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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