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Table 1. Invasive plant species ong>ofong> environmental concern not seen or reported ong>toong> be present in ong>Palauong> Species Common Names Family Habit Risk assessment† Argyreia nervosa English: elephant creeper, Hawaiian baby woodrose , silver Convolvulaceae morning glory, woolly morning glory vine evaluate* Aristida adscensionis English: annual bristle grass, six weeks needgle grass, sixweeks three-awn Poaceae grass Arisong>toong>lochia litong>toong>ralis English: Dutchman's pipe, calico flower Arisong>toong>lochiaceae vine high risk Arisong>toong>lochia odoratissima English: duck, swan Arisong>toong>lochiaceae herb Arisong>toong>lochia ringens English: gaping Dutchman's pipe Arisong>toong>lochiaceae herb evaluate* Arrhenaong>theong>rum elatius English: false oatgrass, French ryegrass, tall oatgrass Poaceae grass Arthrostemma ciliatum English: arthrostemma, everblooming eavender Melasong>toong>mataceae herb Arundinaria graminea English: bamboo Poaceae grass Asparagus asparagoides English: bridal-veil creeper, smilax asparagus Liliaceae herb Asparagus falcatus Liliaceae herb high risk Asparagus plumosus English: asparagus fern Liliaceae vine Asparagus setaceus English: ornamental asparagus, climbing asparagus fern, plumosa Liliaceae vine high risk Austroeupaong>toong>rium inulifolium Asteraceae herb Avena barbata English: barbed oat, bearded oat, slender oat Poaceae grass Avena fatua English: common wild oat, spring wild oat, spring wild oat, wild oat Poaceae grass Axonopus fissifolius English: caratao grass, narrow-leaved carpetgrass Poaceae grass high risk Axonopus micay Poaceae grass Azadirachta indica English: neem, nim, margosa Meliaceae tree evaluate* Azolla filiculoides English: azolla, large mosquiong>toong> fern Azollaceae aquatic fern Azolla pinnata English: mosquiong>toong> fern, ferny azolla, water velvet Azollaceae aquatic fern Baccharis halimifolia English: consumption weed, groundsel tree, Sea Island myrtle Asteraceae shrub high risk Barleria prionitis English: barleria, porcupine flower Acanthaceae shrub Batis marina English: pickleweed, saltwort, turtleweed Batacaeae herb Bidens bipinnata English: bipinnate beggar's tick, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needle Asteraceae herb Bidens cynapiifolia English: beggar's tick Asteraceae herb Blechnum occidentale English: hammock fern, New World midsorus fern Blechnaceae fern Bocconia frutescens English: bocconia, plume-poppy, tree poppy, tree celandine, parrotweed Papaveraceae shrub Bothriochloa decipiens English: pitted bluegrass Poaceae grass Bothriochloa pertusa English: hurricane grass, Indian couch grass, pitted beardgrass, pitted bluestem Poaceae grass Bouteloua aristidoides English: needle grama Poaceae grass high risk Bouteloua disticha Poaceae grass Brassica napus English: annual rape, canola Brassicaceae herb high risk Brillantaisia lamium Acanthaceae herb high risk Briza maxima English: big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large quaking grass Poaceae grass Briza minor English: lesser quaking grass, little quaking grass, shiverygrass Poaceae grass Bromus catharticus English: rescue grass Poaceae grass Bromus diandrus English: bronchograss, great brome, ripgut brome, ripgut grass Poaceae grass Bromus hordeaceus English: lop grass, song>ofong>t brome, song>ofong>t chess Poaceae grass Bromus madritensis English: compact brome, Madrid brome, Spanish brome, wall brome Poaceae grass 68

