Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2008 survey)


Appendix 7, Table 3.  Other species present elsewhere in Palau but not on Angaur

Scientific Name

Common Names (abridged)

Family

Present on:

Alocasia macrorrhizos English: ape, cunjevoi, Egyptian lily, elephant's ear, giant alocasia, giant taro, pai Araceae Koror, Babeldaob, Peleliu, Ngeanges, Sonsorol
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius English: sweet alys Fabaceae Malakal, Babeldaob
Alysicarpus vaginalis English: alyce-clover, buffalo-clover, one-leaf-clover Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Aulupse‘el
Amaranthus viridis English: green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth Amaranthaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Ngercheu, Sonsorol
Ammannia baccifera English: amania, monarch redstem Lythraceae Peleliu
Aniseia martinicensis English: whitejacket Convolvulaceae Babeldaob
Annona glabra English: pond apple, alligator apple, bullock's heart, cherimoyer Annonaceae Babeldaob
Annona squamosa English: custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop; Palauan: ngel ra ngebard Annonaceae Koror
Asclepias curassavica English: bloodflower milkweed, butterfly weed, false ipecac, milkweed Asclepiadaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Peleliu, Pulo Ana, Sonsorol
Bambusa spp. English: bamboo; Palauan: bambuu, esel Poaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Sonsorol
Basella alba English: Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, Malabar nightshade, Malabar spinach, vine spinach Basellaceae Ngeanges
Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum English: bedding begonia, perpetual begonia, wax begonia Begoniaceae Koror
Bidens pilosa English: beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs Asteraceae Peleliu
Bixa orellana English: anatto, annato, annatto, arnatto, lipstick tree; Palauan: búrek, burk Bixaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Breynia disticha English: snowbush, snowbush breynia, sweetpea bush, foliage-flower Euphorbiaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Brucea javanica English: Java brucea, Macassar kerneltree Simaroubaceae Babeldaob
Buchnera americana English: American bluehearts, bupleurum Orobanchaceae Babeldaob
Caesalpinia pulcherrima English: Barbados flower-fence, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Calathea majestica Marantaceae Koror
Calliandra calothyrsus English: powderpuff red calliandra Fabaceae Babeldaob
Calliandra haematocephala English: red powder puff Fabaceae Koror
Calliandra surinamensis English: Surinamese stickpea Fabaceae Koror
Callisia fragrans English: fragrant inch plant, basketplant, spironema Commelinaceae Ngercheu
Cananga odorata English: perfume tree; Palauan: chiráng, ilang-ilang, irang Annonaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Capsicum frutescens English: bird pepper, bird's-eye chili, bird's-eye pepper, hot pepper, red chili, spur pepper, Tabasco pepper; Palauan: meringel Solanaceae Malakal, Babeldaob, Kayangel, Ngercheu, Sonsorol
Celosia argentea English: cockscomb; Palauan: chesechil a malk, esechila malk Amaranthaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Sonsorol
Centratherum punctatum English: Brazilian button flower, centratherum, lark daisy Asteraceae Babeldaob
Citrus aurantiifolia English: Key lime, lime, Mexican lime, sour lime, West Indian lime; Palauan: malchianged Rutaceae Koror, Peleliu
Cleome gynandra English: African spider-flower, bastard-mustard, cat's-whiskers, spider wisp, wild spider flower Capparaceae Koror
Cleome viscosa English: tickweed, spider flower Capparaceae Babeldaob
Coffea arabica English: coffee; Palauan: kohi Rubiaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Coffea liberica English: Liberian coffee Rubiaceae Koror
Coix lacryma-jobi English: adlay, adlay millet, Job's-tears; Palauan: demairuuch, tauiir Poaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Peleliu
Commelina diffusa English: commelina, dayflower, wandering Jew, spiderwort Commelinaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob
Corchorus aestuans Tiliaceae Babeldaob
Coreopsis lanceolata English: garden coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed, tickseed Asteraceae Koror
Crotalaria incana English: fuzzy rattlepod, woolly rattlepod; Palauan: kuroteraria Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Desmodium gangeticum Fabaceae Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Desmodium heterophyllum English: hetero, Spanish clover Fabaceae Babeldaob
Dichanthium annulatum English: Angleton grass, bluestem, Diaz bluestem, Hindi grass, Kleberg bluestem, marvel grass, sheda grass Poaceae Babeldaob
Digitaria bicornis English: southern crabgrass Poaceae Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Eclipta prostrata English: eclipta, false daisy, swamp daisy, white eclipta; Palauan: deberebelela tengadidik Asteraceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Kayangel, Peleliu
Eleocharis dulcis English: Chinese water-chestnut, ground-chestnut, waternut; Palauan: kerdikes Cyperaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Elephantopus mollis English: elephantopus, elephant’s foot, false tobacco, tobacco weed Asteraceae Babeldaob
Episcia cupreata English: episcia, flame violet Gesneriaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Erechtites hieraciifolius English: American burnweed, American fireweed, burnweed, fireweed, Malayan groundsel, pilewort Asteraceae Babeldaob
Euphorbia graminea English: grassleaf spurge Euphorbiaceae Ngercheu
Euphorbia pulcherrima English: Christmas flower, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, poinsettia; Palauan: becheselrak Euphorbiaceae Koror
Ficus elastica English: India rubber tree, rubber plant; Palauan: komunokí, komunoki Moraceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang
Gossypium barbadense English: cotton, sea island cotton Malvaceae Babeldaob
