Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2002 survey)

Appendix 5.  Other invasive species by location

Table 8.   Other invasive species present in Hatohobei State

Scientific name

Common Names (abridged)

Family

Habit

Locations
**†Achyranthes aspera chaff-flower, devil's horsewhip; prickly chaff-flower, louch beluu (Palau), louch el beluu (Palau) Amaranthaceae herb Tobi
**Centella asiatica Asiatic pennywort, Indian pennywort, marsh pennywort, pennyweed, elisichur (Palau), elsichur (Palau) Apiaceae herb Tobi
Chamaesyce hirta asthma plant, garden spurge, pill-bearing spurge, hairy spurge, udall (Palau) Euphorbiaceae herb Tobi
*Opuntia sp. drooping tree pear, prickly pear Cactaceae cactus Tobi
Phyllanthus amarus ukalla ruchel (Palau) Euphorbiaceae herb Helen's Reef, Tobi
Portulaca oleracea pigweed, purslane Portulacaceae herb Tobi
*Pseuderanthemum carruthersii   Acanthaceae shrub Tobi
Spermacoce assurgens buttonweed, okulabeluu (Palau) Rubiaceae herb Tobi
**Vernonia cinerea ironweed, little ironweed, vernonia Asteraceae herb Tobi

*Cultivated
**Native/Micronesian introduction
†Reported present by Fosberg et al. (1979)

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