Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Kiribati
Appendix 4. Presence of invasive species within Kiribati
Table 1. Species present elsewhere in Kiribati but not on Tarawa
|
Scientific Name |
Common Names |
Family |
Habit |
Locations where present |
| Bambusa spp. | bamboo; te kaibaba (Kiribati) | Poaceae | tree | Butaritari, Marakei |
| Hemigraphis reptans | Acanthaceae | herb | Butaritari | |
| Kyllinga brevifolia | green kyllinga, green water sedge | Cyperaceae | sedge | Nonouti |
| Kyllinga nemoralis | white kyllinga, whitehead spikesedge, whitewater sedge | Cyperaceae | sedge | Butaritari |
| Pennisetum polystachion | mission grass, feathery pennisetum | Poaceae | grass | Butaritari |
| Physalis peruviana | Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, gooseberry-tomato, Peruvian ground-cherry, Peruvian-cherry | Solanaceae | shrub | Butaritari |
| Pluchea indica | Indian fleabane, Indian pluchea, Indian camphorweed | Asteraceae | shrub | Banaba, Butaritari, Kiritimati (Christmas) |
| Sida acuta | broom weed, Paddy’s lucerne, southern sida, spiny-head sida, spiny sida | Malvaceae | herb | Banaba, Maiana |
| Tribulus cistoides | puncture vine, caltrop, burrnut, Jamaican feverplant, goat’s head; te maukinikini (Kiribati) | Zygophyllaceae | herb | Kiritimati (Christmas) |
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