Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Risk Assessments for species listed on PIER
Risk assessments for species beginning with the letter "R":

Information on Risk Assessments
Scientific Name Family Common name Risk assessment Country or Area Score Recommendation
Ravenala madagascariensis Strelitziaceae traveler's palm Assessment Pacific 5 evaluate
Raphiolepis indica Rosaceae Indian hawthorn Assessment Pacific 3 low risk*
Rauvolfia vomitoria Apocynaceae poison devil's pepper Assessment Pacific 11 high risk

Rhododendron indicum

Ericaceae

evergreen azalea

Assessment

Pacific

4

evaluate
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Myrtaceae rose myrtle Assessment Pacific 8 high risk
Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae castor bean Assessment Australia 8 reject
Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae castor bean Assessment Pacific 21 high risk
Rosa multiflora Rosaceae multiflora rose Assessment Pacific 12 high risk
Roystonia oleracea Arecaceae cabbage palm Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Roystonea regia

Arecaceae

Florida royal palm

Assessment

Pacific

0

low risk
Rubus alceifolius Rosaceae giant bramble Assessment Australia 11 reject

Rubus argutus

Rosaceae

prickly Florida blackberry

Assessment

Pacific

21.5

high risk
Rubus discolor Rosaceae Himalayan blackberry Assessment Pacific 24 high risk
Rubus ellipticus Rosaceae yellow Himalayan blackberry Assessment Pacific 18 high risk
Rubus rosifolius Rosaceae thimbleberry Assessment Pacific 10 high risk
Rumex brownii Polygonaceae brown dock Assessment Australia 16 reject
Rumex crispus Polygonaceae curly dock Assessment Australia 16 reject
Rumex pulcher Polygonaceae fiddle dock Assessment Australia 16 reject
Russelia equisetiformis Scrophulariaceae coralplant Assessment Pacific -2 low risk
Ruttya fruticosa Acanthaceae rabbit ears Assessment Pacific 1 evaluate

*Accepted or rejected based on second screen

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This page updated 20 June 2009