Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

PIER plant species present on Grande Comore (Njazidja) Island listed by scientific name

A product of the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)

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This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Grande Comore (Njazidja) Island. 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.

The information in this table is based on the supporting data and may not represent the current situation. Note also there may be discrepancies among data presented at geographic resolutions (e.g., island vs. island group vs. country-territory-state levels), depending upon the reliability of the data at each level.

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.

Can't find it here?  Check the list of synonyms for other names (the more common synonyms are included below) or search other lists and databases available on the Internet.

Stumped by botanical terms?  Here are links to a brief glossary and a search engine for botanical terms.

Scientific name (+Family) Often-used other Latin names Habit Primarily a threat
at high elevations?
Clidemia hirta   (Melastomataceae) Melastoma hirtum L. shrub No
Gliricidia sepium   (Fabaceae) Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Kunth ex Walp. tree No
Jatropha curcas   (Euphorbiaceae)   shrub No
Lantana camara   (Verbenaceae)   shrub No
Leucaena leucocephala   (Fabaceae) Acacia glauca Willd.; Leucaena glauca auct.; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. tree No
Litsea glutinosa   (Lauraceae) Litsea laurifolia (Jacq.) F. M. Bailey; Sebifera glutinosa Lour.; Tetranthera laurifolia Jacq. tree No
Psidium cattleianum   (Myrtaceae) Psidium cattleyanum Sabine; Psidium littorale Raddi; Psidium littorale Raddi var. longipes (O. Berg) Fosb. tree No
Psidium guajava   (Myrtaceae)   tree No
Spathodea campanulata   (Bignoniaceae)   tree No
Syzygium jambos   (Myrtaceae) Caryophyllus jambos (L.) Stokes; Eugenia jambos L. tree No

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