This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur in the Comoros. 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.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Acacia auriculiformis (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae) | Mimosa farnesiana L.; Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. | shrub | No |
| Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| Adenanthera pavonina (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| Albizia lebbeck (Fabaceae) | Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd.; Mimosa lebbeck L. | tree | No |
| Alysicarpus vaginalis (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae) | tree | No | |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (Fabaceae) | vine | No | |
| Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) | Poinciana pulcherrima L. | shrub/tree | No |
| Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Chamaesyce thymifolia (Euphorbiaceae) | Euphorbia rubicunda Steud.; Euphorbia thymifolia L. | herb | No |
| Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae) | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Bl. | tree | No |
| Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) | shrub | No | |
| Clitoria ternatea (Fabaceae) | vine | No | |
| Crotalaria retusa (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Delonix regia (Fabaceae) | Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook. | tree | No |
| Desmodium triflorum (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Dichrostachys cinerea (Fabaceae) | Cailliea glomerata (Forsskal) J.F. Macbr.; Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.; Dichrostachys nutans (Pers.) Benth.; Mimosa cinerea L. | shrub | No |
| Flueggea virosa (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus virosus Roxb. ex Willd.; Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill. | shrub | No |
| Gliricidia sepium (Fabaceae) | Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Walp. | tree | No |
| Indigofera hendecaphylla (Fabaceae) | Indigofera endecaphylla Jacq. ex Poir., orth. var.; Indigofera neglecta N. E. Br.; Indigofera spicata auct., pro parte majore | herb | No |
| Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Lablab purpureus (Fabaceae) | Dolichos lablab L.; Dolichos purpureus L.; Lablab vulgaris Savi | vine | No |
| Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Leucaena glauca (L. ex Willd.) Benth. | tree | No |
| Litsea glutinosa (Lauraceae) | Litsea laurifolia (Jacq.) F. M. Bailey; Sebifera glutinosa Lour.; Tetranthera laurifolia Jacq. | tree | No |
| Macrotyloma axillare (Fabaceae) | Dolichos axillaris E. Mey. | herb | No |
| Marsilea minuta (Marsileaceae) | aquatic fern | No | |
| Melinis minutiflora (Poaceae) | Panicum melinus Trin.; Panicum minutiflora (Beauv.) Rasp. | grass | No |
| Mucuna pruriens (Fabaceae) | Dolichos pruriens L.; Stizolobium aterrimum Piper and Tracey; Stizolobium deeringianum Bort.; Stizolobium niveum Kuntze.; Stizolobium pruriens (L.) Medicus. | vine | No |
| Pentas lanceolata (Rubiaceae) | Mussaenda luteola Delile; Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk. | herb | No |
| Phaseolus lunatus (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae) | Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx.; Lippia repens Spreng. | herb | No |
| Psidium cattleianum (Myrtaceae) | Psidium littorale Raddi var. longipes (O. Berg) Fosb. | tree | No |
| Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No | |
| Senna alata (Fabaceae) | Cassia alata L. | shrub | No |
| Senna occidentalis (Fabaceae) | Cassia occidentalis L. | shrub | No |
| Senna sophera (Fabaceae) | Cassia sophera L. | shrub | No |
| Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) | tree | No | |
| Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus jambos (L.) Stokes; Eugenia jambos L. | tree | No |
| Tephrosia noctiflora (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) | Trema cannabina Lour.; Trema cannabinum Lour.; Trema orientale (L.) Blume; Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H. Hara | tree | No |
| Trianthema portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) | herb | No | |
| Trichodesma zeylanicum (Boraginaceae) | herb | No |