Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

PIER plant species present on Fefan 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 Fefan 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?
Abelmoschus moschatus   (Malvaceae) Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merr.; Hibiscus abelmoschus L.; Hibiscus sagittifolius Kurz herb No
Acacia auriculiformis   (Fabaceae)   tree No
Adenanthera pavonina   (Fabaceae)   tree No
Angelonia angustifolia   (Plantaginaceae)   herb No
Annona muricata   (Annonaceae)   tree No
Bambusa spp.   (Poaceae)   tree-like grass No
Bidens pilosa   (Asteraceae)   herb No
Caesalpinia bonduc   (Fabaceae) Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming; Guilandina bonduc L. vine No
Cananga odorata   (Annonaceae) Canangium odoratum (Lam.) Baill. ex King; Uvaria odorata Lam. shrub/tree No
Canna indica   (Cannaceae) Canna cinea Mill.; Canna edulis Ker Gawl.; Canna limbata Roscoe; Canna lutea Mill. herb No
Casuarina equisetifolia   (Casuarinaceae) Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet tree No
Ceiba pentandra   (Malvaceae) Bombax pentandrum L.; Ceiba casearia Medik.; Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. tree No
Cenchrus echinatus   (Poaceae)   grass No
Chloris barbata   (Poaceae) Chloris inflata Link; Chloris paraguayensis Steud. grass 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
Clerodendrum quadriloculare   (Lamiaceae) Ligustrum quadriloculare Blanco shrub No
Colocasia esculenta   (Araceae) Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott herb No
Crotalaria pallida   (Fabaceae) Crotalaria brownei Bertero ex DC.; Crotalaria mucronata Desv.; Crotalaria striata DC. shrub No
Cyrtococcum patens   (Poaceae) Cyrtococcum accrescens (Trin.) Stapf; Panicum patens L. grass No
Derris elliptica   (Fabaceae) Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub.; Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) F. Adema; Pongamia elliptica Wallich vine No
Desmanthus pernambucanus   (Fabaceae) Mimosa pernambucana L. herb No
Desmodium tortuosum   (Fabaceae) Desmodium purpureum (Miller) Fawcett & Rendle; Meibomia purpurea (Mill.) Vail herb No
Digitaria ciliaris   (Poaceae) Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard grass No
Eleocharis dulcis   (Cyperaceae) Andropogon dulcis Burm. f.; Eleocharis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult.; Scirpus tuberosus Roxb. sedge No
Eleocharis geniculata   (Cyperaceae)   sedge No
Eleusine indica   (Poaceae) Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. grass No
Ficus microcarpa   (Moraceae)   tree No
Flacourtia rukam   (Salicaceae) Flacourtia euphlebia Merr. tree No
Gossypium barbadense   (Malvaceae) Gossypium brasiliense Macfad.; Gossypium peruvianum Cav. shrub No
Hedychium coronarium   (Zingiberaceae)   herb No
Hyptis suaveolens   (Lamiaceae) Ballota suaveolens L.; Mesosphaerum suaveolens (L.) Kuntze herb No
Ipomoea batatas   (Convolvulaceae) Convolvulus batatas L. vine No
Ipomoea indica   (Convolvulaceae) Convolvulus indicus Burm.; Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea cathartica Poir.; Ipomoea learii Paxton; Ipomoea versicolor Meisn. vine No
Ipomoea triloba   (Convolvulaceae)   vine No
Lantana camara   (Verbenaceae)   shrub No
Leucaena leucocephala   (Fabaceae) Acacia glauca Willd.; Leucaena glauca auct.; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. tree No
Luffa aegyptiaca   (Cucurbitaceae) Luffa cylindrica M. Roem.; Luffa pentandra Roxb.; Momordica cylindrica L.; Momordica luffa L. vine No
Merremia peltata   (Convolvulaceae) Convolvulus peltatus L.; Ipomoea nymphaeifolia Blume; Ipomoea peltata (L.) Choisy vine No
Mimosa pudica   (Fabaceae)   herb No
Nypa fruticans   (Arecaceae) Nipa fruticans Thunb. shrub No
Orthosiphon aristatus   (Lamiaceae) Clerodendranthus spicatus (Thunb.) C. Y. Wu ex H. W. Li; Clerodendrum spicatum Thunb.; Ocimum aristatum Blume; Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. 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
Phyllanthus urinaria   (Phyllanthaceae)   herb No
Pithecellobium dulce   (Fabaceae) Mimosa dulcis Roxb. tree No
Polygala paniculata   (Polygalaceae)   herb No
Psidium guajava   (Myrtaceae)   tree No
Ruellia blechum   (Acanthaceae) Barleria pyramidata Lam.; Blechum brownei Juss.; Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.; Ruellia blechum f. puberulum herb No
Senna alata   (Fabaceae) Cassia alata L. shrub No
Sida rhombifolia   (Malvaceae) Sida microphylla Cav. shrub No
Sphagneticola trilobata   (Asteraceae) Thelechitonia trilobata (L.) H. Rob. & Cautrec.; Wedelia trilobata (L.) Hitchc. herb No
Stachytarpheta cayennensis   (Verbenaceae) Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims herb No
Syngonium angustatum   (Araceae)   vine No
Tradescantia zebrina   (Commelinaceae) Zebrina pendula Schnitzl. herb No
Urena lobata   (Malvaceae) Urena sinuata L. shrub No
Zoysia matrella   (Poaceae) Agrostis matrella L.; Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze; Zoysia pungens Willd. grass No

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