Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2008 survey)


Appendix 7, Table 4.  Other species present elsewhere in Palau but not on Kayangel

Scientific Name

Common Names (abridged)

Family

Present on:

Acalypha indica English: copperleaf, Indian-nettle, ricinela Euphorbiaceae Babeldaob, Angaur
Ageratum conyzoides English: chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed; Palauan: ngmak Asteraceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Ngchus
Alocasia macrorrhizos English: ape, cunjevoi, Egyptian lily, elephant's ear, giant alocasia, giant taro, pai Araceae Koror, Babeldaob, Peleliu, Ngeanges, Sonsorol
Alysicarpus bupleurifolius English: sweet alys Fabaceae Malakal, Babeldaob
Alysicarpus vaginalis English: alyce-clover, buffalo-clover, one-leaf-clover Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Aulupse‘el
Amaranthus viridis English: green amaranth, pigweed, slender amaranth Amaranthaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Ngercheu, Sonsorol
Ammannia baccifera English: amania, monarch redstem Lythraceae Peleliu
Aniseia martinicensis English: whitejacket Convolvulaceae Babeldaob
Annona glabra English: pond apple, alligator apple, bullock's heart, cherimoyer Annonaceae Babeldaob
Annona muricata English: soursop, prickly custard apple; Palauan: sausab Annonaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Ngchus, Pulo Ana, Sonsorol
Annona squamosa English: custard apple, sugar apple, sweetsop; Palauan: ngel ra ngebard Annonaceae Koror
Asclepias curassavica English: bloodflower milkweed, butterfly weed, false ipecac, milkweed Asclepiadaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Peleliu, Pulo Ana, Sonsorol
Averrhoa bilimbi English: bilimbi, cucumber tree, tree sorrel; Palauan: imekure, imekurs, oterebekii Oxalidaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Aulupse‘el
Bambusa spp. English: bamboo; Palauan: bambuu, esel Poaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Sonsorol
Basella alba English: Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, Malabar nightshade, Malabar spinach, vine spinach Basellaceae Ngeanges
Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum English: bedding begonia, perpetual begonia, wax begonia Begoniaceae Koror
Bidens pilosa English: beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs Asteraceae Peleliu
Bixa orellana English: anatto, annato, annatto, arnatto, lipstick tree; Palauan: búrek, burk Bixaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Breynia disticha English: snowbush, snowbush breynia, sweetpea bush, foliage-flower Euphorbiaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Brucea javanica English: Java brucea, Macassar kerneltree Simaroubaceae Babeldaob
Buchnera americana English: American bluehearts, bupleurum Orobanchaceae Babeldaob
Caesalpinia pulcherrima English: Barbados flower-fence, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Caladium bicolor English: caladium, elephant's-ear, fancy-leaf caladium, heart-of-Jesus Araceae Koror; Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Calathea majestica Marantaceae Koror
Calliandra calothyrsus English: powderpuff red calliandra Fabaceae Babeldaob
Calliandra haematocephala English: red powder puff Fabaceae Koror
Calliandra surinamensis English: Surinamese stickpea Fabaceae Koror
Callisia fragrans English: fragrant inch plant, basketplant, spironema Commelinaceae Ngercheu
Cananga odorata English: perfume tree; Palauan: chiráng, ilang-ilang, irang Annonaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Catharanthus roseus English: Cape periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old-maid, rose periwinkle Apocynaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Celosia argentea English: cockscomb; Palauan: chesechil a malk, esechila malk Amaranthaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Sonsorol
Centratherum punctatum English: Brazilian button flower, centratherum, lark daisy Asteraceae Babeldaob
Chamaesyce prostrata English: creeping splurge, prostrate spurge, red caustic creeper Euphorbiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Ngchelobel, Ngchus
Chamaesyce thymifolia English: red caustic creeper, thyme-leafed spurge Euphorbiaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Ngchus, Ngeremdiu
Citrus aurantiifolia English: Key lime, lime, Mexican lime, sour lime, West Indian lime; Palauan: malchianged Rutaceae Koror, Peleliu
Cleome gynandra English: African spider-flower, bastard-mustard, cat's-whiskers, spider wisp, wild spider flower Capparaceae Koror
Cleome viscosa English: tickweed, spider flower Capparaceae Babeldaob
Coffea arabica English: coffee; Palauan: kohi Rubiaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Coffea liberica English: Liberian coffee Rubiaceae Koror
Coix lacryma-jobi English: adlay, adlay millet, Job's-tears; Palauan: demairuuch, tauiir Poaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Peleliu
Commelina diffusa English: commelina, dayflower, wandering Jew, spiderwort Commelinaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob
Conyza bonariensis English: flax-leaf fleabane, hairy fleabane, hairy horseweed, wavy-leaf fleabane Asteraceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Conyza canadensis English: butterweed, Canadian horseweed, Canadian fleabane, hogweed, horseweed Asteraceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngercheu, Ngerchong
