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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