Heliconia spp. English: heliconia, parrot's-flower, parrot's-plantain, crab claw, lobster claw Heliconiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Hippobroma longiflora English: star of Bethlehem, fetia, madamfate; Palauan: udel ra badrei Campanulaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Bkul a Chesemiich, Ngerchong, Sonsorol
Impatiens balsamina English: impatiens, balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, spotted snapweed, touch-me-not; Palauan: hosengka Balsaminaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Impatiens walleriana English: garden impatiens, balsam, busy lizzy, bizzy-lizzie, patient lucy; sultan’s flower Balsaminaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Ixora coccinea English: flame of the forest, jungle geranium, red ixora Rubiaceae Koror
Jacaranda mimosifolia English: jacaranda Bignoniaceae Koror
Jasminum sambac English: Arabian jasmine Oleaceae Koror
Leucas lavandulifolia Lamiaceae Babeldaob
Malva parviflora English: cheeseweed, Egyptian mallow, little mallow, small-flower mallow Malvaceae Babeldaob
Malvaviscus penduliflorus English: Turk's cap Malvaceae Kayangel
Melampodium divaricatum English: blackfoot, golden button Asteraceae Babeldaob
Merremia umbellata English: yellow wood rose Convolvulaceae Koror
Mirabilis jalapa English: beauty of the night, false jalap, four o'clock, marvel of Peru Nyctaginaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Kayangel, Sonsorol
Mitracarpus hirtus English: tropical girdlepod Rubiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Moringa oleifera English: horseradish tree, drumstick tree, ben nut, morango; Palauan: malungkai Moringaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob, Kayangel, Peleliu, Ngercheu
Nerium oleander English: mountain rose, oleander Apocynaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Nicotiana tabacum English: tobacco; Palauan: dekool, dekoul, derool, tobaco Solanaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob
Ochroma pyramidale English: balsa, corkwood, down tree Bombacaceae Babeldaob
Orthosiphon aristatus English: cat’s whiskers; Palauan: emadecharebub Lamiaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Oxalis barrelieri Oxalidaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Passiflora edulis English: passion fruit, yellow passion fruit, purple passion fruit, qarandila, purple granadilla; Palauan: kudamono Passifloraceae Koror, Babeldaob
Passiflora quadrangularis English: granadilla, giant granadilla; Palauan: kudamono Passifloraceae Koror, Babeldaob
Persea americana English: avocado, alligator pear; Palauan: bata Lauraceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Phaseolus lunatus English: lima bean, butter bean, Burma bean, haricot bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, sugar bean Fabaceae Babeldaob
Phyllanthus debilis Euphorbiaceae Koror, Malakal
Physalis minima English: sunberry Solanaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu
Physalis peruviana English: Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, gooseberry-tomato, Peruvian ground-cherry, Peruvian-cherry Solanaceae Koror
Pilea nummulariifolia English: creeping Charlie Urticaceae Koror
Piriqueta racemosa English: ridgid stripeseed Turneraceae Koror, Babeldaob
Pityrogramma calomelanos English: Dixie silverback fern, gold fern (var. austroamericana), gold-dust fern (var. austroamericana), silver fern Pteridaceae Babeldaob
Plectranthus amboinicus English: Mexican mint, Spanish thyme, Cuban oregano Lamiaceae Koror
Pteris vittata English: Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, ladder brake Pteridaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu
Pueraria phaseoloides English: tropical kudzu, puero Fabaceae Babeldaob
Ravenala madagascariensis English: traveler’s palm, traveler’s tree, ravenale Strelitziaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Ruellia tuberosa English: large bell-flower (Samoa) Acanthaceae Babeldaob
Russelia equisetiformis English: coralplant, fountainplant Scrophulariaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Scoparia dulcis English: scoparia, sweet broom Scrophulariaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu
Sesbania cannabina English: canicha, dhaincha, dhunchi, sesbania pea Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob
Setaria parviflora English: knotroot bristle grass, knotroot foxtail, perennial foxtail, slender pigeon grass, yellow foxtail Poaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Sigesbeckia orientalis English: Indian weed, small yellow crown-beard, yellow crown-head Asteraceae Babeldaob
Solanum americanum English: American nightshade, black nightshade, glossy nightshade Solanaceae Koror, Malakal
Solanum nigrum English: black-berry night shade (Australia), black nightshade, poisonberry Solanaceae Malakal
Solenostemon scutellarioides English: coleus Lamiaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Kayangel
Spermacoce exilis English: Mauritius false buttonweed Rubiaceae Babeldaob
Spermacoce latifolia English: buttonweed, oval leaf false buttonweed Rubiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Spermacoce ocymoides English: purple-leaved button weed Rubiaceae Babeldaob
Stapelia gigantea English: carrion flower, starfish flower, zulu-giant, giant toad plant Asclepiadaceae Babeldaob
Swietenia macrophylla English: Honduras mahogany, large-leaved mahogany, mahogany Meliaceae Koror, Kayangel
Syzygium jambos English: malabar plum, rose apple, Malay apple Myrtaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Syzygium malaccense English: Malay-apple, mountain-apple, Otaheite-apple, pomerac, rose-apple; Palauan: kidel Myrtaceae Koror, Tobi
Tabebuia heterophylla English: pink tecoma, pink trumpet tree, white cedar Bignoniaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Kayangel
Tabebuia pallida English: Cuban pink trumpet tree, white cedar, whitewood Bignoniaceae Koror
Tagetes erecta English: African marigold, Aztec marigold, big marigold, French marigold, marigold, saffron marigold Asteraceae Koror
Uraria lagopodioides Fabaceae Babeldaob
Zornia gibbosa Fabaceae Babeldaob

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