Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

PIER plant species present on Ngau 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 Ngau 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.

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Scientific name (+Family) Often-used other Latin names Habit Primarily a threat
at high elevations?
Abrus precatorius   (Fabaceae)   vine No
Ageratum conyzoides   (Asteraceae)   herb No
Aleurites moluccana   (Euphorbiaceae) Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.; Aleurites triloba Forst.; Croton moluccanus L. tree No
Alternanthera sessilis   (Amaranthaceae) Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. herb No
Bidens pilosa   (Asteraceae)   herb No
Bothriochloa bladhii   (Poaceae) Andropogon bladhii Retz.; Andropogon intermedius R. Br.; Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard; Dichanthium bladhii (Retz.) Clayton grass No
Canna indica   (Cannaceae)   herb No
Capsicum frutescens   (Solanaceae)   herb No
Cardiospermum halicacabum   (Sapindaceae)   vine No
Casuarina equisetifolia   (Casuarinaceae) Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea; Casuarina littorea Rumph. tree No
Chrysopogon aciculatus   (Poaceae)   grass No
Clitoria ternatea   (Fabaceae)   vine No
Coix lacryma-jobi   (Poaceae)   grass No
Conyza sumatrensis   (Asteraceae) Conyza albida Willd. ex Spreng. herb No
Cyathula prostrata   (Amaranthaceae)   herb No
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum   (Poaceae)   grass No
Desmodium heterocarpon   (Fabaceae)   herb No
Digitaria fuscescens   (Poaceae)   grass No
Echinochloa colona   (Poaceae)   grass No
Eleocharis geniculata   (Cyperaceae)   sedge No
Eleusine indica   (Poaceae)   grass No
Imperata conferta   (Poaceae)   grass No
Ipomoea alba   (Convolvulaceae)   vine No
Ipomoea aquatica   (Convolvulaceae) Ipomoea reptans sensu J. W. Parham in Dept. Agr. Fiji Bull. 35. aquatic herb No
Mangifera indica   (Anacardiaceae)   tree No
Oplismenus compositus   (Poaceae) Panicum compositum L. grass No
Oplismenus hirtellus   (Poaceae) Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius (Lam.) Mez ex Ekman; Oplismenus setarius (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. grass No
Paspalum conjugatum   (Poaceae)   grass No
Paspalum scrobiculatum   (Poaceae) Paspalum cartilagineum Presl.?; Paspalum orbiculare G. Forst. grass No
Passiflora suberosa   (Passifloraceae)   vine No
Rubus moluccanus   (Rosaceae)   shrub No
Sesbania grandiflora   (Fabaceae) Agati grandiflora Desv. tree No
Sporobolus diander   (Poaceae) Sporobolus diandrus (Retz.) P. Beauv.; Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. var. flaccidus (Roem. & Schult.) Veldkamp 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 malaccense   (Myrtaceae) Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes; Eugenia malaccensis L. tree No
Tridax procumbens   (Asteraceae)   herb No
Uraria lagopodioides   (Fabaceae)   herb No

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