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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† Medinilla heterophylla Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae vine high risk Medinilla magnifica English: chandelier tree, showy melas<strong>to</strong>me, showy medinilla, Malaysian orchid Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae shrub high risk Medinilla scortechinii Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae herb evaluate* Medinilla venosa English: holdtight Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae shrub Melaleuca nesophila Myrtaceae shrub high risk Melas<strong>to</strong>ma candidum English: Asian melas<strong>to</strong>me, Indian rhododendron, Malabar melas<strong>to</strong>me Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae tree high risk Melas<strong>to</strong>ma sanguineum English: fox-<strong>to</strong>ngued melas<strong>to</strong>ma, red melas<strong>to</strong>me Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae shrub/ tree Melica transsilvanica Poaceae grass high risk Melicoccus bijugatus English: Spanish lime Sapindaceae tree Melinis repens English: Natal red<strong>to</strong>p, Natal grass, red Natal grass, Holme's Poaceae grass, blanketgrass grass Memecylon floribundum Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae shrub Mentha pulegium English: European pennyroyal, pennyroyal Lamiaceae herb Merremia aegyptia English: hairy merremia, hairy woodrose; Hawaiian: koali kua hulu, kuahulu Convolvulaceae vine Merremia tuberosa English: wood rose, Spanish arborvine, yellow morningglory Convolvulaceae vine high risk Merremia vitifolia Convolvulaceae vine Metrosideros excelsa English: New Zealand Christmas tree Myrtaceae tree evaluate* Metrosideros kermadecensis Myrtaceae tree evaluate* Miconia calvescens English: miconia, velvetleaf, purple plague, bush currant Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae tree high risk Microlaena stipoides English: meadow ricegrass, weeping grass Poaceae grass Mikania cordata English: mile-a-minute Asteraceae vine Mimosa pigra English: catclaw mimosa, thorny sensitiveplant, giant mimosa, giant sensitive plant, black mimosa, zaraz, Fabaceae shrub high risk dormilona, bashful plant, amourette violet Mimosa tenuiflora Fabaceae tree high risk Monochoria hastata English: arrow-leaf monochoria, hastate-leaf pondweed, aquatic Pontederiaceae monochoria herb Monochoria vaginalis English: cordate monochoria, oval-leaf monochoria, ovalleaf-pondweed, pickerel weed herb aquatic Pontederiaceae Montanoa hibiscifolia English: montanoa, tree daisy, Anzac flower Asteraceae shrub high risk Morella cerifera English: bayberry, candleberry, sou<strong>the</strong>rn bayberry, sou<strong>the</strong>rn Myricaceae wax-myrtle, wax-myrtle, waxberry tree Morella faya English: fayatree, firetree, firebush Myricaceae tree high risk Mucuna pruriens English: cow itch, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Mauritius bean Fabaceae vine high risk Myoporum laetum English: myoporum, ngaio Myoporaceae tree evaluate* Myriophyllum aquaticum Myriophyllum spicatum English: parrot's fea<strong>the</strong>r, water fea<strong>the</strong>r, Brazilian water milfoil English: Eurasian water milfoil, Eurasian watermilfoil, spike watermilfoil Haloragidaceae Haloragidaceae Najas graminea English: ricefield waternymph ricefield waternymph Najadaceae Najas guadalupensis Najas marina English: common waternymph, Guadalupe waternymph, sou<strong>the</strong>rn naiad, sou<strong>the</strong>rn waternymph English: bushy pondweed, holly-leaf naiad, holly-leaf waternymph, holly-leaved waternymph, marine naiad, marine naiad, spiny-leaf naiad, spiny naiad, spiny waternymph, water nymph Najadaceae Najadaceae aquatic herb aquatic herb aquatic herb aquatic herb aquatic herb high risk Nassella tenuissima English: finestem needlegrass Poaceae grass high risk Nasturtium microphyllum English: one-row watercress Brassicaceae herb 76
