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? |
Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae) | Belou marmelos (L.) A. Lyons; Crateva marmelos L. | tree | No |
Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
Albizia chinensis (Fabaceae) | Acacia stipulata DC.; Albizia marginata (Lam.) Merr.; Albizia stipulata(Roxb.) Boivin; Mimosa chinensis Osbeck | tree | No |
Allophylus cobbe (Sapindaceae) | Rhus cobbe L. | tree | No |
Anodendron paniculatum (Apocynaceae) | Echites paniculatus 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 |
Brucea javanica (Simaroubaceae) | Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Desv. ex Gomes; Brucea sumatrana Roxb.; Gonus amarissimus Lour.; Rhus javanica L. | shrub/tree | No |
Chukrasia tabularis (Meliaceae) | Chukrasia velutina M. Roem. | tree | No |
Cissus nodosa (Vitaceae) | vine | No | |
Cissus quadrangularis (Vitaceae) | Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight | vine | No |
Cissus repens (Vitaceae) | vine | No | |
Clerodendrum paniculatum (Lamiaceae) | shrub | No | |
Clitoria ternatea (Fabaceae) | Clitoria albiflora Mattei; Clitoria bracteata Poir.; Clitoria mearnsii De Wild. | vine | No |
Combretum indicum (Combretaceae) | Combretum indicum (L.) Jongkind; Kleinia quadricolor Crantz; Mekistus sinensis Loureiro ex B. A. Gomes; Ourouparia enormis Yamamoto; Quisqualis indica L. | vine | No |
Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
Cyperus compressus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | |
Cyperus haspan (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus halpan L. [incorrect spelling] | sedge | No |
Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae) | Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf. | sedge | No |
Dalbergia latifolia (Fabaceae) | Amerimnon latifolium (Roxb.) Kuntze | tree | No |
Derris elliptica (Fabaceae) | Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub.; Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) F. Adema; Pongamia elliptica Wallich | vine | No |
Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
Epipremnum pinnatum 'Aureum' (Araceae) | vine | No | |
Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link; Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.; Poa tenella L. | grass | No |
Flueggea virosa (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus virosus Roxb. ex Willd.; Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill. | shrub | No |
Gmelina elliptica (Verbenaceae) | shrub | No | |
Kyllinga nemoralis (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus kyllingia Endl.; Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. | sedge | No |
Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Acacia glauca Willd.; Leucaena glauca auct.; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. | tree | No |
Macaranga tanarius (Euphorbiaceae) | Ricinus tanarius L. | tree | No |
Millettia pinnata (Fabaceae) | Cytisus pinnatus L.; Derris indica (Lam.) Bennet; Galedupa indica Lam.; Galedupa pinnata (L.) Taub.; Pongamia glabra Ventenat; Pongamia mitis Kurz; Pongamia pinnata (Linnaeus) Pierre | tree | No |
Mucuna bracteata (Fabaceae) | Stizolobium bracteatum (DC. ex Kurz) Kuntze | vine | No |
Neptunia oleracea (Fabaceae) | Neptunia natans auct.; 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 |