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

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Table 7. Species ong>ofong> environmental concern present elsewhere in ong>Palauong> but not on ong>theong> Rock Islands Scientific Name Common Names (abridged) Family Present on: Abelmoschus moschatus Abrus precaong>toong>rius Acacia auriculiformis English: fautia, musk mallow, musk okra; ong>Palauong>an: gongul English: bead vine, coral bead plant, precaong>toong>ry, precaong>toong>ry bean, red beadvine, rosary pea English: Papuan wattle, earleaf acacia, norong>theong>rn black wattle, ear-pod wattle Malvaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Babeldaob, Kayangel, Peleliu, Tobi Koror, Malakal, Angaur Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Kayangel, Peleliu, Ngercheu, Tobi Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob Acacia confusa English: Formosa koa, Formosa acacia; ong>Palauong>an: ianángi, yanangi Fabaceae 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, Ngerkebesang, Fabaceae bead tree; ong>Palauong>an: telengtúngd, telentundalel Babeldaob Aeschynomene Koror, Ngerkebesand, English: American joint vetch, joint vetch, shyleaf Fabaceae americana Babeldaob Agave sisalana English: sisal, sisal hemp Agavaceae Babeldaob Koror, Ngerkebesand, Agave sp. English: American aloe, century plant Agavaceae Babeldaob, Angaur, 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, Ngerkebesang, Apocynaceae golden allamanda, golden cup Babeldaob Alocasia cucullata English: Chinese ape, Chinese taro Araceae Koror Alpinia purpurata English: red ginger Zingiberaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur Alternanong>theong>ra brasiliana English: Brazilian joyweed, Joseph’s coat Amaranthaceae Koror, Malakal, 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 Asystasia gangetica English: Chinese violet, Philippine violet, Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Acanthaceae subsp. gangetica coromandel Babeldaob, Kayangel Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Axonopus compressus English: blanket grass, carpetgrass Poaceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Kayangel, Peleliu, Ngercheu 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 Bryophyllum delagoense English: chandelier plant Crassulaceae Babeldaob Bryophyllum pinnatum Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, English: life plant, air plant, resurrection plant, Canterbury bells, caong>theong>dral bells, Mexican love plant Crassulaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu, Ngercheu, Sonsorol Calamus spp. English: rattan; ong>Palauong>an: bangerenguis ra ngebard Arecaceae Babeldaob 162

Table 7. Species ong>ofong> environmental concern present elsewhere in ong>Palauong> but not on ong>theong> Rock Islands Scientific Name Common Names (abridged) Family Present on: Calopogonium Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, English: calopo Fabaceae mucunoides Babeldaob Calotropis gigantea English: calotrope, crown flower, madar Ascelepiadaceae Koror, Ngerkebesand, Babeldaob, Peleliu Canna indica English: canna, canna lily, Indian shot Cannaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Sonsorol, Tobi Canna x generalis English: canna lily, common garden canna Cannaceae Koror Caryota mitis English: Burmese fishtail palm, clustered fishtail palm, tufted fishtail palm Arecaceae Koror Ceiba pentandra English: kapok tree, silk-cotong>toong>n tree, pacae; ong>Palauong>an: kalngebárd, kalngebard, kerrekar ngebard Bombacaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob, Kayangel Cenchrus brownii English: burgrass, burr grass, sand-bur, slimbristle sandbur Poaceae Malakal, Angaur, Peleliu Koror, Ngerkebesand, Cenchrus echinatus English: burgrass, sand-bur, souong>theong>rn sandbur, Babeldaob, Angaur, Kayangel, Poaceae Mossman River grass (Australia) Peleliu, Ngercheu, Sonsorol, Tobi Centrosema pubescens English: centro, butterfly-pea Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob Chamaecrista Koror, Ngerkebesand, English: Japanese tea; ong>Palauong>an: ukellela chedip Fabaceae mimosoides Babeldaob Chamaecrista nictitans English: partridge pea, Japanese tea senna Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob Chloris barbata English: swollen fingergrass Poaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu Chloris radiata English: plush-grass, radiate fingergrass Poaceae Koror, Babeldaob Chloris virgata English: feaong>theong>r finger grass, feaong>theong>red chloris, feaong>theong>rong>toong>p Rhodes grass, feaong>theong>ry Rhodes grass, Poaceae Babeldaob oldland grass, sweet grass Clerodendrum English: pagoda plant, pagoda flower; ong>Palauong>an: Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Lamiaceae paniculatum butcherechár, butecherechar Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu Koror, Ngerkebesand, Clerodendrum English: bronze-leaved clerodendrum; ong>Palauong>an: Lamiaceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Kayangel, quadriloculare kleuang Peleliu, Ngercheu Clidemia hirta English: Koster’s curse, soap bush; ong>Palauong>an: kúi, kui Melasong>toong>mataceae Babeldaob Cliong>toong>ria ternatea English: butterfly pea, Asian pigeonwings; ong>Palauong>an: Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Fabaceae kles Babeldaob Costus woodsonii English: Indian-head ginger, red cane; Hawaiian: ‘awapuhi ‘inikini po‘o Costaceae Ngerkebesang Crotalaria micans English: crotalaria Fabaceae Babeldaob Crotalaria retusa English: devil-bean, wedge-leaf crotalaria, wedgeleaf rattlepod Fabaceae Peleliu Crotalaria spectabilis English: rattlebox, showy crotalaria, showy rattlebox, Koror, Ngerkebesand, Fabaceae showy rattlepod; ong>Palauong>an: kuroteraria Babeldaob Crotalaria trichoong>toong>ma English: curara-pea Fabaceae Babeldaob Crypong>toong>stegia madagascariensis English: Madagascar rubbervine Ascelepiadaceae Koror, Babeldaob Cynodon dactylon English: Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama, devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass Poaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Tobi Cyperus compressus English: flat sedge Cyperaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob, Angaur, Sonsorol Cyperus difformis English: dirty-Dora, one-arm sedge, rice sedge, small-flower umbrella-plant, variable flat sedge Cyperaceae Malakal, Babeldaob Cyperus distans English: slender cyperus Cyperaceae Koror, Babeldaob Cyperus involucratus English: umbrella sedge, umbrella plant, dwarf papyrus grass; ong>Palauong>an: deus Cyperaceae Koror 163

