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.
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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 |