Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Report on invasive plant species on Niue following Cyclone Heta


Appendix 1.


Table 5. Species that are invasive elsewhere in similar ecosystems but are not known to be present on Niue

Scientific Name

Common Names (abridged)

Family

Habit

Abutilon indicum English: abutilon, Indian abutilon, Indian mallow Malvaceae shrub
Abutilon theophrasti English: abutilon-hemp, butterprint, buttonweed, China-jute, Indian-mallow, Tientsin-jute, velvetleaf, velvetweed Malvaceae herb
Acacia aulacocarpa English: brown salwood, brush ironbark wattle, hickory wattle; Other: ākasia (Cook Islands) Fabaceae tree
Acacia auriculiformis English: Papuan wattle, auri, earleaf acacia, northern black wattle, ear-pod wattle; Other: ākasia (Cook Islands) Fabaceae tree
Acacia boliviana English: Bolivian wattle Fabaceae shrub
Acacia confusa English: Formosa koa, Formosa acacia Fabaceae tree
Acacia crassicarpa English: northern wattle, Papua New Guinea red wattle; Other: ākasia (Cook Islands) Fabaceae tree
Acacia farnesiana English: Ellington curse, klu, sweet acacia; Other: titima (Cook Islands); kolu (Hawai'i) Fabaceae shrub
Acacia glauca English: redwood Fabaceae tree
Acacia longifolia English: Sydney golden wattle, golden wattle, long-leaved wattle, long-leaved acacia, sallow wattle, coast wattle, golden rods Fabaceae tree
Acacia mangium English: mangium, brown salwood, black wattle, hickory wattle; Other: ākasia (Cook Islands) Fabaceae tree
Acacia mearnsii English: black wattle; Other: ākasia (Cook Islands) Fabaceae tree
Acacia melanoxylon English: Australian blackwood, blackwood acacia Fabaceae tree
Acacia nilotica English: prickly acacia, black thorn, Egyptian thorn, Nile acacia, algaroba, babul, gum arabic tree Fabaceae tree
Acacia sinuata English: chikakai, piquant sappan, sappan, soap pod Fabaceae shrub
Acalypha alopecuroides English: foxtail copperleaf Euphorbiaceae herb
Acanthocereus tetragonus English: barbed-wire cactus, sword-pear, triangle cactus Cactaceae succulent
Acmella uliginosa   Asteraceae herb
Adiantum raddianum English: delta maidenhair fern Pteridaceae fern
Aeschynomene americana   Fabaceae herb
Aeschynomene indica English: budda pea, curly-indigo, hard sola, Indian joint-vetch, kat sola, northern joint-vetch, sensitive jointed vetch, sensitive vetch Fabaceae herb
Agave americana English: American aloe, century plant Agavaceae succulent
Agave sisalana English: sisal, sisal hemp; Other: malina (Hawai'i) Agavaceae succulent
Ageratina riparia English: spreading mistflower, creeping croftonweed, river eupatorium; Other: hamakua pamakani (Hawai‘i) Asteraceae herb
Ailanthus altissima English: tree of heaven, varnishtree Simaroubaceae tree
Ajuga reptans   Lamiaceae herb
Albizia chinensis English: Chinese albizia, silktree; Other: ‘arapitia (Cook Islands); tamaligi uliuli, tamaligi ena‘ena (Samoa) Fabaceae tree
Albizia lebbeck English: siris-tree, rain tree, East Indian walnut, kokko, woman's-tongue tree, soros-tree, raom tree; Other: ‘arapitia (Cook Islands (Miti‘aro)); 'ohai (Hawai‘i); tamaligi pa’epa’e (Samoa); kasia (Tonga) Fabaceae tree
Alstonia macrophylla English: devil-tree Apocynaceae tree
Alternanthera caracasana English: mat chaff flower Amaranthaceae herb
Alternanthera philoxeroides English: alligator weed Amaranthaceae herb
Alternanthera pungens English: khaki weed Amaranthaceae herb
Alternanthera sessilis English: joyweed, sessile joyweed; Other: mata kura (Cook Islands (‘Atiu)); fisi‘i‘anoa (Tonga) Amaranthaceae herb
Amaranthus cruentus English: bush greens, purple amaranth, red amaranth, red shank Amaranthaceae herb
Amaranthus dubius English: amaranth, spleen amaranth Amaranthaceae herb
Amaranthus hybridus English: green amaranth, green pigweed, hybrid amaranth, slim amaranth, smooth amaranth, smooth pigweed Amaranthaceae herb
Amaranthus interruptus English: amaranth Amaranthaceae herb
Amaranthus spinosus English: edlebur, needle burr, spiny amaranth, thorny pigweed; Other: pakai kuku (Hawai‘i) Amaranthaceae herb
Ammannia auriculata   Lythraceae herb
