Invasive plant species on Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Invasive plant species on Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Invasive plant species on Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
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Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names Family Habit<br />
Fuchsia<br />
magellanica<br />
English: hardy fuchsia, earring flower; Other: kulapepeiao (Hawai'i) Onagraceae shrub<br />
Funtumia elastica English: African rubber tree, silkrubber; Other: pulu vao (Samoa) Apocynaceae tree<br />
Furcraea cubensis<br />
English: Cuban hemp, hemp<br />
Other: cubuya (Galapagos Islands)<br />
Agavaceae succulent<br />
Furcraea foetida<br />
English: Mauritius hemp, sisal; Other: toua (Niue); faumalila, fau malila<br />
(T<strong>on</strong>ga)<br />
Agavaceae succulent<br />
Grevillea banksii English: kahili flower, Banks grevillea; Other: haiku (Hawai'i) Proteaceae tree<br />
Grevillea robusta English: silk oak, silky oak, she-oak, silver oak; Other: oke' (T<strong>on</strong>ga) Proteaceae tree<br />
Grewia asiatica English: phalsa Tiliaceae tree<br />
Gymnocor<strong>on</strong>is<br />
spilanthoides<br />
English: Senegal tea, temple <str<strong>on</strong>g>plant</str<strong>on</strong>g> Asteraceae herb<br />
Haematoxylum<br />
campechianum<br />
English: logwood, bloodwood tree, campeachy wood, campeche Fabaceae tree<br />
Harungana<br />
madagascariensis<br />
English: harungana Clusiaceae tree<br />
Hedychium English: yellow ginger; Other: awaphuhi melemele (Hawai'i), opuhi rea<br />
flavescens rea (French Polynesia)<br />
Zingiberaceae herb<br />
Hedychium<br />
gardnerianum<br />
English: kahili ginger; Other: cevuga dromodromo (Fiji); sinter weitahta Zingiberaceae herb<br />
Heliocarpus<br />
popayanensis<br />
English: moho, white moho Tiliaceae tree<br />
Hemigraphis<br />
alternata<br />
English: metal leaf; red ivy, cemetery <str<strong>on</strong>g>plant</str<strong>on</strong>g> (Fiji) Acanthaceae herb<br />
Heterocentr<strong>on</strong><br />
subtriplinervium<br />
English: pearl flower Melastomataceae herb<br />
Heterospathe elata<br />
Other: palma brava, palma braba (Guam); asbo, demailei, demailéi,<br />
domaile, domailei, ebouch (Palau); buag bbuag (Yap); Sagisi palm Arecaceae tree<br />
(Philippines?)<br />
Hiptage<br />
benghalensis<br />
English: hiptage; French: liane de cerf Malpighiaceae shrub<br />
Hydrilla verticillata English: hydrilla, Florida elodea, water thyme Hydrocharitaceae herb<br />
Hylocereus English: night-blooming cereus, strawberry pear, red pitaya, drag<strong>on</strong> fruit,<br />
undatus<br />
pitahaya, pitaya; Other: paniniokapunahou, papipi pua (Hawai'i)<br />
Cactaceae climber<br />
Hymenachne<br />
amplexicaulis<br />
English: hymenachne, trompetilla, West Indian marsh grass Poaceae grass<br />
Hyparrhenia rufa English: jaragua grass, thatching grass Poaceae grass<br />
Hypochoeris<br />
radicata<br />
English: hairy cat’s ear, gosmore Asteraceae herb<br />
Hyptis capitata<br />
English: knobweed; Other: bot<strong>on</strong>es, batunes (Guam); t'aiegarabao,<br />
pathpath (Yap), maa uupo (French Polynesia)<br />
Lamiaceae herb<br />
Hyptis pectinata<br />
English: comb hyptis, comb bushmint, mint weed, purple top; French:<br />
fausse menthe; Other: mumutun lahe, mumutun palaoan, mumutan<br />
ademel<strong>on</strong> (Guam); tamole ni veikau, tamoli ni vavalangi, timothi ni<br />
Lamiaceae herb<br />
vavalangi, wavuwavu, ndamoli, ben tulsia (Fiji)<br />
Hyptis suaveolens English: wild spikenard; Other: mumutun (Guam) Lamiaceae herb<br />
Impatiens<br />
English: garden impatiens, balsam, busy lizzy, bizzy-lizzie, patient lucy;<br />
walleriana Japanese balsam (Fiji)<br />
Balsaminaceae succulent<br />
English: blady grass, cog<strong>on</strong> grass, satintail; French: paille de dys,<br />
Imperata cylindrica paillotte, impérata cylindrique; Other: gi, ngi (Fiji); alang-alang, lalang, Poaceae<br />
grass<br />
carrizo, kunai<br />
Indig<strong>of</strong>era English: indigo; Other: aniles (Guam); ‘iniko, inikoa, kolu (Hawai'i);<br />
suffruticosa 'akauveli (T<strong>on</strong>ga).<br />
Fabaceae shrub<br />
Ischaemum English: muraina grass, wrinkle duck-beak, saramattagrass; Other: tho<br />
rugosum<br />
muraina, co muraina (Fiji)<br />
Poaceae<br />
grass<br />
Ischaemum<br />
timorense<br />
English: centipede grass, stalkleaf murainagrass; Other: waidoi grass Poaceae grass<br />
Jacaranda<br />
mimosifolia<br />
English: jacaranda Bign<strong>on</strong>iaceae tree<br />
Jasminum<br />
fluminense<br />
English: Brazilian jasmine Oleaceae vine<br />
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