Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Kiribati
Appendix 1. Invasive Species
Table 5. Native species (or Micronesian introductions) that can exhibit aggressive behavior
|
Scientific Name |
Common Names |
Family |
Habit |
| †Abutilon indicum | English: albutilon, Indian abutilon, Indian mallow; Other: malbas, matbas (Guam-Chamorro); te kaura, te kaura ni (Kiribati) | Malvaceae | shrub |
| Canavalia cathartica | English: Mauna Loa bean; Other: te kitoko (Kiribati) | Fabaceae | vine |
| Cassytha filiformis | English: beach dodder; Other: te ntanini (Kiribati) | Lauraceae | vine |
| Eragrostis amabilis | English: Bug's egg grass, Japanese love grass, love grass (Fiji, Guam), female grass (Kiribati); Other: te uteute n’ aine, te uteute te aine (Kiribati); ouemoket (Palau) | Poaceae | grass |
| Ipomoea violacea | English: moon flower; Other: te ruku (Kiribati) | Convolvulaceae | vine |
| Ludwigia octovalvis | English: willow primrose, false primrose, yellow willow herb; French: faux primerose; Other: tiēmu (Cook Islands); pītōrea (Cook Islands (Ngaputoru and Mangaia), French Polynesia (leeward Society Islands); kāmole, alohalua, kāmole lau li‘i, kāmole lau nui (Hawai‘i); te mam (Kiribati); erur (Palau); laavai, mautofu vao, fua samasama (Samoa) | Onagraceae | herb |
| †Sigesbeckia orientalis | English: Indian weed, small yellow crown-beard, yellow crown-head; Other: kamika (Cook Islands (Mangaia)), senikata (Fiji) ‘a‘ami‘a (Samoa), kakamika (Tonga, Wallis and Futuna) | Asteraceae | herb |
| Vigna marina | English: beach pea; Other: te kitoko (Kiribati) | Fabaceae | herb |
†Reported present by Fosberg et al. (1979)
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