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Table 2. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r invasive plant species not seen or reported <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be present in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names Family Habit<br />

Solanum qui<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ense English: naranjilla Solanaceae shrub<br />

Solanum robustum English: shrubby nightshade Solanaceae shrub<br />

Solidago canadensis English: Canada goldenrod Asteraceae herb<br />

Soliva an<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mifolia English: dwarf jojo Asteraceae herb<br />

S<strong>on</strong>chus arvensis English: corn sow thistle, field sow thistle, perennial sow thistle Asteraceae herb<br />

S<strong>on</strong>chus asper English: prickly sow thistle, rough sow thistle, spiny sow thistle Asteraceae herb<br />

S<strong>on</strong>chus oleraceus<br />

English: annual sow thistle, comm<strong>on</strong> sow thistle, hare's-lettuce, milk<br />

thistle, sow thistle<br />

Asteraceae herb<br />

Sorghum arundinaceum English: comm<strong>on</strong> wild sorghum Poaceae grass<br />

Sphenoclea zeylanica English: chickenspike, gooseweed, hollowstem, wedgewort Sphenocleaceae. herb<br />

Sp<strong>on</strong>dias purpurea<br />

English: hog plum, jocote, purple mombin, red mombin, Spanish<br />

plum<br />

Anacardiaceae tree<br />

Stachys arvensis English: staggerweed Lamiaceae herb<br />

Stachys crenata English: mouse's ear, small-flowered stachys Lamiaceae herb<br />

Stellaria media English: chickweed, comm<strong>on</strong> chickweed, stickwort Caryophyllaceae herb<br />

Striga angustifolia Scrophulariaceae herb<br />

Struchium<br />

sparganophorum<br />

Asteraceae herb<br />

Stylosan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>s hamata English: Caribbean stylo, Caribbean stylo, cheesy<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>es, verano Fabaceae herb<br />

Stylosan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>s humilis English: Townsville lucerne, Townsville stylo Fabaceae herb<br />

Stylosan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>s scabra English: seca, shrubby stylo Fabaceae herb<br />

Stylosan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>s viscosa English: seca, shrubby stylo Fabaceae herb<br />

Tagetes patula English: French marigold, stinkweed, wild marigold Asteraceae herb<br />

Talinum fruticosum<br />

English: Ceyl<strong>on</strong>-spinach, Philippine-spinach, Surinam-purslane,<br />

waterleaf<br />

Portulacaceae herb<br />

Talinum paniculatum English: fame flower, jewels <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Opar, pink baby's-breath Portulacaceae herb<br />

Taraxacum <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficinale English: comm<strong>on</strong> dandeli<strong>on</strong>, dandeli<strong>on</strong>, li<strong>on</strong>'s-<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>oth Asteraceae herb<br />

Tephrosia glomeruliflora English: pink tephrosia Fabaceae shrub<br />

Tephrosia noctiflora Fabaceae herb<br />

Teucrium vesicarium Lamiaceae herb<br />

Trian<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ma<br />

English: black pig weed, desert horse-purslane, giant pig weed,<br />

portulacastrum<br />

horse-purslane<br />

Aizoaceae herb<br />

Trichodesma zeylanicum English: camel bush Boraginaceae herb<br />

Trimezia steyermarkii Iridaceae herb<br />

Verbascum virgatum English: virgate mullein, wand mullein Scrophulariaceae herb<br />

Verbena b<strong>on</strong>ariensis English: purple<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>p, South American vervain, tall verbena Verbenaceae herb<br />

Verbena li<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ralis English: seashore vervain Verbenaceae herb<br />

Verbena rigida English: veined verbena Verbenaceae herb<br />

Vern<strong>on</strong>ia patula Asteraceae herb<br />

Vigna radiata English: green gram, golden gram, mung, mung bean Fabaceae herb<br />

Wal<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ria indica<br />

English: boater bush, buff coat, lea<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r coat, m<strong>on</strong>key bush, sleepy<br />

morning, velvet leaf, wal<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ria<br />

Sterculiaceae shrub<br />

Wikstroemia indica English: tiebush Thymelacaceae shrub<br />

Wikstroemia ridleyi English: gimlette, Malay pois<strong>on</strong>s Thymelacaceae shrub<br />

Yucca aloifolia English: daggerplant, Spanish-bay<strong>on</strong>et Agavaceae shrub<br />

Ziziphus jujuba<br />

English: Chinese jujube, Chinese date, Chinese plum, comm<strong>on</strong><br />

jujube<br />

Rhamnaceae tree<br />

Zornia curvata Fabaceae herb<br />

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