Anagallis arvensis English: bird's-eye, poor-man's weatherglass, red chickweed, scarlet pimpernel, shepherd's-weatherglass Primulaceae herb
Andropogon gayanus English: gamba grass, tambuki grass Poaceae grass
Andropogon glomeratus English: bush beardgrass, bushy bluestem Poaceae grass
Andropogon virginicus English: broomsedge, yellow bluestem, whisky grass Poaceae grass
Araujia sericifera English: moth plant, moth catcher, white bladder flower Ascelepiadaceae vine
Archontophoenix alexandrae English: Alexandra palm, king palm Arecaceae tree (palm)
Ardisia crenata English: hen's eyes, Hilo holly, coral berry, Australian holly, scratchthroat Myrsinaceae shrub
Ardisia elliptica English: shoebutton ardisia; Other: venevene tinitō (Cook Islands); ati popa‘a, atiu (French Polynesia); togo vao (Samoa) Myrsinaceae shrub
Argyreia nervosa English: elephant creeper, Hawaiian baby woodrose , silver morning glory, woolly morning glory Convolvulaceae vine
Aristolochia odoratissima English: duck, swan Aristolochiaceae herb
Arthrostemma ciliatum English: arthrostemma, everblooming eavender Melastomataceae herb
Arundinaria graminea   Poaceae grass
Arundo donax English: giant reed, Spanish reed, wild cane; Other: fiso palagi (Samoa); kaho folalahi (Tonga) Poaceae grass
Asclepias curassavica English: bastard ipecac, blood flower, bloodflower milkweed, butterfly weed, false ipecac, milkweed; Other: tirika, tiare moko (Cook Islands); laulele, lauhele, nu‘umela, pua ‘anuhe (Hawai‘i); pepetoa, vaomumu, vao fualele (Samoa); lou pepe, tu‘ulapepe (Tonga) Asclepiadaceae herb
Asparagus densiflorus English: asparagus fern, sprengeri fern, smilax, regal fern Liliaceae herb
Austroeupatorium inulaefolium Asteraceae herb
Averrhoa bilimbi English: bilimbi, cucumber tree, tree cucumber, tree sorrel Oxalidaceae tree
Axonopus micay   Poaceae grass
Azadirachta indica English: neem, nim, margosa Meliaceae tree
Baccharis halimifolia English: consumption weed, eastern baccharis, groundsel bush, groundsel tree, Sea Island myrtle, sea myrtle, silverling, tree groundsel, waterbrush Asteraceae shrub
Bacopa procumbens   Scrophulariaceae herb
Barleria lupulina English: hophead, Philippine violet Acanthaceae shrub
Barleria prionitis English: barleria, porcupine flower Acanthaceae shrub
Bauhinia acuminata English: dwarf white bauhinia Fabaceae tree
Bauhinia purpurea English: purple orchid tree; purple butterfly tree Fabaceae tree
Bauhinia variegata English: orchid tree; mountain ebony Fabaceae tree
Bidens alba English: beggar’s tick, Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs, romerillo; Other: ki, ki nehe, ki pipili, nehe (Hawai‘i) Asteraceae herb
Bidens cynapiifolia   Asteraceae herb
Blainvillea gayana Asteraceae herb
Bocconia frutescens English: bocconia, plume-poppy, tree poppy, tree celandine, parrotweed Papaveraceae shrub
Boehmeria macrophylla English: African jolanettle, false nettle Urticaceae herb
Boerhavia coccinea English: boerhavia, hog weed, hog feed, red spiderling, wineflower, tar vine; Other: mata pavo, patagon Nyctaginaceae herb
Brachiaria eruciformis English: sweet signal grass Poaceae grass
Brillantaisia lamium Acanthaceae herb
Brugmansia suaveolens   Solanaceae shrub
Bryophyllum delagoense English: chandelier plant Crassulaceae succulent
Buddleja asiatica English: dog tail; Other: huelo ‘ilio (Hawai'i) Scrophulariaceae shrub
Buddleja davidii English: orange eye, butterfly bush, summer lilac Scrophulariaceae shrub
Buddleja madagascariensis English: butterfly bush, smoke bush Scrophulariaceae shrub
Caesalpinia decapetala English: cat's claw, Mysore thorn, Mauritius thorn, wait-a-bit; Other: puakelekino (Hawai'i) Fabaceae shrub
Cajanus scarabaeoides English: peanut grass (Fiji), tropical clover (Fiji) Fabaceae vine
Calamus spp. English: rattan Arecaceae vine (palm)
Calliandra haematocephala English: red powder puff Fabaceae shrub
Calliandra surinamensis English: Surinamese stickpea Fabaceae tree
Callisia fragrans English: fragrant inch plant, basketplant, spironema Commelinaceae herb
