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Appendix 8. Risk assessments for introduced species in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Species<br />
Comm<strong>on</strong> names (abridged)<br />
Country<br />
or Area Score<br />
Recommendati<strong>on</strong><br />
Caryota mitis<br />
English: Burmese fishtail palm, clustered fishtail palm,<br />
tufted fishtail palm<br />
Pacific 1 evaluate fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
Catharanthus roseus<br />
English: Cape periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, oldmaid,<br />
rose periwinkle<br />
Pacific 2 low risk*<br />
Ceiba pentandra<br />
English: kapok tree, silk-cot<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n tree, pacae; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
kalngebárd, kalngebard, kerrekar ngebard<br />
Pacific 2 low risk*<br />
Cenchrus echinatus<br />
English: burgrass, sand-bur, sou<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rn sandbur, Mossman<br />
River grass (Australia)<br />
Australia 11 reject<br />
Centrosema pubescens English: centro, butterfly-pea Pacific 11 high risk<br />
Chamaecrista nictitans English: partridge pea, Japanese tea senna Pacific 0 low risk<br />
Chloris barbata English: swollen fingergrass Australia 13 reject<br />
Chromolaena odorata English: chromolaena; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kesengesil, ngesngesil Pacific 34 high risk<br />
Cinnamomum verum English: cinnam<strong>on</strong> tree; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: ochod ra ngebard Pacific 10 high risk<br />
Citrus aurantiifolia<br />
English: Key lime, lime, Mexican lime, sour lime, West<br />
Indian lime; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: malchianged<br />
Pacific 2 low risk*<br />
Clerodendrum buchananii<br />
var. fallax<br />
Clerodendrum paniculatum<br />
English: red clerodendrum, pagoda-flower; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: but a<br />
cherechar, butcherechár, butecherechar<br />
English: pagoda plant, pagoda flower; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
butcherechár, butecherechar<br />
Pacific 7 high risk<br />
Australia,<br />
Pacific<br />
9, 5<br />
reject, evaluate<br />
fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
Clerodendrum quadriloculare English: br<strong>on</strong>ze-leaved clerodendrum; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kleuang Pacific 11 high risk<br />
Clidemia hirta English: Koster’s curse, soap bush; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kúi, kui Pacific 27 high risk<br />
Cli<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ria ternatea<br />
English: butterfly pea, Asian pige<strong>on</strong>wings; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kles<br />
Australia,<br />
Pacific<br />
7, 9 reject, high risk<br />
C<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fea arabica English: c<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fee; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kohi Pacific 2 high risk*<br />
C<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fea liberica English: Liberian c<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fee Pacific 1 evaluate fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
Coix lacryma-jobi<br />
English: adlay, adlay millet, Job's-tears; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
demairuuch, tauiir<br />
Australia 4 more informati<strong>on</strong><br />
Costus woods<strong>on</strong>ii<br />
English: Indian-head ginger, red cane; Hawaiian: ‘awapuhi<br />
‘inikini po‘o<br />
Pacific 11 high risk<br />
Crinum asiaticum<br />
English: Asiatic pois<strong>on</strong>bulb, crinum, false spider lily, giant<br />
crinum lily, grand crinum, pois<strong>on</strong>bulb, spider lily; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
bisecherad ra ngebard<br />
Pacific -4 low risk<br />
Crotalaria retusa<br />
Crotalaria spectabilis<br />
English: devil-bean, wedge-leaf crotalaria, wedge-leaf<br />
rattlepod<br />
English: rattlebox, showy crotalaria, showy rattlebox,<br />
showy rattlepod; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kuroteraria<br />
Australia 5 evaluate fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
Australia 9 reject<br />
Crotalaria tricho<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ma English: curara-pea Australia 4 more informati<strong>on</strong><br />
Cryp<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>stegia<br />
madagascariensis<br />
Cynod<strong>on</strong> dactyl<strong>on</strong><br />
Cyperus involucratus<br />
Cyperus rotundus<br />
Dactyloctenium aegyptium<br />
Datura metel<br />
Del<strong>on</strong>ix regia<br />
Desmanthus virgatus<br />
English: Madagascar rubbervine Pacific 13 high risk<br />
English: Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama<br />
grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama,<br />
devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass<br />
English: umbrella sedge, umbrella plant, dwarf papyrus<br />
grass; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: deus<br />
English: nut grass, nutsedge, purple nutsedge, cocograss;<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: tamanengi<br />
Australia 5 evaluate fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
Pacific 17 high risk<br />
Australia 13 reject<br />
English: beach wiregrass, but<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n grass, coast but<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n grass,<br />
comb fringe grass, crowfoot grass, duck grass, finger comb Australia 11 reject<br />
grass<br />
English: datura, downy thorn-apple, Hindu datura, hoary<br />
thorn-apple, jims<strong>on</strong>-weed<br />
Australia 21 reject<br />
English: flame tree, flamboyant, poinciana; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an:<br />
nangiosákura, nangyo<br />
Pacific -1 low risk<br />
English: slender mimosa, virgate mimosa<br />
Australia,<br />
Pacific<br />
9, 12 reject, high risk<br />
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