Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species in Kiribati
Appendix 5. Invasive species on North Tarawa
Table 1. Invasive species present on North Tarawa
|
Scientific Name |
Common Names |
Family |
Habit |
| Amaranthus dubius | amaranth, spleen amaranth; te uekeueke, te mota (Kiribati) | Amaranthaceae | herb |
| Bidens pilosa | beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs | Asteraceae | herb |
| Bryophyllum pinnatum | life plant, air plant, resurrection plant, Canterbury bells, cathedral bells, Mexican love plant; te ang (Kiribati), te kabekau (Kiribati (Butaritari)) | Crassulaceae | succulent |
| *Catharanthus roseus | Cape periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old-maid, rose periwinkle, rosy periwinkle) | Apocynaceae | herb |
| Cenchrus echinatus | burgrass, sand-bur, southern sandbur, Mossman River grass (Australia); ; te anti, te kateketeke, te uteute ae kateketeke (Kiribati) | Poaceae | grass |
| Chamaesyce hirta | asthma plant, garden spurge, pill-bearing spurge, hairy spurge | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
| Chamaesyce hypericifolia | beach spurge, graceful spurge | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
| Chamaesyce prostrata | creeping splurge, prostrate spurge, red caustic creeper; te tarai (Kiribati) | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
| Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass, giant Bermuda grass, bahama grass, devil's grass, couch grass, Indian doab, grama, devilgrass, couchgrass, balama grass | Poaceae | grass |
| Cyperus compressus | flat sedge | Cyperaceae | sedge |
| Cyperus rotundus | nut grass, nutsedge, purple nutsedge, cocograss; te mumute (Kiribati) | Cyperaceae | sedge |
| *Delonix regia | flame tree, flamboyant, poinciana; te kaitetua (Kiribati) | Fabaceae | tree |
| Dentella repens | te uteute n Imatang (Kiribati (Butaritari)) | Rubiaceae | herb |
| Eleusine indica | goosegrass, wiregrass, goose foot, crow's foot, bullgrass; te uteute, te uteute na banabana (Kiribati) | Poaceae | grass |
| +Eragrostis amabilis | Bug's egg grass, Japanese love grass, love grass (Fiji, Guam), female grass (Kiribati); te uteute n’ aine, te uteute te aine (Kiribati) | Poaceae | grass |
| Euphorbia cyathophora | dwarf poinsettia, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant, painted spurge, wild poinsettia; te kabekau (Kiribati) | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
| Eustachys petraea | Poaceae | grass | |
| Ipomoea violacea | moonflower; te ruku (Kiribati, native) | Convolvulaceae | vine |
| *Lantana camara | te kaibuaka, lantana | Verbenaceae | shrub |
| +Ludwigia octovalvis | willow primrose, false primrose, yellow willow herb; te mam (Kiribati) | Onagraceae | herb |
| Phyllanthus amarus | te kaimatu (Kiribati) | Euphorbiaceae | herb |
| Physalis angulata | annual ground cherry, bladder cherry (Solomon Islands), wild cape gooseberry (Fiji); te baraki, te bin (Kiribati) | Solanaceae | herb |
| Portulaca oleracea | pigweed, purslane; te boi (Kirbati) | Portulacaceae | herb |
| *Pseuderanthemum carruthersii | false eranthemum; te iaro (Kiribati) | Acanthaceae | shrub |
| Russelia equisetiformis | coralplant, fountainplant; te kaibaun (Kiribati) | Scrophulariaceae | shrub |
| Sida rhombifolia | arrow-leaf sida, Cuban jute, Paddy's lucerne, Queensland-hemp, teaweed | Malvaceae | shrub |
| Spermacoce assurgens | buttonweed | Rubiaceae | herb |
| Spermacoce ernstii | Rubiaceae | herb | |
| Sphagneticola trilobata | wedelia, trailing daisy, Singapore daisy, creeping ox-eye | Asteraceae | herb |
| Synedrella nodiflora | Cinderella weed (Australia), porter bush, pig grass (Solomon Islands, Vanuatu), synedrella; | Asteraceae | herb |
| *Tecoma stans | yellow bells, yellow-elder, yellow trumpetbush; nei Karairai (Kiribati) | Bignoniaceae | small tree |
| *Tradescantia spathacea | oyster plant, boat plant, boat lily, moses in a boat; te ruru ni (Kiribati) | Commelinaceae | herb |
| Tridax procumbens | coat buttons, tridax daisy, wild daisy (Fiji, Guam) | Asteraceae | herb |
| Turnera ulmifolia | yellow alder, sage rose, West Indian holly, ramgoat dashalong: te kakainea (Kiribati) | Turneraceae | shrub |
| +Vernonia cinerea | ironweed, little ironweed, vernonia | Asteraceae | herb |
*Cultivated
+Native or early introduction
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