Table 7. 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 />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rock Islands<br />

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

Abelmoschus<br />

moschatus<br />

Abrus preca<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rius<br />

Acacia auriculiformis<br />

English: fautia, musk mallow, musk okra; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

g<strong>on</strong>gul<br />

English: bead vine, coral bead plant, preca<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry,<br />

preca<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry bean, red beadvine, rosary pea<br />

English: Papuan wattle, earleaf acacia, nor<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn<br />

black wattle, ear-pod wattle<br />

Malvaceae<br />

Fabaceae<br />

Fabaceae<br />

Babeldaob, Kayangel, Peleliu,<br />

Tobi<br />

Koror, Malakal, Angaur<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob, Angaur, Kayangel,<br />

Peleliu, Ngercheu, Tobi<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob<br />

Acacia c<strong>on</strong>fusa<br />

English: Formosa koa, Formosa acacia; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

ianángi, yanangi<br />

Fabaceae<br />

Acacia farnesiana English: Elling<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n curse, klu, sweet acacia Fabaceae Babeldaob<br />

Acacia mangium<br />

English: mangium, brown salwood, black wattle,<br />

hickory wattle<br />

Fabaceae Babeldaob<br />

Adenan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ra pav<strong>on</strong>ina<br />

English: coral bean tree, red sandalwood tree, red<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Fabaceae<br />

bead tree; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: telengtúngd, telentundalel<br />

Babeldaob<br />

Aeschynomene<br />

Koror, Ngerkebesand,<br />

English: American joint vetch, joint vetch, shyleaf Fabaceae<br />

americana<br />

Babeldaob<br />

Agave sisalana English: sisal, sisal hemp Agavaceae Babeldaob<br />

Koror, Ngerkebesand,<br />

Agave sp. English: American aloe, century plant Agavaceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu,<br />

Ngercheu<br />

Albizia lebbeck<br />

English: siris-tree, rain tree, East Indian walnut;<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ukall ra ngebard<br />

Fabaceae Koror<br />

Allamanda cathartica<br />

English: yellow trumpet vine, golden trumpet,<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Apocynaceae<br />

golden allamanda, golden cup<br />

Babeldaob<br />

Alocasia cucullata English: Chinese ape, Chinese taro Araceae Koror<br />

Alpinia purpurata English: red ginger Zingiberaceae<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob, Angaur<br />

Alternan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ra brasiliana English: Brazilian joyweed, Joseph’s coat<br />

Amaranthaceae<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob, Ngercheu<br />

Amaranthus dubius English: amaranth, spleen amaranth Amaranthaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob<br />

Amaranthus spinosus<br />

English: edlebur, needle burr, spiny amaranth,<br />

thorny pigweed<br />

Amaranthaceae Angaur<br />

Angel<strong>on</strong>ia angustifolia English: angel<strong>on</strong>ia, narrowleaf angel<strong>on</strong> Scrophulariaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Antig<strong>on</strong><strong>on</strong> lep<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>pus<br />

English: Mexican creeper, hearts <strong>on</strong> a chain, coral<br />

vine; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: dilngau<br />

Polyg<strong>on</strong>aceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Arundo d<strong>on</strong>ax English: giant reed, Spanish reed, wild cane Poaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Asparagus densiflorus<br />

English: asparagus fern, sprengeri fern, smilax,<br />

regal fern<br />

Liliaceae<br />

Koror, Ngerkebesang<br />

Asystasia gangetica English: Chinese violet, Philippine violet,<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Acanthaceae<br />

subsp. gangetica coromandel<br />

Babeldaob, Kayangel<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Ax<strong>on</strong>opus compressus English: blanket grass, carpetgrass<br />

Poaceae<br />

Babeldaob, Angaur, Kayangel,<br />

Peleliu, Ngercheu<br />

Bacopa procumbens Scrophulariaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Peleliu<br />

Barleria cristata English: crested Philippine violet, Philippine violet Acanthaceae Koror<br />

Barleria lupulina English: hophead, Philippine violet Acanthaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu<br />

Bauhinia acuminata English: dwarf white bauhinia Fabaceae Koror<br />

Bauhinia m<strong>on</strong>andra<br />

English: orchid-tree, St. Thomas-tree, Napole<strong>on</strong>'s<br />

plume<br />

Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Bauhinia purpurea English: purple orchid tree; purple butterfly tree Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Bauhinia variegata English: orchid tree; mountain eb<strong>on</strong>y Fabaceae Babeldaob<br />

Bryophyllum<br />

delagoense<br />

English: chandelier plant Crassulaceae Babeldaob<br />

Bryophyllum pinnatum<br />

Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang,<br />

English: life plant, air plant, resurrecti<strong>on</strong> plant,<br />

Canterbury bells, ca<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>dral bells, Mexican love plant Crassulaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu, Ngercheu,<br />

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

Calamus spp.<br />

English: rattan; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bangerenguis ra<br />

ngebard<br />

Arecaceae Babeldaob<br />

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