Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Risk Assessments
Risk assessments for species beginning with
the letters "V", "W", "X", "Y" and "Z":
Scientific Name | Family | Common name | Risk assessment | Country or Area | Score | Recommendation |
Vaccinium corymbosum hybrid | Ericaceae | southern highbush | Assessment | Pacific | 2 | evaluate |
Vaccinium virgatum | Ericaceae | southern black blueberry | Assessment | Pacific | 2 | evaluate |
Vachellia campechiana | Fabaceae | cubata | Assessment | Pacific | 5 | low risk* |
Vachellia xanthophloea | Fabaceae | fever tree | Assessment | Pacific | 2 | low risk* |
Vanda tricolor | Orchidaceae | Assessment | Pacific | 8 | high risk | |
Vangueria madagascariensis | Rubiaceae | Spanish tamarind | Assessment | U.S. (Florida) | 3 | accept* |
Vanilla planifolia | Orchidaceae | vanilla | Assessment | Pacific | 9 | high risk |
Veitchia joannis |
Arecaceae |
Joannis palm |
Pacific |
-1 |
low risk |
|
Veitchia merrillii |
Arecaceae |
Manila palm |
Pacific |
-2 |
low risk |
|
Veitchia montgomeryana |
Arecaceae |
Montgomery palm |
Pacific |
-1 |
low risk |
|
Veitchia winin |
Arecaceae |
Winin palm |
Pacific |
-4 |
low risk |
|
Verbascum thapsus | Scrophulariaceae | common mullein | Assessment | Pacific | 11 | high risk |
Verbesina encelioides | Asteraceae | golden crown-beard | Assessment | Pacific | 19 | high risk |
Verbesina turbacensis | Asteraceae | verbesina | Assessment | Pacific | 5 | evaluate |
Vicia sativa | Fabaceae | common vetch | Assessment | Australia | 9 | reject |
Vigna radiata | Fabaceae | mung bean | Assessment | Australia | -1 | accept |
Vigna speciosa | Fabaceae | prairie vetch | Assessment | Pacific | 6 | evaluate |
Vitex agnus-castus | Lamiaceae | chastetree | Assessment | Pacific | 9 | high risk |
Vitex parviflora | Verbenaceae | smallflower chastetree | Assessment | Pacific | 9 | high risk |
Vitex trifolia | Verbenaceae | blue vitex, Indian privet | Assessment | Pacific | 9 | high risk** |
Voacanga thouarsii | Apocynaceae | wild frangipani | Assessment | U.S. (Florida) | 0 | accept |
Vulpia myuros | Poaceae | rat-tail fescue | Assessment | U.S. (Florida) | 16 | reject |
Wallaceodendron celebicum | Fabaceae | banuyo | Assessment | Pacific | 0 | low risk |
Washingtonia filifera | Arecaceae | Washington palm | Assessment | Pacific | 11.5 | high risk |
Washingtonia robusta | Arecaceae | Mexican fan palm | Assessment | Pacific | 15 | high risk |
Washingtonia robusta | Arecaceae | Mexican fan palm | Assessment | U.S. (Florida) | 10 | reject |
Wisteria brachybotrys | Fabaceae | silky wisteria | Assessment | U.S. (Florida) | 2 | accept* |
Wisteria floribunda | Fabaceae | Japanese wisteria | Assessment | Pacific | 12 | high risk |
Wodyetia bifurcata | Arecaceae | foxtail palm | Assessment | Pacific | 0 | low risk |
Wollastonia biflora | Asteraceae | wedelia | Assessment | Pacific | 0 | low risk |
Xanthium strumarium | Asteraceae | cocklebur | Assessment | Australia | 7 | reject |
Xanthorrhoea preissii | Xanthorrhoeaceae | grass tree | Assessment | Pacific | -5 | low risk |
Araceae |
elephant ear |
Pacific |
3 |
evaluate |
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Yucca guatemalensis | Agavaceae | bluestem yucca |
Pacific |
6 |
low risk* |
|
Zamia furfuracea |
Zamiaceae |
cardboard plant |
Pacific |
-2 |
low risk |
|
Zantedeschia aethiopica | Araceae | calla lily | Assessment | Australia | 13 | reject |
Zantedeschia aethiopica | Araceae | calla lily | Assessment | Pacific | 15 | high risk |
Zingiber zerumbet |
Zingiberaceae |
shampoo ginger |
Pacific |
-1 |
low risk |
|
Ziziphus mauritiana | Rhamnaceae | chinee apple | Assessment | Australia | 12 | reject |
Ziziphus mauritiana | Rhamnaceae | chinee apple | Assessment | Pacific | 9.5 | high risk |
Zoysia japonica |
Poaceae |
Korean lawngrass |
Pacific |
6 |
low risk* |
|
Zoysia tenuifolia |
Poaceae |
templegrass |
Pacific |
-2 |
low risk |
*Accepted or rejected based on
second screen.
**Native or early introduction in the Pacific region (excluding Hawaii).
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This page updated 4 September 2012