Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant ...

Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant ... Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant ...

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Table 3. Species ong>ofong> environmental concern present elsewhere in ong>Palauong> but not on Angaur Scientific Name Common Names (abridged) Family Present on: Turnera subulata English: white alder Turneraceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob Urochloa mutica English: California grass, para grass, buffalo grass, Mauritius grass, signal grass Poaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob English: brachiaria, green summer grass, tropical Urochloa subquadripara signalgrass, cori grass Poaceae Malakal, Sonsorol Vitex parviflora English: small-leaved vitex, smallflower chastetree Verbenaceae Malakal (Toirechuil) Xanthosoma English: new cocoyam, tania, yautia; ong>Palauong>an: sagittifolium bisech ra ruk, eball Araceae Koror, Peleliu, Sonsorol Xenostegia tridentata English: African morningvine; ong>Palauong>an: kebeas Convolvulaceae Babeldaob Youngia japonica English: oriental hawksbeard Asteraceae Koror 144

Table 4. Species ong>ofong> environmental concern present elsewhere in ong>Palauong> but not on Kayangel Scientific Name Common Names (abridged) Family Present on: Abrus precaong>toong>rius English: bead vine, coral bead plant, precaong>toong>ry, precaong>toong>ry bean, red beadvine, rosary pea Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Angaur Acacia confusa English: Formosa koa, Formosa acacia; ong>Palauong>an: Koror, Malakal, Fabaceae ianángi, yanangi Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob Acacia farnesiana English: Ellingong>toong>n curse, klu, sweet acacia Fabaceae Babeldaob Acacia mangium English: mangium, brown salwood, black wattle, hickory wattle Fabaceae Babeldaob Adenanong>theong>ra pavonina English: coral bean tree, red sandalwood tree, red Koror, Malakal, Fabaceae bead tree; ong>Palauong>an: telengtúngd, telentundalel Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob Aeschynomene Koror, Ngerkebesand, English: American joint vetch, joint vetch, shyleaf Fabaceae americana Babeldaob Agave sisalana English: sisal, sisal hemp Agavaceae Babeldaob Agave sp. English: American aloe, century plant Agavaceae Koror, Ngerkebesand, Babeldaob, Anguar, Peleliu, Ngercheu Albizia lebbeck English: siris-tree, rain tree, East Indian walnut; ong>Palauong>an: ukall ra ngebard Fabaceae Koror Allamanda cathartica English: yellow trumpet vine, golden trumpet, Koror, Malakal, Apocynaceae golden allamanda, golden cup Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob Alocasia cucullata English: Chinese ape, Chinese taro Araceae Koror Alpinia purpurata English: red ginger Zingiberaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur Koror, Malakal, Alternanong>theong>ra brasiliana English: Brazilian joyweed, Joseph’s coat Amaranthaceae Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Ngercheu Amaranthus dubius English: amaranth, spleen amaranth Amaranthaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob Amaranthus spinosus English: edlebur, needle burr, spiny amaranth, thorny pigweed Amaranthaceae Angaur Angelonia angustifolia English: angelonia, narrowleaf angelon Scrophulariaceae Koror, Babeldaob Antigonon lepong>toong>pus English: Mexican creeper, hearts on a chain, coral vine; ong>Palauong>an: dilngau Polygonaceae Koror, Babeldaob Arundo donax English: giant reed, Spanish reed, wild cane Poaceae Koror, Babeldaob Asparagus densiflorus English: asparagus fern, sprengeri fern, smilax, regal fern Liliaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang Bacopa procumbens Scrophulariaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Peleliu Barleria cristata English: crested Philippine violet, Philippine violet Acanthaceae Koror Barleria lupulina English: hophead, Philippine violet Acanthaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu Bauhinia acuminata English: dwarf white bauhinia Fabaceae Koror Bauhinia monandra English: orchid-tree, St. Thomas-tree, Napoleon's plume Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob Bauhinia purpurea English: purple orchid tree; purple butterfly tree Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob Bauhinia variegata English: orchid tree; mountain ebony Fabaceae Babeldaob Koror, Malakal, Bothriochloa bladhii English: plains bluegrass, Australian bluestem, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Poaceae Caucasian bluestem; Palaluan: desum Angaur, Peleliu, Bkul a Chesemiich, Ngchelobel Bryophyllum delagoense English: chandelier plant Crassulaceae Babeldaob Bryophyllum pinnatum Calamus spp. Calopogonium mucunoides English: life plant, air plant, resurrection plant, Canterbury bells, caong>theong>dral bells, Mexican love plant Crassulaceae English: rattan; ong>Palauong>an: bangerenguis ra ngebard English: calopo Arecaceae Fabaceae Calotropis gigantea English: calotrope, crown flower, madar Ascelepiadaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Peleliu, Ngercheu, Sonsorol Babeldaob Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob Koror, Ngerkebesand, Babeldaob, Peleliu 145

Table 3. Species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> envir<strong>on</strong>mental c<strong>on</strong>cern present elsewhere in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g> but not <strong>on</strong><br />

Angaur<br />

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

Turnera subulata English: white alder Turneraceae<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob<br />

Urochloa mutica<br />

English: California grass, para grass, buffalo grass,<br />

Mauritius grass, signal grass<br />

Poaceae<br />

Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob<br />

English: brachiaria, green summer grass, tropical<br />

Urochloa subquadripara<br />

signalgrass, cori grass<br />

Poaceae<br />

Malakal, S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />

Vitex parviflora English: small-leaved vitex, smallflower chastetree Verbenaceae Malakal (Toirechuil)<br />

Xanthosoma<br />

English: new cocoyam, tania, yautia; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

sagittifolium<br />

bisech ra ruk, eball<br />

Araceae<br />

Koror, Peleliu, S<strong>on</strong>sorol<br />

Xenostegia tridentata English: African morningvine; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kebeas C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae Babeldaob<br />

Youngia jap<strong>on</strong>ica English: oriental hawksbeard Asteraceae Koror<br />

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