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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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