This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Faraulep (Faraulap) 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 |
| Alternanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae) | Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Besser; Alternanthera glabra Moq.; Gomphrena sessilis L. | herb | No |
| Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) | herb | 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 |
| Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud.; Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| Celosia argentea (Amaranthaceae) | Celosia argentea var. cristata; Celosia argentea var. plumosa; Celosia cristata L.; Celosia plumosa (Voss) Burv. | herb | No |
| Centella asiatica (Apiaceae) | Hydrocotyle asiatica L.; Hydrocotyle erecta L. f. | herb | No |
| Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | Arum esculentum L.; Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent.; Colocasia antiquorum Schott | herb | 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 |
| Echinochloa crus-galli (Poaceae) | Panicum crus-galli L. | grass | No |
| Eclipta prostrata (Asteraceae) | Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.; Eclipta erecta L.; Eclipta punctata L.; Verbesina alba L.; Verbesina prostrata L. | herb | No |
| Eleocharis geniculata (Cyperaceae) | sedge | 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 cyathophora (Euphorbiaceae) | Poinsettia cyathophora (Murray) Klotzsch & Garcke | herb | No |
| Euphorbia hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.; Euphorbia pilulifera L. | herb | No |
| Gomphrena globosa (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus batatas L. | vine | No |
| Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend.; Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult.; Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| Kyllinga brevifolia (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk. | sedge | No |
| Lepidium virginicum (Brassicaceae) | herb | No | |
| Ludwigia octovalvis (Onagraceae) | Jussiaea erecta sensu various authors; Jussiaea suffruticosa L. | herb | No |
| Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae) | Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx.; Lippia repens Spreng. | herb | No |
| Phyllanthus amarus (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists | herb | No |
| Physalis angulata (Solanaceae) | Physalis lanceifolia Nees | herb | No |
| Pilea microphylla (Urticaceae) | herb | No | |
| Plectranthus scutellarioides (Lamiaceae) | Coleus blumei Benth.; Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth.; Ocimum scutellarioides (L.); Solenostemon scutellarioides (L.) Codd | 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.; Ruellia blechum f. puberulum | herb | No |
| Senna occidentalis (Fabaceae) | Cassia occidentalis L. | shrub | No |
| Tagetes erecta (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Tagetes patula (Asteraceae) | Tagetes lunulata Ortega | herb | No |
| Tradescantia zebrina (Commelinaceae) | Zebrina pendula Schnitzl. | herb | No |
| Zoysia matrella (Poaceae) | Agrostis matrella L.; Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze; Zoysia pungens Willd. | grass | No |