This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Kili (Kõle) 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 |
Threat only at
high elevations? |
| Alocasia macrorrhizos (Araceae) | Arum macrorrhizon L., Alocasia indica Schott, Arum indicum Lour., Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth | herb | No |
| Alternanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae) | Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. | herb | No |
| Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Blechum pyramidatum (Acanthaceae) | Blechum brownei Juss., Barleria pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb. | herb | No |
| Bothriochloa bladhii (Poaceae) | Andropogon bladhii Retz., Andropogon intermedius R. Br., Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard, Dichanthium bladhii (Retz.) Clayton | grass | No |
| Buchnera americana (Orobanchaceae) | Buchnera breviflora Pennell, Buchnera floridana Gandog. | herb | No |
| Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| Casuarina equisetifolia (Casuarinaceae) | Casuarina litorea L. var. litorea, Casuarina littorea Rumph. | tree | No |
| Catharanthus roseus (Apocynaceae) | Lochnera rosea (L.) Reichb. ex Steud., Vinca rosea L. | herb | No |
| Cenchrus echinatus (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Chamaesyce hirta (Euphorbiaceae) | Euphorbia hirta L. | herb | No |
| Chamaesyce hypericifolia (Euphorbiaceae) | Euphorbia glomifera Millsp., Euphorbia hypericifoliaL. | herb | No |
| Chamaesyce thymifolia (Euphorbiaceae) | Euphorbia rubicunda Steud., Euphorbia thymifolia L. | herb | No |
| Chloris barbata (Poaceae) | Chloris inflata Link, Chloris paraguayensis Steud. | grass | No |
| Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae) | tree | No | |
| Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) | herb | No | |
| Crinum asiaticum (Liliaceae) | herb | No | |
| Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Cyperus compressus (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | |
| Cyperus difformis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | |
| Dactyloctenium aegyptium (Poaceae) | Eleusine aegyptiaca (L.) Desf. | grass | No |
| Dentella repens (Rubiaceae) | Oldenlandia repens L. | herb | No |
| Desmodium incanum (Fabaceae) | Desmodium canum Schinz & Thell., nom. illeg. | shrub | No |
| Digitaria ciliaris (Poaceae) | Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard | grass | No |
| Eclipta prostrata (Asteraceae) | Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk., Verbesina alba L. | herb | No |
| Eleocharis geniculata (Cyperaceae) | sedge | No | |
| Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Eragrostis amabilis (Poaceae) | Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | grass | No |
| Eragrostis scabriflora (Poaceae) | Eragrostis brownii sensu Fosberg et al. 1987; non (Kunth) Nees in H. & A. | grass | No |
| Eustachys petraea (Poaceae) | Chloris petraea Swartz | grass | No |
| Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) | Ficus thonningii Blume | tree | No |
| Fleurya interrupta (Urticaceae) | Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew | herb | No |
| Gomphrena globosa (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| Heliotropium procumbens (Boraginaceae) | herb | No | |
| Impatiens balsamina (Balsaminaceae) | herb | No | |
| Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) | Ipomoea reptans sensu J.W. Parham in Dept. Agr. Fiji Bull. 35. | aquatic herb | No |
| Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae) | vine | No | |
| Ipomoea violacea (Convolvulaceae) | Convolvulus tuba Schlechtend., Ipomoea macrantha Roem. & Schult., Ipomoea tuba (Schlechtend.) G. Don | vine | No |
| Ixora coccinea (Rubiaceae) | Ixora lutea Hutch. | shrub | No |
| Kyllinga brevifolia (Cyperaceae) | Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Endl. ex Hassk. | sedge | No |
| Lindernia antipoda (Scrophulariaceae) | herb | No | |
| Lindernia crustacea (Scrophulariaceae) | herb | No | |
| Ludwigia octovalvis (Onagraceae) | Jussiaea suffruticosa L., Jussiaea erecta sensu various authors. | herb | No |
| Luffa aegyptiaca (Cucurbitaceae) | Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roemer | vine | No |
| Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae) | Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karst. | herb | No |
| Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae) | tree | No | |
| Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae) | vine | No | |
| Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | |
| Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) | vine | No | |
| Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) | M. pterygospera C. F. Gaertn. | tree | No |
| Oldenlandia corymbosa (Rubiaceae) | Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam. | herb | No |
| Paspalum conjugatum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Paspalum scrobiculatum (Poaceae) | Paspalum cartilagineum Presl.?, Paspalum orbiculare G. Forst.* | grass | No |
| Paspalum setaceum (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Paspalum vaginatum (Poaceae) | Palspalum distichum sensu auct. non L. | grass | No |
| Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae) | Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx., Lippia repens Spreng. | herb | No |
| Phyllanthus amarus (Euphorbiaceae) | Phyllanthus niruri sensu various Pacific botanists. | herb | No |
| Pilea microphylla (Urticaceae) | herb | No | |
| Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
| Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Acanthaceae) | Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (W. Bull) Radlk., Pseuderanthemum reticulatum Radlk. | shrub | No |
| Spermacoce assurgens (Rubiaceae) | Borreria laevis sensu various authors. | herb | No |
| Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Verbenaceae) | herb | No | |
| Syzygium malaccense (Myrtaceae) | Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes, Eugenia malaccensis L. | tree | No |
| Tagetes erecta (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) | Tradescantia discolor L'Hér., Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn, Rhoeo discolor Hance ex Walp. | herb | No |
| Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) | herb | No | |
| Vernonia cinerea (Asteraceae) | Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob. | herb | No |
| Zoysia matrella (Poaceae) | Agrostis matrella L., Osterdamia matrella (L.) Kuntze, Zoysia pungens Willd. | grass | No |