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Appendix 5. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r invasive species by locati<strong>on</strong><br />
Table 1. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r invasive species present <strong>on</strong> Koror, Ngerkebesang and Malakal<br />
Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names (abridged) Family Habit Locati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Ageratum c<strong>on</strong>yzoides<br />
*Alocasia<br />
macrorrhizos<br />
†Alysicarpus<br />
bupleurifolius<br />
English: chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
ngmak<br />
English: ape, cunjevoi, Egyptian lily, elephant's ear, giant<br />
alocasia, giant taro, pai<br />
Asteraceae<br />
herb<br />
Araceae herb Koror<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
English: sweet alys Fabaceae herb Malakal<br />
Alysicarpus vaginalis English: alyce-clover, buffalo-clover, <strong>on</strong>e-leaf-clover Fabaceae herb<br />
Amaranthus viridis English: green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth Amaranthaceae herb<br />
*Ann<strong>on</strong>a muricata English: soursop, prickly custard apple; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: sausab Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae tree<br />
+Ann<strong>on</strong>a squamosa<br />
†Asclepias<br />
curassavica<br />
Averrhoa bilimbi<br />
English: custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
ngel ra ngebard<br />
English: bloodflower milkweed, butterfly weed, false<br />
ipecac, milkweed<br />
English: bilimbi, cucumber tree, tree sorrel; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
imekure, imekurs, oterebekii<br />
Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae tree Koror<br />
Asclepiadaceae herb<br />
Oxalidaceae<br />
Bambusa spp. English: bamboo; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bambuu, esel Poaceae tree<br />
*Beg<strong>on</strong>ia ×<br />
semperflorenscul<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rum<br />
Bidens alba<br />
*Bixa orellana<br />
Blechum<br />
pyramidatum<br />
*Breynia disticha<br />
*Caesalpinia<br />
pulcherrima<br />
Caladium bicolor<br />
tree<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror<br />
English: bedding beg<strong>on</strong>ia, perpetual beg<strong>on</strong>ia, wax beg<strong>on</strong>ia Beg<strong>on</strong>iaceae herb Koror<br />
English: beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs,<br />
romerillo<br />
English: anat<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>, anna<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>, annat<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>, arnat<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>, lipstick tree;<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: búrek, burk<br />
Asteraceae<br />
herb<br />
Bixaceae shrub Koror<br />
Koror,<br />
Ngerkebesang†<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
English: green shrimp plant, Browne’s blechum Acanthaceae herb Koror, Malakal<br />
English: snowbush, snowbush breynia, sweetpea bush,<br />
foliage-flower<br />
English: Barbados flower-fence, dwarf poinciana, pride <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Barbados<br />
English: caladium, elephant's-ear, fancy-leaf caladium,<br />
heart-<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>-Jesus<br />
Euphorbiaceae shrub Koror<br />
Fabaceae shrub Koror<br />
Araceae<br />
*Cala<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>a majestica Marantaceae herb Koror<br />
*Calliandra<br />
haema<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>cephala<br />
*Calliandra<br />
surinamensis<br />
*Cananga odorata<br />
†Capsicum<br />
frutescens<br />
*Catharanthus<br />
roseus<br />
Celosia argentea<br />
Chamaesyce hirta<br />
Chamaesyce<br />
prostrata<br />
English: red powder puff Fabaceae shrub Koror<br />
English: Surinamese stickpea Fabaceae tree Koror<br />
English: perfume tree; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: chiráng, ilang-ilang,<br />
irang<br />
English: bird pepper, bird's-eye chili, bird's-eye pepper, hot<br />
pepper, red chili, spur pepper, Tabasco pepper; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
meringel<br />
English: Cape periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, oldmaid,<br />
rose periwinkle<br />
English: cockscomb; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: chesechil a malk,<br />
esechila malk<br />
English: asthma plant, garden spurge, pill-bearing spurge,<br />
hairy spurge; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: udall<br />
English: creeping splurge, prostrate spurge, red caustic<br />
creeper<br />
Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae<br />
herb<br />
tree<br />
Koror;<br />
Ngerkebesang*<br />
Koror,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Solanaceae herb Malakal<br />
Apocynaceae<br />
herb<br />
Amaranthaceae herb<br />
Euphorbiaceae<br />
Euphorbiaceae<br />
†Chamaesyce English: red caustic creeper, thyme-leafed spurge Euphorbiaceae herb<br />
herb<br />
herb<br />
Koror,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
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