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Table 5. Native species (or Micronesian introductions) that can exhibit aggressive behavior Scientific Name Common Names Family Habit Casuarina equisetifolia English: casuarina, ironwood, Australian pine, she-oak, horsetail tree, beefwood; <strong>Palau</strong>an: nas, ngas, ngasu Casuarinaceae tree Chrysopogon aciculatus English: Mackie's pest, lovegrass, golden beardgrass; <strong>Palau</strong>an: iul Poaceae grass Gmelina elliptica <strong>Palau</strong>an: a kulb ne par reth, kalngebard ra belau Lamiaceae shrub †+Ipomoea violacea English: moon flower, Hawaiian moonflorwer Convolvulaceae vine Ischaemum polystachyum English: paddle grass Poaceae grass †Ischaemum rugosum English: muraina grass, wrinkle duck-beak, saramatta grass Poaceae grass †Ischaemum timorense English: centipede grass, stalkleaf murainagrass, lucuntu grass Poaceae grass Kyllinga nemoralis English: white kyllinga, whitehead spikesedge, whitewater sedge Cyperaceae sedge Lygodium microphyllum English: climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf Schizaeaceae climbing fern; <strong>Palau</strong>an: osuchedechui fern Merremia peltata English: merremia; <strong>Palau</strong>an: kebeas Convolvulaceae vine Operculina turpethum <strong>Palau</strong>an: ongucheta rekung vine Saccharum spontaneum English: wild cane, false sugarcane; <strong>Palau</strong>an: banga ruchel Poaceae grass Sacciolepis indica English: glenwood grass Poaceae grass English: foxtail, garden bristle grass, hairy-tail grass, yellow †‡Setaria pumila bristlegrass Poaceae grass Sporobolus indicus English: smutgrass, wiregrass, Indian dropseed Poaceae grass English: hibiscus burr, caesarweed, pink Chinese burr, urena burr, †Urena lobata bur mallow; <strong>Palau</strong>an: chosuched e kui, osuched a rechui Malvaceae shrub †<strong>Report</strong>ed present by Fosberg et al. (1979) ‡<strong>Report</strong>ed present by Raulerson et al. (1996) +Voucher specimen at Beleu National Museum Herbarium 66
Appendix 2. Invasive plant species not known <strong>to</strong> be present in <strong>Palau</strong> Table 1. Invasive plant species <strong>of</strong> environmental concern not seen or reported <strong>to</strong> be present in <strong>Palau</strong> Species Common Names Family Habit Risk assessment† Abutilon <strong>the</strong>ophrasti English: but<strong>to</strong>nweed, velvetweed Malvaceae herb high risk Acacia aulacocarpa English: brown salwood, brush ironbark wattle, hickory wattle Fabaceae tree Acacia boliviana English: Bolivian wattle Fabaceae shrub Acacia concinna English: chikakai, piquant sappan, sappan, soap pod Fabaceae shrub Acacia crassicarpa English: nor<strong>the</strong>rn wattle, Papua New Guinea red wattle Fabaceae tree high risk Acacia glauca English: redwood Fabaceae tree Acacia holosericea English: candelabra wattle, silver-leaved wattle Fabaceae shrub/ tree evaluate* Acacia longifolia English: Sydney golden wattle Fabaceae tree high risk Acacia mearnsii English: black wattle Fabaceae tree high risk Acacia melanoxylon English: Australian blackwood, blackwood acacia Fabaceae tree high risk Acacia nilotica English: prickly acacia, black thorn, Nile acacia, gum arabic Fabaceae tree tree high risk Acacia parramattensis English: Parrmatta green wattle, Sydney green wattle Fabaceae tree high risk Acoelorrhaphe wrightii English: paurotis palm, saw cabbage palm, silver saw palm Arecaceae tree evaluate* Adiantum raddianum English: delta maidenhair fern Pteridaceae fern Agapanthus praecox English: African-lily, agapanthus Liliaceae herb high risk Ageratina riparia English: spreading mistflower, creeping cr<strong>of</strong><strong>to</strong>nweed, river eupa<strong>to</strong>rium Asteraceae herb high risk Aglaonema commutatum English: Philippine evergreen Araceae herb evaluate* Agrostis s<strong>to</strong>lonifera English: creeping bentgrass, marsh bent, red<strong>to</strong>p bentgrass Poaceae grass high risk Ailanthus altissima English: tree <strong>of</strong> heaven, varnishtree Simaroubaceae tree high risk Ajuga reptans English: ajuga, blue bugle, bugleweed, common bugle Lamiaceae herb high risk Albizia chinensis English: Chinese albizia, silktree Fabaceae tree high risk Aleurites moluccana English: candlenut; <strong>Palau</strong>an: sakan Euphorbiaceae tree high risk Als<strong>to</strong>nia macrophylla English: devil-tree Apocynaceae tree high risk Alternan<strong>the</strong>ra caracasana English: mat chaff flower Amaranthaceae herb Alternan<strong>the</strong>ra philoxeroides English: alliga<strong>to</strong>r weed Amaranthaceae herb high risk Alternan<strong>the</strong>ra pungens English: khaki weed Amaranthaceae herb high risk Anacardium occidentale English: cashew Anacardiaceae tree low risk Anagallis arvensis English: bird's-eye, poor-man's wea<strong>the</strong>rglass, scarlet pimpernel Primulaceae herb Andropogon bicornis English: West Indian foxtail grass Poaceae grass Andropogon gayanus English: gamba grass, tambuki grass Poaceae grass high risk Andropogon glomeratus English: bush beardgrass, bushy bluestem Poaceae grass Andropogon virginicus English: broomsedge, yellow bluestem, whisky grass Poaceae grass high risk Anredera cordifolia English: Madeira vine, mignonette vine, lamb's tails Basellaceae vine Araujia sericifera English: moth plant, moth catcher, white bladder flower Ascelepiadaceae vine Archon<strong>to</strong>phoenix alexandrae English: Alexandra palm, king palm Arecaceae tree high risk Archon<strong>to</strong>phoenix cunninghamiana English: bangalow palm, piccabeen palm Arecaceae tree evaluate* Archon<strong>to</strong>phoenix tuckeri Arecaceae tree evaluate* Ardisia crenata English: hen's eyes, Hilo holly, coral berry, Australian holly, Myrsinaceae scratchthroat shrub high risk Ardisia elliptica English: shoebut<strong>to</strong>n ardisia Myrsinaceae shrub high risk Argemone ochroleuca English: pale Mexican poppy, prickly poppy, white thistle Papaveraceae herb 67
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