This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Koro 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) | Glycine abrus L. | vine | No |
Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) | Aleurites remyi Sherff; Aleurites trilobus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.; Jatropha moluccana L. | tree | No |
Bischofia javanica (Phyllanthaceae) | Andrachne trifoliata Roxb.; Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook. | tree | No |
Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet | tree | No |
Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Poaceae) | Andropogon acicularis Retz. ex Roem. & Schult.; Andropogon aciculatus Retz.; Rhaphis acicularis (Retz. ex Roem. & Schult.) Desv.; Rhaphis aciculata (Retz.) Honda | grass | No |
Clitoria ternatea (Fabaceae) | Clitoria albiflora Mattei; Clitoria bracteata Poir.; Clitoria mearnsii De Wild. | vine | No |
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum (Poaceae) | Panicum oxyphyllum Hochst. ex Steud. | grass | No |
Desmodium heterocarpon (Fabaceae) | Desmodium ovalifolium (Prain) Wall. ex Merr.; Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC.; Meibomia heterocarpos (L.) Kuntze | herb | No |
Digitaria fuscescens (Poaceae) | Paspalum fuscescens J. Presl | grass | No |
Echinochloa colona (Poaceae) | Panicum colonum L. | grass | No |
Eragrostis scabriflora (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae) | herb | No | |
Hyptis pectinata (Lamiaceae) | Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze; Nepeta pectinata L. | herb | No |
Imperata conferta (Poaceae) | Imperata exaltata auct.; Saccharum confertum J. Presl | grass | No |
Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Acacia glauca Willd.; Leucaena glauca auct.; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. | tree | No |
Medinilla heterophylla (Melastomataceae) | 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 | |
Ruellia brevifolia (Acanthaceae) | Ruellia graecizans Backer; Stephanophysum longifolium Pohl | herb | No |
Setaria barbata (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
Sporobolus diander (Poaceae) | Sporobolus diandrus (Retz.) P. Beauv.; Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. flaccidus (Roem. & Schult.) Veldkamp | grass | No |
Thespesia populnea (Malvaceae) | Hibiscus populneoides Roxb.; Hibiscus populneus L.; Thespesia macrophylla Blume; Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. | shrub/tree | No |
Thunbergia alata (Acanthaceae) | vine | No | |
Uraria lagopodioides (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
Urochloa subquadripara (Poaceae) | Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) Hitchc.; Panicum subquadriparum Trin. | grass | No |