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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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