Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2008 survey)
Appendix 5, Table 9. Other invasive species present in Hatohobei State
Scientific Name |
Common Names (abridged) |
Family |
Habit |
Locations |
Chamaesyce hirta | English: asthma plant, garden spurge, pill-bearing spurge, hairy spurge; Palauan: udall | Euphorbiaceae | herb | Tobi |
*Opuntia sp. | English: prickly pear | Cactaceae | cactus | Tobi |
Phyllanthus amarus | English: six o'clock, sleeping plant; Palauan: ukalla ruchel | Euphorbiaceae | herb | Helen's Reef, Tobi |
Portulaca oleracea | English: pigweed, purslane; Palauan: bungaruau ra sers | Portulacaceae | herb | Tobi |
Spermacoce remota | English: buttonweed; Palauan: okula beluu | Rubiaceae | herb | Tobi |
*Cultivated
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