Table 1. Invasive plant species ong>ofong> environmental concern not seen or reported ong>toong> be present in ong>Palauong> Species Common Names Family Habit Risk assessment† Bromus rubens English: foxtail brome, foxtail chess, red brome Poaceae grass Bryophyllum English: devil's backbone, Mexican hat plant, moong>theong>r ong>ofong> daigremontianum millions Crassulaceae herb Buddleja asiatica English: dog tail Scrophulariaceae shrub high risk Cabomba caroliniana English: Carolina fanwort, Carolina water-shield, fish-grass, Cabombaceae Washingong>toong>n-plant herb high risk Caesalpinia decapetala English: cat's claw, Mysore thorn, Mauritius thorn, wait-a-bit Fabaceae shrub high risk Caesalpinia sappan English: Brazilwood, sappan, sappanwood Fabaceae shrub Callaeum macropterum English: hillyhock, hollyhock Malpighiaceae herb? evaluate* Calophyllum antillanum English: Alexandrian laurel, beauty leaf, Santa Maria tree Clusiaceae tree Calopogonium caeruleum English: calopo, calopogonium, jicama Fabaceae herb Calotropis procera English: calotropis, rubber bush, apple ong>ofong> Sodom, mudar, madar Ascelepiadaceae shrub high risk Carallia brachiata Rhizophoraceae tree evaluate* Cardiospermum grandiflorum English: balloon vine; heart seed Sapindaceae vine high risk Cardiospermum halicacabum English: balloon vine, heart pea, love-in-a-puff Sapindaceae vine high risk Carex longii English: Long's sedge Cyperaceae sedge Carex muskingumensis English: Muskingum sedge Cyperaceae sedge high risk Carludovica palmata English: Panama hat plant Cyclanthaceae shrub Carmona retusa English: Fukien tea, Philippine tea, scorpionbush Boraginaceae tree Carpobrotus edulis English: ice plant, pigface, hottenong>toong>t fig Aizoaceae succulent high risk Castilla elastica English: Panama rubber tree, Mexican rubber tree, uletree Moraceae tree high risk Casuarina cunninghamiana English: river oak, river she-oak, small cone ironwood Casuarinaceae tree high risk Casuarina glauca English: swamp oak, saltmarsh ironwood, longleaf ironwood, gray sheoak Casuarinaceae tree high risk Cayaponia glandulosa Cucurbitaceae vine Cecropia obtusifolia English: trumpet tree, guarumo Cecropiaceae tree Cecropia peltata English: trumpet tree Cecropiaceae tree high risk Cedrela odorata English: cigar box cedar, Mexican cedar, West Indian cedar, Spanish cedar Meliaceae tree evaluate* Celtis sinensis English: Chinese hackberry, Japanese hackberry Ulmaceae tree Cenchrus ciliaris English: buffelgrass, African foxtail grass, anjan grass Poaceae grass high risk Cenchrus pilosus Poaceae grass Ceraong>toong>phyllum aquatic English: coontail, hornwort Ceraong>toong>phyllaceae demersum herb Cereus uruguayensis English: hedge cactus, Peruvian apple, spiny tree cactus Cactaceae cactus Cestrum auriculatum English: orange cestrum Solanaceae shrub Cestrum diurnum English: inkberry, day jessamine, day cestrum, China berry Solanaceae shrub Cestrum nocturnum English: night-flowering cestrum, night-flowering jasmine, queen (or lady) ong>ofong> ong>theong> night Solanaceae shrub high risk Cestrum parqui English: green cestrum, willow-leaved jessamine, Chilean cestrum, green poison-berry Solanaceae shrub high risk Chamaesyce hyssopifolia English: hyssop-leaf sandma Euphorbiaceae herb Chamaesyce ophthalmica English: Florida hammock sandmat Euphorbiaceae herb Chasmanthium latifolium English: broadleaf chasmanthium, Indian woodoats Poaceae grass high risk Chloris divaricata English: slender chloris, star grass, star windmill grass Poaceae grass Chloris gayana English: Rhodes grass Poaceae grass high risk Chlorophytum comosum English: ribbonplant, spider ivy, spiderplant Liliaceae herb high risk Chromolaena squalida Asteraceae shrub 69

Table 1. <strong>Invasive</strong> plant species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> envir<strong>on</strong>mental c<strong>on</strong>cern not seen or reported <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

be present in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Species Comm<strong>on</strong> Names Family Habit<br />

Risk<br />

assessment†<br />

Bromus rubens English: foxtail brome, foxtail chess, red brome Poaceae grass<br />

Bryophyllum<br />

English: devil's backb<strong>on</strong>e, Mexican hat plant, mo<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

daigrem<strong>on</strong>tianum milli<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Crassulaceae herb<br />

Buddleja asiatica English: dog tail Scrophulariaceae shrub high risk<br />

Cabomba caroliniana<br />

English: Carolina fanwort, Carolina water-shield, fish-grass,<br />

Cabombaceae<br />

Washing<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>n-plant<br />

herb high risk<br />

Caesalpinia decapetala English: cat's claw, Mysore thorn, Mauritius thorn, wait-a-bit Fabaceae shrub high risk<br />