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† Neono<strong>to</strong>nia wightii English: glycine Fabaceae vine high risk Neyraudia reynaudiana English: Burma reed, cane grass, silk reed Poaceae grass Nicotiana glauca English: mustard tree, tree <strong>to</strong>bacco, wild <strong>to</strong>bacco Solanaceae tree Noronhia emarginata English: Madagascar olive Oleaceae tree low risk Ochna kirkii English: Micky Mouse plant, bird’s-eye bush Ochnaceae shrub Ochna serrulata English: ochna, Mickey-Mouse plant, bird’s-eye bush Ochnaceae shrub high risk Ochna thomasiana English: bird's-eye bush, Mickey Mouse plant Ochnaceae shrub high risk Odon<strong>to</strong>nema cuspidatum English: cardinal flower, fire spike, mottled <strong>to</strong>o<strong>the</strong>dthread Acanthaceae shrub high risk Odon<strong>to</strong>nema tubaeforme English: fire spike Acanthaceae shrub Olea europaea English: olive Oleaceae tree evaluate* Olyra latifolia English: bambou tibi, carrycillo Poaceae grass Operculina ventricosa English: paper rose, St. Thomas lidpod Convolvulaceae vine Oplismenus burmannii Poaceae grass Ossaea marginata Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae shrub Ottelia alismoides English: duck lettuce, water plantain ottelia Hydrocharitaceae aquatic herb Ottelia ovalifolia English: swamp lily (Australia) Hydrocharitaceae aquatic herb Ot<strong>to</strong>chloa nodosa English: slender panic grass Poaceae grass Oxyspora paniculata English: oxyspora, bristletips Melas<strong>to</strong>mataceae shrub Paederia foetida English: stink vine, skunk vine Rubiaceae vine high risk Panicum antidotale English: blue panic grass, giant panic grass, Texas grass Poaceae grass Panicum bisulcatum English: blackseed panic Poaceae grass Panicum brevifolium English: shortleaf panic grass Poaceae grass Panicum capillare English: old-witch grass, tickle grass, tumbleweed, witchgrass Poaceae grass Panicum decompositum English: Australian millet, umbrella grass Poaceae grass Panicum dicho<strong>to</strong>miflorum Panicum miliaceum English: bluegrass, fall panic grass, fall panicum, smooth witchgrass English: broomcorn millet, hog millet, millet panic, panic millet, proso millet Poaceae Poaceae Panicum polygonatum English: Bolivian panicgrass Poaceae grass Panicum virgatum English: Blackwell switch grass, switchgrass Poaceae grass high risk Paraserian<strong>the</strong>s English: brush wattle, plume albizia, plume acacia, stink shrub/ Fabaceae lophantha bean tree Parkinsonia aculeata English: parkinsonia, Jerusalem thorn, horse-bean, retama Fabaceae tree high risk English: bitterweed, carrot grass, false ragweed, feverfew, Par<strong>the</strong>nium par<strong>the</strong>nium weed, ragweed par<strong>the</strong>nium, white<strong>to</strong>p, Santa hysterophorus Maria Asteraceae herb high risk Paspalum dilatatum English: paspalum, dallis grass, water grass Poaceae grass high risk Paspalum fimbriatum English: fimbriate paspalum, winged paspalum, Panama paspalum, Panama crowngrass, Columbia grass Poaceae grass Paspalum notatum English: Bahia grass Poaceae grass high risk Paspalum plicatulum English: brownseed paspalum, circularfruited birdseed Poaceae grass Paspalum setaceum English: bullgrass, hairy bead grass, thin paspalum Poaceae grass Paspalum urvillei English: Vasey grass Poaceae grass Paspalum vaginatum English: biscuit grass, knot grass, knottweed, salt grass, saltwater couch, saltwater paspalum, seashore grass, Poaceae grass high risk seashore paspalum, silt grass, swamp couch Passiflora alata English: wild passion fruit, wingstem passionflower Passifloraceae vine Passiflora caerulea English: blue passion flower Passifloraceae vine Passiflora coccinea English: scarlet passion flower, red passion flower, red granadilla Passifloraceae vine Passiflora incarnata English: purple passion-flower, red-flowered poka, apricotvine, maypop, maypop passionflower Passifloraceae vine high risk grass grass 77
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