Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2008 survey)
Appendix 5, Table 6. Other invasive species present on Ngercheu
Scientific Name |
Common Names (abridged) |
Family |
Habit |
Amaranthus viridis | English: green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth | Amaranthaceae | herb |
*Callisia fragrans | English: fragrant inch plant, basketplant, spironema | Commelinaceae | herb |
*Capsicum frutescens | English: bird pepper, bird's-eye chili, bird's-eye pepper, hot pepper, red chili, spur pepper, Tabasco pepper; Palauan: meringel | Solanaceae | herb |
Conyza canadensis | English: butterweed, Canadian horseweed, Canadian fleabane, hogweed, horseweed | Asteraceae | herb |
Euphorbia cyathophora | English: dwarf poinsettia, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant, painted spurge, wild poinsettia | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
Euphorbia graminea | English: grassleaf spurge | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
*Gomphrena globosa | English: bachelor's-button, globe amaranth, pearly everlasting; Palauan: botang | Amaranthaceae | herb |
*Momordica charantia | English: balsam-apple, bitter-melon, bitter gourd, balsam pear, squirting cucumber, cerasee, peria; Palauan: markoso | Cucurbitaceae | vine |
*Moringa oleifera | English: horseradish tree, drumstick tree, ben nut, morango; Palauan: malungkai | Moringaceae | tree |
Oldenlandia corymbosa | English: Old World diamondflower | Rubiaceae | herb |
*Opuntia sp. | English: drooping tree pear, prickly pear | Cactaceae | cactus |
Phyllanthus amarus | English: six o'clock, sleeping plant; Palauan: ukalla ruchel | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
Portulaca oleracea | English: pigweed, purslane; Palauan: bungaruau ra sers | Portulacaceae | herb |
Spermacoce ovalifolia | English: broadleaf false buttonweed | Rubiaceae | herb |
Spermacoce remota | English: buttonweed; Palauan: okula beluu | Rubiaceae | herb |
*Cultivated
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