Caesalpinia sappan English: Brazilwood, sappan, sappanwood Fabaceae shrub<br />

Callaeum macropterum English: hillyhock, hollyhock Malpighiaceae herb? evaluate*<br />

Calophyllum antillanum English: Alexandrian laurel, beauty leaf, Santa Maria tree Clusiaceae tree<br />

Calopog<strong>on</strong>ium<br />

caeruleum<br />

English: calopo, calopog<strong>on</strong>ium, jicama Fabaceae herb<br />

Calotropis procera<br />

English: calotropis, rubber bush, apple <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sodom, mudar,<br />

madar<br />

Ascelepiadaceae shrub high risk<br />

Carallia brachiata Rhizophoraceae tree evaluate*<br />

Cardiospermum<br />

grandiflorum<br />

English: ballo<strong>on</strong> vine; heart seed Sapindaceae vine high risk<br />

Cardiospermum<br />

halicacabum<br />

English: ballo<strong>on</strong> vine, heart pea, love-in-a-puff Sapindaceae vine high risk<br />

Carex l<strong>on</strong>gii English: L<strong>on</strong>g's sedge Cyperaceae sedge<br />

Carex muskingumensis English: Muskingum sedge Cyperaceae sedge high risk<br />

Carludovica palmata English: Panama hat plant Cyclanthaceae shrub<br />

Carm<strong>on</strong>a retusa English: Fukien tea, Philippine tea, scorpi<strong>on</strong>bush Boraginaceae tree<br />

Carpobrotus edulis English: ice plant, pigface, hotten<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>t fig Aizoaceae<br />

succulent<br />

high risk<br />

Castilla elastica English: Panama rubber tree, Mexican rubber tree, uletree Moraceae tree high risk<br />

Casuarina<br />

cunninghamiana<br />

English: river oak, river she-oak, small c<strong>on</strong>e ir<strong>on</strong>wood Casuarinaceae tree high risk<br />

Casuarina glauca<br />

English: swamp oak, saltmarsh ir<strong>on</strong>wood, l<strong>on</strong>gleaf<br />

ir<strong>on</strong>wood, gray sheoak<br />

Casuarinaceae tree high risk<br />

Cayap<strong>on</strong>ia glandulosa Cucurbitaceae vine<br />

Cecropia obtusifolia English: trumpet tree, guarumo Cecropiaceae tree<br />

Cecropia peltata English: trumpet tree Cecropiaceae tree high risk<br />

Cedrela odorata<br />

English: cigar box cedar, Mexican cedar, West Indian<br />

cedar, Spanish cedar<br />

Meliaceae tree evaluate*<br />

Celtis sinensis English: Chinese hackberry, Japanese hackberry Ulmaceae tree<br />

Cenchrus ciliaris English: buffelgrass, African foxtail grass, anjan grass Poaceae grass high risk<br />

Cenchrus pilosus Poaceae grass<br />

Cera<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>phyllum<br />

aquatic<br />

English: co<strong>on</strong>tail, hornwort<br />

Cera<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>phyllaceae<br />

demersum<br />

herb<br />

Cereus uruguayensis English: hedge cactus, Peruvian apple, spiny tree cactus Cactaceae cactus<br />

Cestrum auriculatum English: orange cestrum Solanaceae shrub<br />

Cestrum diurnum English: inkberry, day jessamine, day cestrum, China berry Solanaceae shrub<br />

Cestrum nocturnum<br />

English: night-flowering cestrum, night-flowering jasmine,<br />

queen (or lady) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> night<br />

Solanaceae shrub high risk<br />

Cestrum parqui<br />

English: green cestrum, willow-leaved jessamine, Chilean<br />

cestrum, green pois<strong>on</strong>-berry<br />

Solanaceae shrub high risk<br />

Chamaesyce<br />

hyssopifolia<br />

English: hyssop-leaf sandma Euphorbiaceae herb<br />

Chamaesyce<br />

ophthalmica<br />

English: Florida hammock sandmat Euphorbiaceae herb<br />

Chasmanthium latifolium English: broadleaf chasmanthium, Indian woodoats Poaceae grass high risk<br />

Chloris divaricata English: slender chloris, star grass, star windmill grass Poaceae grass<br />

Chloris gayana English: Rhodes grass Poaceae grass high risk<br />

Chlorophytum comosum English: ribb<strong>on</strong>plant, spider ivy, spiderplant Liliaceae herb high risk<br />

Chromolaena squalida Asteraceae shrub<br />

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