb<br />

Stachytarpheta English: blue rat's tail, dark-blue snakeweed, false verbena, nettleleaf<br />

cayennensis<br />

velvetberry; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: louch beluu<br />

Verbenaceae herb<br />

Syng<strong>on</strong>ium angustatum English: arrowhead plant, goosefoot plant Araceae vine<br />

*Tecoma stans English: yellow bells, yellow-elder, yellow trumpetbush Bign<strong>on</strong>iaceae small tree<br />

Tim<strong>on</strong>ius tim<strong>on</strong> English: liberal (<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>) Rubiaceae tree<br />

English: oyster plant, boat plant, boat lily, moses in a boat; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

Tradescantia spathacea<br />

kobesos<br />

Commelinaceae herb<br />

Tradescantia zebrina English: wandering zebrina, wandering jew, inchplant Commelinaceae herb<br />

Turnera ulmifolia English: yellow alder, sage rose, West Indian holly, ramgoat dashal<strong>on</strong>g Turneraceae shrub<br />

†Urochloa reptans English: creeping panic grass, running grass Poaceae grass<br />

*Cultivated<br />

†<str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed present by Fosberg et al. (1979)<br />

+Voucher specimen at Beleu Nati<strong>on</strong>al Museum Herbarium<br />

tree<br />

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