This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on ‘Uiha 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 |
| Annona muricata (Annonaceae) | tree | No | |
| Asparagus plumosus (Asparagaceae) | Asparagus comorensis hort.; Asparagus setaceus auct. nonn.; Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. | vine | No |
| Asparagus setaceus (Asparagaceae) | Asparagopsis setacea Kunth; Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm. | vine | No |
| Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Breynia disticha (Phyllanthaceae) | Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small; Phyllanthus nivosus W. G. Sm. | shrub | No |
| Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) | Bombax pentandrum L.; Ceiba casearia Medik.; Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. | tree | No |
| Chamaecrista nictitans (Fabaceae) | Cassia aeschinomene DC. ex Collad.; Cassia lechenaultiana DC.; Cassia leschenaultiana; Cassia mimosoides sensu auct. non L. (in Sykes, 1970); Cassia nictitans L. | shrub | No |
| Ficus benjamina (Moraceae) | Ficus nitida Thunb. | tree | No |
| Hyptis pectinata (Lamiaceae) | Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze; Nepeta pectinata L. | herb | No |
| Indigofera suffruticosa (Fabaceae) | Indigofera anil L. | shrub | No |
| Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Kalanchoe pinnata (Crassulaceae) | Bryophyllum calycinum Salisb.; Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken; Crassula pinnata L. f. | succulent | No |
| Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Acacia glauca Willd.; Leucaena glauca auct.; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. | tree | No |
| Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) | vine | No | |
| Piper auritum (Piperaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No | |
| Senna tora (Fabaceae) | Cassia tora L. | herb | No |
| Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Verbenaceae) | Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims | herb | No |
| Tradescantia spathacea (Commelinaceae) | Rhoeo discolor Hance ex Walp.; Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn; Tradescantia discolor L'Hér. | herb | No |
| Trema orientalis (Cannabaceae) | Trema cannabina Lour.; Trema cannabinum Lour.; Trema orientale (L.) Blume; Trema tomentosum (Roxb.) H. Hara | tree | No |
| Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae) | Triamfetta bartramia L. | shrub | No |