This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Lakemba 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? |
| Adenanthera pavonina (Fabaceae) | tree | No | |
| Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Albizia lebbeck (Fabaceae) | Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd.; Mimosa lebbeck L. | tree | No |
| Aleurites moluccana (Euphorbiaceae) | Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.; Aleurites triloba Forst.; Croton moluccanus L. | tree | No |
| Alysicarpus vaginalis (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) | herb | No | |
| Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Bischofia javanica (Phyllanthaceae) | tree | No | |
| Bothriochloa bladhii (Poaceae) | Andropogon bladhii Retz.; Andropogon intermedius R. Br.; Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard; Dichanthium bladhii (Retz.) Clayton | grass | No |
| Cananga odorata (Annonaceae) | shrub/tree | No | |
| Canna indica (Cannaceae) | herb | No | |
| Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |
| Cenchrus echinatus (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Centella asiatica (Apiaceae) | Hydrocotyle asiatica L. | herb | No |
| Centrosema pubescens (Fabaceae) | Bradburya pubescens (Benth.) Kuntze; Centrosema molle Mart. ex Benth. | vine | No |
| Clerodendrum buchananii var. fallax (Lamiaceae) | Clerodendrum speciosissimum van Geert ex Morren (although there is disagreement as to whether or not these species are synonymous per Smith, 1985). | shrub | No |
| Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae) | shrub | No | |
| Conyza sumatrensis (Asteraceae) | Conyza albida Willd. ex Spreng. | herb | No |
| Cosmos caudatus (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Crotalaria pallida (Fabaceae) | Crotalaria mucronata Desv.; Crotalaria striata DC. | shrub | No |
| Cuphea carthagenensis (Lythraceae) | 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 |
| Derris malaccensis (Fabaceae) | Paraderris montana (Benth.) F. Adema | vine | No |
| Desmodium adscendens (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Desmodium triflorum (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae) | vine | No | |
| Echinochloa colona (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Eleutheranthera ruderalis (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Eragrostis scabriflora (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Euphorbia cyathophora (Euphorbiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp. | herb | No |
| Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) | Agave gigantea D. Dietr.; Furcraea gigantea Vent. | succulent | No |
| Hibiscus diversifolius (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
| Hyptis pectinata (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Imperata conferta (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Indigofera suffruticosa (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | vine | No | |
| Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (Convolvulaceae) | Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy | shrub | No |
| Ipomoea indica (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus indicus Burm.; Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea cathartica Poir.; Ipomoea learii Paxton | vine | No |
| Ipomoea quamoclit (Convolvulaceae) | Quamoclit pennata Bojer | vine | No |
| Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Kyllinga nemoralis (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus kyllingia Endl.; Kyllinga cephalotes (Jacq.) Druce; Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. | sedge | No |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Leucaena glauca (L. ex Willd.) Benth. | tree | No |
| Ludwigia octovalvis (Onagraceae) | Jussiaea erecta sensu various authors.; Jussiaea suffruticosa L. | herb | No |
| Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) | tree | No | |
| Metrosideros collina (Myrtaceae) | Leptospermum collinum J. R. Forst. & G. Forst; Melaleuca villosa L. f. | tree | No |
| Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae) | vine | No | |
| Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Oplismenus compositus (Poaceae) | Panicum compositum L. | grass | No |
| Oxalis corniculata (Oxalidaceae) | Oxalis repens Thunb. | herb | No |
| Paspalum conjugatum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Paspalum distichum (Poaceae) | Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn. | grass | No |
| Paspalum scrobiculatum (Poaceae) | Paspalum cartilagineum Presl.?; Paspalum orbiculare G. Forst. | grass | No |
| Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) | vine | No | |
| Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists. | herb | No |
| Pinus caribaea (Pinaceae) | tree | No | |
| Polygala paniculata (Polygalaceae) | herb | No | |
| Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No | |
| Pueraria montana var. lobata (Fabaceae) | Dolichos lobatusWilld.; Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Pueraria thunbergiana(Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth.; Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) T. Makino | vine | No |
| Senna occidentalis (Fabaceae) | Cassia occidentalis L. | shrub | No |
| Senna tora (Fabaceae) | Cassia tora L. | herb | No |
| Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae) | Sida microphylla Cav. | shrub | No |
| Sigesbeckia orientalis (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Sonchus oleraceus (Asteraceae) | Sonchus asper sensu various authors. | herb | No |
| Spermacoce exilis (Rubiaceae) | Borreria repens DC.; Spermacoce mauritiana Gideon | herb | No |
| Spermacoce remota (Rubiaceae) | Borreria laevis sensu various authors.; Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav. | herb | No |
| Sporobolus elongatus (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Verbenaceae) | Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims | herb | No |
| Synedrella nodiflora (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Syzygium jambos (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus jambos (L.) Stokes; Eugenia jambos L. | tree | No |
| Syzygium malaccense (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L. | tree | No |
| Thunbergia fragrans (Acanthaceae) | vine | No | |
| Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) | Trema cannabina Lour.; Trema cannabinum Lour.; Trema orientale (L.) Blume; Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H. Hara | tree | No |
| Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae) | Triamfetta bartramia L. | shrub | No |
| Turnera ulmifolia (Passifloraceae) | herb | No | |
| Urena lobata (Malvaceae) | Urena sinuata L. | shrub | No |