Corchorus aestuans Tiliaceae Babeldaob
Coreopsis lanceolata English: garden coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed, tickseed Asteraceae Koror
Cosmos sp. English: cosmos Asteraceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur
Crassocephalum crepidioides English: thickhead, fireweed, redflower ragleaf Asteraceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur, Urukthapel
Crotalaria incana English: fuzzy rattlepod, woolly rattlepod; Palauan: kuroteraria Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Crotalaria pallida English: salts rattlebox, smooth crotalaria, smooth rattlebox, smooth rattlepod, streaked rattlepod, striped crotalaria Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur
Delonix regia English:  flame tree, flamboyant, poinciana; Palauan: nangiosákura, nangyo Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Desmodium gangeticum Fabaceae Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Desmodium heterophyllum English: hetero, Spanish clover Fabaceae Babeldaob
Desmodium incanum English: kaimi clover, Spanish clover Fabaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Desmodium triflorum English: creeping tick trefoil, three-flower beggarweed, tropical trefoil; Palauan: olmud, olumúd, olumud Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur
Dichanthium annulatum English: Angleton grass, bluestem, Diaz bluestem, Hindi grass, Kleberg bluestem, marvel grass, sheda grass Poaceae Babeldaob
Digitaria bicornis English: southern crabgrass Poaceae Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Dioscorea bulbifera English: aerial yam, air-potato, bitter yam, potato yam; Palauan: belloi Dioscoreaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Aulupse‘el, Sonsorol
Eleocharis dulcis English: Chinese water-chestnut, ground-chestnut, waternut; Palauan: kerdikes Cyperaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Elephantopus mollis English: elephantopus, elephant’s foot, false tobacco, tobacco weed Asteraceae Babeldaob
Emilia sonchifolia English: Cupid's shaving-brush, emilia, Flora's paint brush, purple sow thistle, sow thistle Asteraceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob, Angaur, Aulupse‘el
Episcia cupreata English: episcia, flame violet Gesneriaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Erechtites hieraciifolius English: American burnweed, American fireweed, burnweed, fireweed, Malayan groundsel, pilewort Asteraceae Babeldaob
Euphorbia cyathophora English: dwarf poinsettia, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant, painted spurge, wild poinsettia Euphorbiaceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngercheu
Euphorbia graminea English: grassleaf spurge Euphorbiaceae Ngercheu
Euphorbia pulcherrima English: Christmas flower, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, poinsettia; Palauan: becheselrak Euphorbiaceae Koror
Ficus elastica English: India rubber tree, rubber plant; Palauan: komunokí, komunoki Moraceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang
Gomphrena globosa English: bachelor's-button, globe amaranth, pearly everlasting; Palauan: botang Amaranthaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Angaur, Ngercheu
Gossypium barbadense English: cotton, sea island cotton Malvaceae Babeldaob
Heliconia spp. English: heliconia, parrot's-flower, parrot's-plantain, crab claw, lobster claw Heliconiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Heliotropium procumbens English: heliotrope, prostrate heliotrope, slender heliotrope Boraginaceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Hippobroma longiflora English: star of Bethlehem, fetia, madamfate; Palauan: udel ra badrei Campanulaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Bkul a Chesemiich, Ngerchong, Sonsorol
Impatiens balsamina English: impatiens, balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, spotted snapweed, touch-me-not; Palauan: hosengka Balsaminaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Impatiens walleriana English: garden impatiens, balsam, busy lizzy, bizzy-lizzie, patient lucy; sultan’s flower Balsaminaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Ipomoea batatas English: sweet potato; Palauan: emutii Convolvulaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur
Ixora coccinea English: flame of the forest, jungle geranium, red ixora Rubiaceae Koror
Jacaranda mimosifolia English: jacaranda Bignoniaceae Koror
Jasminum sambac English: Arabian jasmine Oleaceae Koror
Lepidium virginicum English: peppergrass, Virginia peppercress, Virginia pepperweed, wild peppercress Brassicaceae Angaur, Peleliu, Ngerchong
Leucas lavandulifolia Lamiaceae Babeldaob
Malva parviflora English: cheeseweed, Egyptian mallow, little mallow, small-flower mallow Malvaceae Babeldaob
Melampodium divaricatum English: blackfoot, golden button Asteraceae Babeldaob
Merremia umbellata English: yellow wood rose Convolvulaceae Koror
Mitracarpus hirtus English: tropical girdlepod Rubiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Momordica charantia English: balsam-apple, bitter-melon, bitter gourd, balsam pear, squirting cucumber, cerasee, peria; Palauan: markoso Cucurbitaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngercheu
