This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Lukunor (Núkúnooch) Atoll. 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? |
| Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) | Alocasia indica (Lour.) Spach; Alocasia plumbea Van Houtte; Arum indicum Lour.; Arum macrorrhizon L.; Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth | herb | No |
| Annona muricata (Annonaceae) | tree | No | |
| Caesalpinia bonduc (Fabaceae) | Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Fleming; Guilandina bonduc L. | vine | No |
| Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Fabaceae) | Poinciana pulcherrima L. | shrub/tree | No |
| Cenchrus brownii (Poaceae) | Cenchrus inflexus R. Br.; Cenchrus viridis Spreng. | grass | No |
| Centella asiatica (Apiaceae) | Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Hydrocotyle erecta L. f. | 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 |
| Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae) | Citrus acida Roxb.; Citrus lima Lunan; Limonia aurantiifolia Christm. | tree | No |
| Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | No |
| Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae) | Crinum amabile Donn ex Ker Gawl. | 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 elliptica (Fabaceae) | Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub.; Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) F. Adema; Pongamia elliptica Wallich | vine | No |
| Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae) | Dioscorea latifolia Benth. | vine | No |
| Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
| Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis plumosa (Retz.) Link; Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.; Poa tenella L. | grass | No |
| Euphorbia prostrata (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small | herb | No |
| Hedychium coronarium (Zingiberaceae) | herb | No | |
| Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| Ischaemum ciliare (Poaceae) | Ischaemum aristatum auct.; Ischaemum indicum auct. | grass | No |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Acacia glauca Willd.; Leucaena glauca auct.; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. | tree | No |
| Ludwigia octovalvis (Onagraceae) | Jussiaea erecta sensu various authors; Jussiaea suffruticosa L. | herb | No |
| Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) | tree | No | |
| Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| Oplismenus compositus (Poaceae) | Panicum compositum L. | grass | 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.; Paspalum scrobiculatum L. var. bispicatum Hack. | grass | No |
| Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists | herb | No |
| Pilea microphylla (Urticaceae) | herb | No | |
| Polygonum minus (Polygonaceae) | Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz | herb | No |
| Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Acanthaceae) | Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W. Bull) Radlk.; Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk. | shrub | No |
| Ruellia blechum (Acanthaceae) | Barleria pyramidata Lam.; Blechum brownei Juss.; Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb. | herb | No |
| Sansevieria trifasciata (Asparagaceae) | herb | No | |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Verbenaceae) | Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims | herb | No |