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.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae) | Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr. [=Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus]; Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz [=Abelmoschus moschatus subsp. tuberosus] | herb | No |
| Cananga odorata (Annonaceae) | shrub/tree | No | |
| Echinochloa colona (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Epipremnum pinnatum cv. Aureum (Araceae) | Epipremnum aureum (Linden ex André) G. S. Bunting; Pothos aurea Linden ex André; Raphidophora aurea (Linden ex A.) Birdsey; Rhaphidophora aurea (Linden ex A.) Birdsey; Scindapsus aureus (Linden ex André) Engl. | 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 | |
| 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 |