Nerium oleander English: mountain rose, oleander Apocynaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Nicotiana tabacum English: tobacco; Palauan: dekool, dekoul, derool, tobaco Solanaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob
Ochroma pyramidale English: balsa, corkwood, down tree Bombacaceae Babeldaob
Oldenlandia corymbosa English: Old World diamondflower Rubiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngercheu
Opuntia sp. English: drooping tree pear, prickly pear Cactaceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngercheu, Tobi
Orthosiphon aristatus English: cat’s whiskers; Palauan: emadecharebub Lamiaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Oxalis barrelieri Oxalidaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Pangium edule English: football fruit, raual; Palauan: ariaml, riamel Flacourtiaceae Koror, Babeldaob, Angaur, Sonsorol
Passiflora edulis English: passion fruit, yellow passion fruit, purple passion fruit, qarandila, purple granadilla; Palauan: kudamono Passifloraceae Koror, Babeldaob
Passiflora quadrangularis English: granadilla, giant granadilla; Palauan: kudamono Passifloraceae Koror, Babeldaob
Persea americana English: avocado, alligator pear; Palauan: bata Lauraceae Koror, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Phaseolus lunatus English: lima bean, butter bean, Burma bean, haricot bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, sugar bean Fabaceae Babeldaob
Phyla nodiflora English: fogfruit, lippia, phyla Verbenaceae Angaur, Peleliu
Phyllanthus debilis Euphorbiaceae Koror, Malakal
Physalis angulata English: annual ground cherry; Palauan: bubeubedul Solanaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Physalis minima English: sunberry Solanaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu
Physalis peruviana English: Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, gooseberry-tomato, Peruvian ground-cherry, Peruvian-cherry Solanaceae Koror
Pilea nummulariifolia English: creeping Charlie Urticaceae Koror
Piriqueta racemosa English: ridgid stripeseed Turneraceae Koror, Babeldaob
Pityrogramma calomelanos English: Dixie silverback fern, gold fern (var. austroamericana), gold-dust fern (var. austroamericana), silver fern Pteridaceae Babeldaob
Plectranthus amboinicus English: Mexican mint, Spanish thyme, Cuban oregano Lamiaceae Koror
Pluchea indica English: Indian fleabane, Indian pluchea, Indian camphorweed Asteraceae Angaur, Peleliu
Polygala paniculata English: island snake-root; Palauan: keskus ra mekesong Polygalaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngerchong
Polypremum procumbens English: juniper leaf Loganiaceae Angaur
Pteris vittata English: Chinese brake, Chinese ladder brake, ladder brake Pteridaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu
Pueraria phaseoloides English: tropical kudzu, puero Fabaceae Babeldaob
Ravenala madagascariensis English: traveler’s palm, traveler’s tree, ravenale Strelitziaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Ruellia tuberosa English: large bell-flower (Samoa) Acanthaceae Babeldaob
Russelia equisetiformis English: coralplant, fountainplant Scrophulariaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Scoparia dulcis English: scoparia, sweet broom Scrophulariaceae Babeldaob, Peleliu
Sesbania cannabina English: canicha, dhaincha, dhunchi, sesbania pea Fabaceae Koror, Malakal, Babeldaob
Setaria parviflora English: knotroot bristle grass, knotroot foxtail, perennial foxtail, slender pigeon grass, yellow foxtail Poaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Sida acuta English: broom weed, Paddy’s lucerne, southern sida, spiny-head sida, spiny sida; Palauan: keak Malvaceae Babeldaob, Angaur
Sida rhombifolia English: arrow-leaf sida, Cuban jute, Paddy's lucerne, Queensland-hemp, teaweed; Palauan: keak Malvaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu, Ngerchong
Sida spinosa English: prickly sida, spiny sida Malvaceae Angaur
Sigesbeckia orientalis English: Indian weed, small yellow crown-beard, yellow crown-head Asteraceae Babeldaob
Solanum americanum English: American nightshade, black nightshade, glossy nightshade Solanaceae Koror, Malakal
Solanum nigrum English: black-berry night shade (Australia), black nightshade, poisonberry Solanaceae Malakal
Spermacoce exilis English: Mauritius false buttonweed Rubiaceae Babeldaob
Spermacoce latifolia English: buttonweed, oval leaf false buttonweed Rubiaceae Koror, Malakal, Ngerkebesang, Babeldaob
Spermacoce ocymoides English: purple-leaved button weed Rubiaceae Babeldaob
Stapelia gigantea English: carrion flower, starfish flower, zulu-giant, giant toad plant Asclepiadaceae Babeldaob
Syzygium jambos English: malabar plum, rose apple, Malay apple Myrtaceae Koror, Babeldaob
Syzygium malaccense English: Malay-apple, mountain-apple, Otaheite-apple, pomerac, rose-apple; Palauan: kidel Myrtaceae Koror, Tobi
Tabebuia pallida English: Cuban pink trumpet tree, white cedar, whitewood Bignoniaceae Koror
Tagetes erecta English: African marigold, Aztec marigold, big marigold, French marigold, marigold, saffron marigold Asteraceae Koror
Tridax procumbens English: coat buttons, tridax daisy Asteraceae Babeldaob, Angaur, Peleliu
Uraria lagopodioides Fabaceae Babeldaob
Zornia gibbosa Fabaceae Babeldaob

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