This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur in the India (Indian Ocean offshore islands). 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? |
| Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Allophylus cobbe (Sapindaceae) | Rhus cobbe L. | tree | No |
| Anodendron paniculatum (Apocynaceae) | Anodendron manubriatum Merr.; Echites paniculatum Roxb. | vine | No |
| Archidendron clypearia (Fabaceae) | Inga clypearia Jack; Pithecellobium angulatum Benth.; Pithecellobium clypearia (Jack) Benth.; Pithecellobium heterophyllum J. F. Macbr.; Pithecellobium montanum Benth.; Pithecellobium subcoriaceum Thwaites | tree | No |
| Chukrasia tabularis (Meliaceae) | Chukrasia velutina M. Roem. | tree | No |
| Clerodendrum paniculatum (Lamiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Clitoria ternatea (Fabaceae) | vine | No | |
| Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Dalbergia latifolia (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| Derris elliptica (Fabaceae) | Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) F. Adema; Pongamia elliptica Wallich | vine | No |
| Indigofera suffruticosa (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Leucaena glauca (L. ex Willd.) Benth. | tree | No |
| Neptunia oleracea (Fabaceae) | Neptunia prostrata auct. | aquatic herb | No |
| Paederia foetida (Rubiaceae) | Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. | vine | No |
| Pinanga coronata (Arecaceae) | Areca coronata Blume ex Mart; Pinanga kuhlii Blume | tree | No |
| Pueraria phaseoloides (Fabaceae) | Dolichos phaseoloides Roxb. | vine | No |
| Rubus moluccanus (Rosaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Sesbania sesban (Fabaceae) | Aeschynomene sesban L.; Sesban aegyptiacus Poir.; Sesbania aegyptiaca (Poir.) Pers. | shrub | No |
| Themeda arguens (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Uraria lagopodioides (Fabaceae) | herb | No |