This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Udot 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? |
| Annona muricata (Annonaceae) | tree | No | |
| Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree-like grass | No | |
| Bambusa vulgaris (Poaceae) | (no species-level synonyms found) | tree-like grass | No |
| Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. ex Fosberg & Sachet | tree | 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 |
| Derris elliptica (Fabaceae) | Deguelia elliptica (Roxb.) Taub.; Paraderris elliptica (Wall.) F. Adema; Pongamia elliptica Wallich | vine | No |
| Desmodium incanum (Fabaceae) | Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.; Meibomia cana (J. F. Gmel.) S. F. Blake | shrub | No |
| Dioscorea bulbifera (Dioscoreaceae) | Dioscorea latifolia Benth. | vine | No |
| Euphorbia cyathophora (Euphorbiaceae) | Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Klotzsch & Garcke | herb | No |
| Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. | herb | No |
| Euphorbia prostrata (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small | herb | No |
| Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Nypa fruticans (Arecaceae) | Nipa fruticans Thunb. | shrub | No |
| Oplismenus compositus (Poaceae) | Panicum compositum L. | grass | No |
| Paspalum conjugatum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists | herb | No |
| Polygonum minus (Polygonaceae) | Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz | herb | No |
| Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Ruellia blechum (Acanthaceae) | Barleria pyramidata Lam.; Blechum brownei Juss.; Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.; Ruellia blechum f. puberulum | herb | No |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Verbenaceae) | Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims | herb | No |
| Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Verbenaceae) | herb | No | |
| Tecoma stans (Bignoniaceae) | Bignonia stans L.; Stenolobium stans Seem. | tree | No |