Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant ...
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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 />
*Jacaranda<br />
mimosifolia<br />
English: jacaranda Bign<strong>on</strong>iaceae tree Koror<br />
†Jasminum sambac English: Arabian jasmine Oleaceae vine Koror<br />
+Merremia umbellata English: yellow wood rose C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine Koror<br />
English: beauty <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> night, false jalap, four o'clock,<br />
*Mirabilis jalapa<br />
marvel <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peru<br />
Nyctaginaceae herb Koror<br />
Mitracarpus hirtus English: tropical girdlepod Rubiaceae herb<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Momordica charantia<br />
English: balsam-apple, bitter-mel<strong>on</strong>, bitter gourd, balsam<br />
pear, squirting cucumber, cerasee, peria; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: Cucurbitaceae vine Koror, Malakal<br />
markoso<br />
English: horseradish tree, drumstick tree, ben nut,<br />
*Moringa oleifera<br />
morango; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: malungkai<br />
Moringaceae tree Koror, Malakal<br />
†Nerium oleander English: mountain rose, oleander Apocynaceae shrub Koror<br />
English: <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>bacco; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: dekool, dekoul, derool,<br />
†Nicotiana tabacum<br />
Solanaceae herb Koror, Malakal<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>baco<br />
Oldenlandia<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
English: Old World diam<strong>on</strong>dflower Rubiaceae herb<br />
corymbosa<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror,<br />
*Opuntia sp. English: prickly pear Cactaceae cactus<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
*Orthosiph<strong>on</strong><br />
aristatus<br />
English: cat’s whiskers; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: emadecharebub Lamiaceae herb Koror<br />
Oxalis barrelieri Oxalidaceae herb<br />
*Pangium edule English: football fruit, raual; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ariaml, riamel Flacourtiaceae tree Koror<br />
English: passi<strong>on</strong> fruit, yellow passi<strong>on</strong> fruit, purple passi<strong>on</strong><br />
*Passiflora edulis<br />
Passifloraceae vine Koror<br />
fruit, qarandila, purple granadilla; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kudam<strong>on</strong>o<br />
†Passiflora<br />
quadrangularis<br />
Peperomia pellucida<br />
English: granadilla, giant granadilla; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kudam<strong>on</strong>o Passifloraceae vine Koror<br />
English: peperomia, pepper elder, rat's ear, shiny bush,<br />
silverbush; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: rtertiil<br />
Piperaceae<br />
*Persea americana English: avocado, alliga<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>r pear; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bata Lauraceae tree<br />
Phyllanthus amarus<br />
English: six o'clock, sleeping plant; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ukalla<br />
ruchel<br />
Euphorbiaceae<br />
herb<br />
herb<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
†Phyllanthus debilis Euphorbiaceae herb Koror, Malakal<br />
Physalis angulata English: annual ground cherry; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bubeubedul Solanaceae herb<br />
Koror†, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
English: Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, gooseberry<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ma<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>,<br />
Peruvian ground-cherry, Peruvian-cherry<br />
+Physalis peruviana<br />
Solanaceae shrub Koror<br />
Pilea nummulariifolia English: creeping Charlie Urticaceae herb Koror<br />
†Piriqueta racemosa English: ridgid stripeseed Turneraceae herb Koror<br />
*Plectranthus<br />
English: Mexican mint, Spanish thyme, Cuban oregano Lamiaceae herb Koror<br />
amboinicus<br />
English: island snake-root; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: keskus ra<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Polygala paniculata<br />
Polygalaceae herb<br />
mekes<strong>on</strong>g<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Portulaca oleracea English: pigweed, purslane; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bungaruau ra sers Portulacaceae herb Koror<br />
*§Ravenala<br />
English: traveler’s palm, traveler’s tree, ravenale Strelitziaceae tree Koror<br />
madagascariensis<br />
Russelia<br />
Scrophulariacea<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
English: coralplant, fountainplant<br />
shrub<br />
equisetiformis<br />
e<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
Sesbania cannabina English: canicha, dhaincha, dhunchi, sesbania pea Fabaceae shrub Koror, Malakal<br />
English: knotroot bristle grass, knotroot foxtail, perennial<br />
†Setaria parviflora<br />
Poaceae grass Koror<br />
foxtail, slender pige<strong>on</strong> grass, yellow foxtail<br />
Sida rhombifolia<br />
English: arrow-leaf sida, Cuban jute, Paddy's lucerne,<br />
Queensland-hemp, teaweed; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: keak<br />
Malvaceae<br />
shrub<br />
Koror, Malakal,<br />
Ngerkebesang<br />
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