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Table 8. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r invasive species present in S<strong>on</strong>sorol State<br />
Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names (abridged) Family Habit Locati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
†Alocasia<br />
English: ape, cunjevoi, Egyptian lily, elephant's ear, giant<br />
Araceae herb S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
macrorrhizos alocasia, giant taro, pai<br />
Amaranthus viridis English: green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth Amaranthaceae herb S<strong>on</strong>sorol<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 Pulo Ana, S<strong>on</strong>sorol†<br />
Asclepias<br />
English: bloodflower milkweed, butterfly weed, false<br />
Asclepiadaceae herb Pulo Ana, S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
curassavica<br />
ipecac, milkweed<br />
†Bambusa spp. English: bamboo; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bambuu, esel Poaceae tree S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Bidens alba<br />
English: beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs,<br />
romerillo<br />
Asteraceae herb Merir, S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
†Capsicum<br />
frutescens<br />
*Celosia argentea<br />
Chamaesyce hirta<br />
†Dioscorea bulbifera<br />
†Hippobroma<br />
l<strong>on</strong>giflora<br />
Mirabilis jalapa<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: 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: aerial yam, air-pota<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>, bitter yam, pota<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> yam;<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: belloi<br />
English: star <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bethlehem, fetia, madamfate; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
udel ra badrei<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 />
marvel <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peru<br />
Solanaceae herb S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Amaranthaceae herb<br />
S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Euphorbiaceae herb Merir, S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Dioscoreaceae vine S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Campanulaceae herb<br />
S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Nyctaginaceae herb S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
†Pangium edule English: football fruit, raual; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ariaml, riamel Flacourtiaceae tree S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Peperomia pellucida<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 herb S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Phyllanthus amarus<br />
English: six o'clock, sleeping plant; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ukalla<br />
Fanna, Merir, Pulo<br />
Euphorbiaceae herb<br />
ruchel<br />
Ana, S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
Synedrella nodiflora<br />
English: Cinderella weed (Australia), porter bush,<br />
synedrella<br />
Asteraceae herb S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />
*Cultivated<br />
†<str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed present by Fosberg et al. (1979)<br />
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