Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Palau (2002 survey)
Appendix 7. Presence of other invasive species within Palau
Table 2. Other species present elsewhere in Palau but not on Babeldaob
Scientific name |
Common Names (abridged) |
Family |
Present on: |
Abutilon indicum | albutilon, Indian abutilon, Indian mallow | Malvaceae | Sonsorol |
Amaranthus spinosus | edlebur, needle burr, spiny amaranth, thorny pigweed | Amaranthaceae | Angaur |
Annona squamosa | sugar apple, sweetsop, custard apple, sugar apple, ngel ra ngebard (Palau) | Annonaceae | Reported present by Fosberg et al. (1979), no location given |
Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum | bedding begonia, perpetual begonia, wax begonia | Begoniaceae | Koror |
Bidens pilosa | beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs | Asteraceae | Peleliu |
Cleome gynandra | African spider-flower, bastard-mustard, cat's-whiskers, spider wisp, wild spider flower | Capparaceae | Koror |
Eragrostis pilosa | hairy love grass, Indian love grass, soft lovegrass | Poaceae | Koror |
Eustachys petraea | Poaceae | Angaur | |
Gomphrena globosa | bachelor's-button, bozu, globe amaranth, pearly everlasting, botang (Palau) | Amaranthaceae | Koror, Ngerkebesang, Angaur, Ngercheu (Carp Resort) |
Heliotropium procumbens | Indian heliotrope, turnsole | Boraginaceae | Koror |
Hemigraphis reptans | Acanthaceae | Aulupse‘el, Urukthapel | |
Jasminum sambac | Arabian jasmine | Oleaceae | Koror |
Lepidium virginicum | peppergrass, Virginia peppercress, Virginia pepperweed, wild peppercress | Brassicaceae | Peleliu |
Phyla nodiflora | fogfruit, lippia, phyla | Verbenaceae | Angaur, Peleliu |
Phyllanthus debilis | Euphorbiaceae | Koror, Malakal | |
Phyllanthus urinaria | Euphorbiaceae | Koror | |
Polygonum minus | smartweed | Polygonaceae | Angaur, Peleliu |
Portulaca oleracea | pigweed, purslane | Portulacaceae | Koror, Angaur, Kayangel, Peleliu, Ngercheu (Carp Resort), Tobi |
Sida spinosa | prickly sida, spiny sida | Malvaceae | Angaur |
Solanum americanum | American nightshade, black nightshade, glossy nightshade | Solanaceae | Koror, Malakal |
Sorghum bicolor | Sudan grass | Poaceae | Malakal |
Stenotaphrum secundatum | buffalo grass, St. Augustine grass | Poaceae | Ngerchong |
Stictocardia tiliifolia | stictocardia, crimson morning-glory | Convolvulaceae | Koror |
Urochloa reptans | creeping panic grass, running grass | Poaceae | Angaur |
Youngia japonica | oriental hawksbeard | Asteraceae | Koror |
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