This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the growth habit = "succulent". An alphabetical index to all PIER species is also available. It includes those of environmental concern (including those that are probably of threat only to islands with high elevations) as well as agricultural and ruderal weeds. Each species is linked by its scientific name to an individual write-up containing relevant information.
Species are listed in alphabetic order. You can browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by scientific name.
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Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Present on
Pacific Islands? |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
Acanthocereus tetragonus (Cactaceae) | Acanthocereus pentagonus (L.) Britton & Rose; Acanthocereus pitajaya sensu Croizat; Cactus pentagonus L.; Cactus tetragonus L. | succulent | Yes | No |
Agave americana (Asparagaceae) | succulent | Yes | No | |
Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae) | succulent | Yes | No | |
Carpobrotus edulis (Aizoaceae) | Mesembryanthemum edule L. | succulent | Yes | No |
Crassula ovata (Crassulaceae) | Cotyledon ovata Mill.; Crassula argentea Thunb.; Crassula portulacea Lam. | succulent | Yes | No |
Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) | Agave foetida L.; Furcraea gigantea Vent. | succulent | Yes | No |
Furcraea hexapetala (Asparagaceae) | Agave cubensis Jacq.; Agave hexapetala Jacq.; Furcraea cubensis (Jacq.) Vent. | succulent | Yes | No |
Hylocereus undatus (Cactaceae) | Cereus undatus Haw. | succulent | Yes | No |
Kalanchoe delagoensis (Crassulaceae) | Bryophyllum delagoense (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schinz; Bryophyllum tubiflorum Harv.; Bryophyllum verticillatum (Scott-Elliot) A. Berger; Kalanchoe tubiflora (Harv.) Raym.-Hamet | succulent | Yes | No |
Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae) | Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb.; Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken; Crassula pinnata L. f. | succulent | Yes | No |
Kalanchoe rotundifolia (Crassulaceae) | Crassula rotundifolia Haw.; Kalanchoe integerrima Lange | succulent | Yes | No |
Sedum pachyphyllum (Crassulaceae) | Sedum pachypyllum | succulent | Yes | No |
Stapelia gigantea (Apocynaceae) | succulent | Yes | No |