Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2008 survey)
Appendix 4, Table 9. Invasive species of environmental concern present in Hatohobei State
|
Scientific Name |
Common Names (abridged) |
Family |
Habit |
Locations |
| *#Abelmoschus moschatus | English: fautia, musk mallow, musk okra; Palauan: gongul | Malvaceae | herb | Tobi |
| *Acacia auriculiformis | English: Papuan wattle, earleaf acacia, northern black wattle, ear-pod wattle | Fabaceae | tree | Tobi |
| Canna indica | English: canna, canna lily, Indian shot | Cannaceae | herb | Tobi |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | English: casuarina, ironwood, Australian pine, she-oak, horsetail tree, beefwood; Palauan: nas, ngas, ngasu | Casuarinaceae | tree | Tobi, Helen’s reef |
| Cenchrus echinatus | English: burgrass, sand-bur, southern sandbur, Mossman River grass (Australia) | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| Cynodon dactylon | English: Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama, devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| Eleusine indica | English: goosegrass, wiregrass, goose foot, crow's foot, bullgrass; Palauan: deskim, kelelamalk, keteketarmalk | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| *Gliricidia sepium | English: mother of cacao, quickstick, Mexican lilac; Palauanr: rechesengel | Fabaceae | tree | Tobi |
| #Kyllinga brevifolia | English: green kyllinga, green water sedge; Palauan: deus, esechesiding | Cyperaceae | sedge | Tobi |
| Ocimum gratissimum | English: wild basil, clove basil, tree basil | Lamiaceae | herb | Tobi |
| Paspalum conjugatum | English: T grass, ti grass, sour grass; sour palpalum, buffalo grass, carabao grass, Hilo grass (Hawai'i); Palauan: udel ra ngebel | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| *Pseuderanthemum carruthersii | English: false eranthemum | Acanthaceae | shrub | Tobi |
| *Sansevieria trifasciata | English: bowstring hemp, mother-in-law’s tongue; Palauan: kitelel | Agavaceae | herb | Tobi |
| +Sphagneticola trilobata | English: wedelia, trailing daisy, Singapore daisy, creeping ox-eye; Palauan: ngesil ra ngebard | Asteraceae | herb | Tobi |
| Tecoma stans | English: yellow bells, yellow-elder, yellow trumpetbush | Bignoniaceae | small tree | Tobi |
*Cultivated
#Voucher specimen at Bishop Museum Herbarium
+Voucher specimen at Beleu National Museum Herbarium
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