This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Coetivy 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.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Abrus precatorius (Fabaceae) | vine | No | |
| Acalypha indica (Euphorbiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | Achyranthes canescens R. Br. | herb | No |
| Adenanthera pavonina (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| Agave sisalana (Asparagaceae) | Agave rigida var.sisalana Engelmann | succulent | No |
| Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) | Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach ; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte; Arum indicum Lour.; Arum macrorrhizon L.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth | herb | No |
| Alternanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae) | Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. | herb | No |
| Amaranthus dubius (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| Annona squamosa (Annonaceae) | tree | No | |
| Argemone mexicana (Papaveraceae) | herb | No | |
| Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae) | Justicia gangetica L. | herb | No |
| Averrhoa bilimbi (Oxalidaceae) | tree | No | |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (Fabaceae) | vine | No | |
| Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |
| Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| Cenchrus echinatus (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae) | tree | No | |
| Cleome viscosa (Cleomaceae) | Polanisia viscosa DC. | herb | No |
| Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | herb | No | |
| Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) | herb | No | |
| Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae) | Blumea chinensis (L.) DC.; Conyza chinensis L.; Conyza cinerea L.; Senecioides cinerea (L.) Kuntze ex Britt. & Wilson; Serratula cinerea (L.) Roxb.; Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.; Vernonia cinerea var. parviflora (Reinw.) DC. | herb | No |
| Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Cyperus ligularis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | |
| Cyperus rotundus (Cyperaceae) | Chlorocyperus rotundus (L.) Palla; Cyperus purpuro-variegatus Boeckeler; Cyperus stoloniferum pallidus Boeckeler; Cyperus tetrastachyos Desf.; Cyperus tuberosus Roxb | sedge | No |
| Datura metel (Solanaceae) | Datura fastuosa L. | shrub | No |
| Delonix regia (Fabaceae) | Poinciana regia Bojer ex Hook. | tree | No |
| Desmanthus virgatus (Fabaceae) | Desmanthus depressus Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.; Desmanthus virgatus var. depressus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) B. L. Turner; Mimosa virgata L. | herb | No |
| Desmodium triflorum (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | grass | No |
| Eragrostis ciliaris (Poaceae) | Poa ciliaris L. | grass | No |
| Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. | herb | No |
| Euphorbia prostrata (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small | herb | No |
| Ficus benghalensis (Moraceae) | tree | No | |
| Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) | Agave gigantea D. Dietr.; Furcraea gigantea Vent. | succulent | No |
| Hippobroma longiflora (Campanulaceae) | Isotoma longiflora (L.) C. Presl; Laurentia longiflora (L.) Endl. | herb | No |
| Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae) | Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken; Crassula pinnata L. f. | succulent | No |
| Kyllinga brevifolia (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk. | sedge | No |
| Kyllinga nemoralis (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus kyllingia Endl.; Kyllinga cephalotes (Jacq.) Druce; Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. | sedge | No |
| Kyllinga polyphylla (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kuek.; Cyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kukenth.; Kyllinga aromatica Ridley | sedge | No |
| Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Leonotis nepetifolia (Lamiaceae) | Phlomis nepetaefolia L. | herb | No |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Leucaena glauca (L. ex Willd.) Benth. | tree | No |
| Malvastrum coromandelianum (Malvaceae) | Malva coromandeliana L.; Malvastrum tricuspidatum A. Gray | herb | No |
| Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) | vine | No | |
| Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) | Moringa pterygospera C. F. Gaertn. | tree | No |
| Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Panicum maximum (Poaceae) | Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & S. W. L. Jacobs; Urochloa maxima (Jacq.) R. Webster | grass | No |
| Passiflora suberosa (Passifloraceae) | vine | No | |
| Pedilanthus tithymaloides (Euphorbiaceae) | Euphorbia tithymaloides L. | herb | No |
| Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae) | Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx.; Lippia repens Spreng. | herb | No |
| Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists. | herb | No |
| Pilea microphylla (Urticaceae) | herb | No | |
| Pithecellobium unguis-cati (Fabaceae) | Mimosa unguis-cati L.; Pithecellobium pulchellum Pittier; Zygia unguis-cati (L.) Sudw. | tree | No |
| Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
| Senna occidentalis (Fabaceae) | Cassia occidentalis L. | shrub | No |
| Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Verbenaceae) | Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims | herb | No |
| Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Verbenaceae) | herb | No | |
| Striga asiatica (Orobanchaceae) | Buchnera asiatica L.; Striga lutea Lour. | herb | No |
| Tabebuia heterophylla (Bignoniaceae) | Bignonia pentaphylla L.; Tabebuia pallida auct. non (L.) Hemsley; Tabebuia pentaphylla Hemsl. | tree | No |
| Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Turnera ulmifolia (Passifloraceae) | herb | No | |
| Urochloa subquadripara (Poaceae) | Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc.; Panicum subquadriparum Trin.; Urochloa distachya (L.) T. Q. Nguyen | grass | No |