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Table 5. Native species (or Micr<strong>on</strong>esian introducti<strong>on</strong>s) that can exhibit aggressive<br />
behavior<br />
Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names Family Habit<br />
Casuarina equisetifolia<br />
English: casuarina, ir<strong>on</strong>wood, Australian pine, she-oak, horsetail<br />
tree, beefwood; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: nas, ngas, ngasu<br />
Casuarinaceae tree<br />
Chrysopog<strong>on</strong> aciculatus English: Mackie's pest, lovegrass, golden beardgrass; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: iul Poaceae grass<br />
Gmelina elliptica <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: a kulb ne par reth, kalngebard ra belau Lamiaceae shrub<br />
†+Ipomoea violacea English: mo<strong>on</strong> flower, Hawaiian mo<strong>on</strong>florwer C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ischaemum<br />
polystachyum<br />
English: paddle grass Poaceae grass<br />
†Ischaemum rugosum English: muraina grass, wrinkle duck-beak, saramatta grass Poaceae grass<br />
†Ischaemum timorense English: centipede grass, stalkleaf murainagrass, lucuntu grass Poaceae grass<br />
Kyllinga nemoralis English: white kyllinga, whitehead spikesedge, whitewater sedge Cyperaceae sedge<br />
Lygodium microphyllum<br />
English: climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf<br />
Schizaeaceae<br />
climbing fern; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: osuchedechui<br />
fern<br />
Merremia peltata English: merremia; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: kebeas C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Operculina turpethum <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: <strong>on</strong>gucheta rekung vine<br />
Saccharum sp<strong>on</strong>taneum English: wild cane, false sugarcane; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: banga ruchel Poaceae grass<br />
Sacciolepis indica English: glenwood grass Poaceae grass<br />
English: foxtail, garden bristle grass, hairy-tail grass, yellow<br />
†‡Setaria pumila<br />
bristlegrass<br />
Poaceae<br />
grass<br />
Sporobolus indicus English: smutgrass, wiregrass, Indian dropseed Poaceae grass<br />
English: hibiscus burr, caesarweed, pink Chinese burr, urena burr,<br />
†Urena lobata<br />
bur mallow; <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g>an: chosuched e kui, osuched a rechui<br />
Malvaceae shrub<br />
†<str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed present by Fosberg et al. (1979)<br />
‡<str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed present by Raulers<strong>on</strong> et al. (1996)<br />
+Voucher specimen at Beleu Nati<strong>on</strong>al Museum Herbarium<br />
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