Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Palau
Appendix 4. Invasive species of environmental concern by location
Table 8. Invasive species of environmental concern present in Hatohobei State
|
Scientific name |
Common Names (abridged) |
Family |
Habit |
Locations |
| *Acacia auriculiformis | Papuan wattle, auri, earleaf acacia, northern black wattle, ear-pod wattle | Fabaceae | tree | Tobi |
| Canna indica | canna, canna lily, Indian shot | Cannaceae | herb | Tobi |
| Casuarina equisetifolia | casuarina, ironwood, Australian pine, she-oak, horsetail tree, beefwood, agas (Palau), agasu (Palau), ngas (Palau), ngasu (Palau) | Casuarinaceae | tree | Helen's Reef, Tobi |
| Cenchrus echinatus | burr grass, sand-bur, southern sandbur | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| Chrysopogon aciculatus | Mackie's pest, lovegrass, seed grass, golden beardgrass, iul (Palau) | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama, devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| Eleusine indica | goosegrass, wiregrass, goose foot, crow's foot, bullgrass, deskim(Palau), kelelamalk (Palau), keteketarmalk (Palau) | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| *Gliricidia sepium | mother of cacao, quickstick, Mexican lilac, rechesengel (Palau) | Fabaceae | tree | Tobi |
| Ocimum gratissimum | wild basil, clove basil, tree basil | Lamiaceae | herb | Tobi |
| Paspalum conjugatum | T grass, ti grass, sour grass; sour palpalum, buffalo grass, carabao grass, Hilo grass (Hawai'i), udel ra ngebei (Palau) | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| *Sansevieria trifasciata | bowstring hemp, mother-in-law’s tongue, kitelel (Palau) | Agavaceae | herb | Tobi |
| **Sporobolus indicus var. major | smutgrass, wiregrass, Indian dropseed | Poaceae | grass | Tobi |
| Tecoma stans | yellow bells, yellow-elder, yellow trumpetbush | Bignoniaceae | small tree | Tobi |
*Cultivated
**Native/Micronesian introduction
†Reported present by Fosberg et al. (1979)
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