Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

PIER plant species present on Kambara 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 Kambara 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?
Abelmoschus moschatus   (Malvaceae) Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.; Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz herb No
Cananga odorata   (Annonaceae) Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King; Uvaria odorata Lam. shrub/tree No
Echinochloa colona   (Poaceae) Panicum colonum L. grass No
Epipremnum pinnatum 'Aureum'   (Araceae)   vine No
Eragrostis scabriflora   (Poaceae)   grass No
Lablab purpureus   (Fabaceae) Dolichos lablab L.; Dolichos purpureus L.; Lablab vulgaris Savi vine No
Oplismenus hirtellus   (Poaceae) Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius (Lam.) Mez ex Ekman; Oplismenus setarius (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. grass No
Paspalum conjugatum   (Poaceae)   grass No
Phyllanthus virgatus   (Phyllanthaceae) Phyllanthus simplex Retz. herb No
Pueraria montana var. lobata   (Fabaceae) Dolichos lobatusWilld.; Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Pueraria thunbergiana(Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth.; Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) T. Makino vine No
Russelia equisetiformis   (Plantaginaceae)   shrub No
Suriana maritima   (Surianaceae) (no species-level synonyms found) shrub/tree No
Thevetia peruviana   (Apocynaceae) Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold; Thevetia nerifolia Juss. ex Steud. tree No
Trema orientalis   (Cannabaceae) Trema cannabina Lour.; Trema cannabinum Lour.; Trema orientale (L.) Blume; Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H. Hara tree No

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