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Table 5. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r species present elsewhere in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g> but not <strong>on</strong> Peleliu<br />

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

Acalypha indica English: copperleaf, Indian-nettle, ricinela Euphorbiaceae Babeldaob, Angaur<br />

Ageratum c<strong>on</strong>yzoides<br />

Alysicarpus<br />

bupleurifolius<br />

Alysicarpus vaginalis<br />

Amaranthus viridis<br />

English: chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed;<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ngmak<br />

Asteraceae<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob,<br />

Angaur, Ngchus<br />

English: sweet alys Fabaceae Malakal, Babeldaob<br />

English: alyce-clover, buffalo-clover, <strong>on</strong>e-leaf-clover Fabaceae<br />

English: green amaranth, pigweed, slender<br />

amaranth<br />

Amaranthaceae<br />

Aniseia martinicensis English: whitejacket C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae Babeldaob<br />

Ann<strong>on</strong>a glabra<br />

English: p<strong>on</strong>d apple, alliga<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>r apple, bullock's heart,<br />

cherimoyer<br />

Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae Babeldaob<br />

Ann<strong>on</strong>a muricata<br />

English: soursop, prickly custard apple; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />

sausab<br />

Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob,<br />

Aulupse‘el<br />

Koror, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob, Ngercheu,<br />

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

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob,<br />

Angaur, Ngchus, Pulo Ana,<br />

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

Ann<strong>on</strong>a squamosa<br />

English: custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop;<br />

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

Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae Koror<br />

Bambusa spp. English: bamboo; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: bambuu, esel Poaceae<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob,<br />

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

Basella alba<br />

English: Ceyl<strong>on</strong> spinach, Indian spinach, Malabar<br />

nightshade, Malabar spinach, vine spinach<br />

Basellaceae Ngeanges<br />

Beg<strong>on</strong>ia ×<br />

English: bedding beg<strong>on</strong>ia, perpetual beg<strong>on</strong>ia, wax<br />

semperflorens-cul<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rum beg<strong>on</strong>ia<br />

Beg<strong>on</strong>iaceae Koror<br />

Bixa orellana<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<br />

tree; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: búrek, burk<br />

Bixaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Breynia disticha<br />

English: snowbush, snowbush breynia, sweetpea<br />

bush, foliage-flower<br />

Euphorbiaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Brucea javanica English: Java brucea, Macassar kerneltree Simaroubaceae Babeldaob<br />

Buchnera americana English: American bluehearts, bupleurum Orobanchaceae Babeldaob<br />

English: Barbados flower-fence, dwarf poinciana,<br />

Caesalpinia pulcherrima<br />

pride <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Barbados<br />

Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob<br />

Cala<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>a majestica Marantaceae Koror<br />

Calliandra calothyrsus English: powderpuff red calliandra Fabaceae Babeldaob<br />

Calliandra<br />

haema<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>cephala<br />

English: red powder puff Fabaceae Koror<br />

Calliandra surinamensis English: Surinamese stickpea Fabaceae Koror<br />

Callisia fragrans English: fragrant inch plant, basketplant, spir<strong>on</strong>ema Commelinaceae Babeldaob, Ngercheu<br />

Cananga odorata<br />

Capsicum frutescens<br />

Celosia argentea<br />

Centra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rum<br />

punctatum<br />

Chamaesyce prostrata<br />

English: perfume tree; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: chiráng, ilangilang,<br />

irang<br />

English: bird pepper, bird's-eye chili, bird's-eye<br />

pepper, hot pepper, red chili, spur pepper, Tabasco<br />

pepper; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: meringel<br />

English: cockscomb; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: chesechil a malk,<br />

esechila malk<br />

English: Brazilian but<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n flower, centra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rum, lark<br />

daisy<br />

English: creeping splurge, prostrate spurge, red<br />

caustic creeper<br />

Chamaesyce thymifolia English: red caustic creeper, thyme-leafed spurge<br />

Cleome gynandra<br />

English: African spider-flower, bastard-mustard,<br />

cat's-whiskers, spider wisp, wild spider flower<br />

Ann<strong>on</strong>aceae<br />

Solanaceae<br />

Amaranthaceae<br />

Asteraceae<br />

Euphorbiaceae<br />

Euphorbiaceae<br />

Capparaceae<br />

Koror, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob<br />

Malakal, Babeldaob,<br />

Babeldaob, Kayangel,<br />

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

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob,<br />

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

Babeldaob<br />

Koror, Malakal,<br />

Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob,<br />

Angaur, Ngchelobel, Ngchus<br />

Koror, Ngerkebesang,<br />

Babeldaob, Angaur, Ngchus,<br />

Ngeremdiu<br />

Koror<br />

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