Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Report on invasive plant species on Niue following Cyclone Heta
Appendix 1.
|
Scientific Name |
Common Names (abridged) |
Family |
Habit |
Sykes (1970) |
Whistler (1988) |
Whistler (1997) |
Space & Flynn (2000) |
This survey (2004) |
| Antigonon leptopus | English: Mexican creeper, mountain rose, Confederate vine, chain-of-love, hearts on a chain, love-vine, coral bells, coral vine | Polygonaceae | vine |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
| Clerodendrum chinense | English: Honolulu rose, stickbush, glory bower; Other: losa Honolulu, losa Onolulu (American Samoa and Samoa); pītate māma‘o, tiare tupapaku? (Cook Islands); pikake hohono, pikake wauke (Hawai'i) | Lamiaceae | shrub |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Epipremnum pinnatum cv. Aureum | English: pothos, money plant; Other: ‘ara (Cook Islands (Ma‘uke)); alu (Tonga) | Araceae | vine |
X |
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|
X |
X |
| Mimosa diplotricha | English: giant sensitive plant, nila grass; Other: vao fefe palagi (American Samoa and Samoa); pikika‘a papa‘ā (Cook Islands (Aitutaki)); la'au fefe palagi (Samoa) | Fabaceae | shrub |
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|
X |
X |
| Sphagneticola trilobata | English: wedelia, trailing daisy, Singapore daisy, creeping ox-eye; Other: ate (Tonga) | Asteraceae | herb |
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X |
X |
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