Calophyllum antillanum English: Alexandrian laurel, Antilles calophyllum, beauty leaf, calaba, galba, Indian laurel, kamani, Santa Maria tree Clusiaceae tree
Calotis lappulacea English: bur daisy, yellow daisy burr Asteraceae herb
Calotropis procera English: calotropis, rubber bush, apple of Sodom, mudar, madar, king’s crown, roostertree Ascelepiadaceae shrub
Calyptocarpus vialis   Asteraceae herb
Cardiospermum grandiflorum English: balloon vine; heart seed; Other: kopūpū takaviri? (Cook Islands) Sapindaceae vine
Carmona retusa English: Fukien tea, Philippine tea, scorpionbush Boraginaceae tree
Carpobrotus edulis English: ice plant, pigface, hottentot fig Aizoaceae succulent
Castilla elastica English: Panama rubber tree, Mexican rubber tree, uletree; Other: pulu mamoe (American Samoa) Moraceae tree
Casuarina cunninghamiana English: river oak, river she-oak, small cone ironwood Casuarinaceae tree
Casuarina glauca English: swamp oak, saltmarsh ironwood, longleaf ironwood, gray sheoak Casuarinaceae tree
Cecropia obtusifolia English:  trumpet tree, guarumo; Other: rau-māniota (Cook Islands) Cecropiaceae tree
Cecropia peltata English: trumpet tree Cecropiaceae tree
Cedrela odorata English: cigar box cedar, Mexican cedar, West Indian cedar, Spanish cedar, Barbados cedar; Other: sita hina (Tonga) Meliaceae tree
Cenchrus brownii English: burgrass, burr grass, sand-bur, slimbristle sandbur Poaceae grass
Centaurea melitensis English: Maltese cockspur, Maltese star thistle, Napa thistle, yellow star thistle Asteraceae herb
Centaurium spicatum English: spiked centaury Gentianaceae herb
Centratherum punctatum   Asteraceae herb
Cestrum auriculatum   Solanaceae shrub
Cestrum diurnum English: inkberry, day jessamine, day cestrum, China berry; Other: ariki-va‘ine (Cook Islands); makahala (Hawai'i); sugi vao, suni vao (Samoa); vaitohi (Tonga) Solanaceae shrub
Cestrum parqui English: green cestrum, willow-leaved jessamine, Chilean cestrum, green poison-berry Solanaceae shrub
Chamaecrista mimosoides English: Japanese tea Fabaceae herb
Chamaesyce thymifolia English: red caustic creeper, thyme-leafed spurge Euphorbiaceae herb
Chenopodium ambrosioides English: American wormseed, bluebush, Jerusalem tea, Mexican tea, Spanish-tea, wormseed Chenopodiaceae herb
Chenopodium murale English: Australian-spinach, green fat hen, nettle-leaf goosefoot, salt-green, sowbane Chenopodiaceae herb
Chloris divaricata English: slender chloris, star grass, star windmill grass Poaceae grass
Chloris radiata English: plush-grass, radiate fingergrass Poaceae grass
Chloris virgata English: feather finger grass, feathered chloris, feathertop Rhodes grass, feathery Rhodes grass, oldland grass, sweet grass Poaceae grass
Chlorophytum comosum English: ribbonplant, spider ivy, spiderplant Liliaceae herb
Chromolaena odorata English: chromolaena, Siam weed, triffid weed, bitter bush, Jack in the bush Asteraceae shrub
Chrysobalanus icaco English: coco plum, icaco Chrysobalanaceae shrub
Chrysophyllum oliviforme English: satin leaf, wild star-apple, damson plum Sapotaceae tree
Chukrasia tabularis English: Burmese almondwood, chickrassy, Chittagong wood Meliaceae tree
Cinchona pubescens English: quinine tree, red cinchona Rubiaceae tree
Cinnamomum burmannii English: padang cassia Lauraceae tree
Cinnamomum camphora English: camphor tree, camphor laurel Lauraceae tree
Cinnamomum verum English: cinnamon tree; Other: tinamoni, tigamoni (American Samoa and Samoa) Lauraceae tree
Cirsium vulgare English: spear thistle, Scotch thistle, bull thistle, black thistle, plume thistle; Other: pua kali (Hawai'i) Asteraceae herb
Cissus nodosa English: grape ivy Vitaceae vine
Citharexylum caudatum English: juniper berry Verbenaceae tree
Citharexylum gentryi   Verbenaceae tree
Citharexylum spinosum English: fiddlewood Verbenaceae tree
Clausena excavata English: clausena Rutaceae tree
Cleome gynandra English: African spider-flower, bastard-mustard, cat's-whiskers, spider wisp, wild spider flower; Other: honohina, ‘ili‘ohu (Hawai‘i) Capparaceae herb
Cleome spinosa English: spiny spider-flower Capparaceae herb
Clerodendrum japonicum English: glorybower Lamiaceae shrub
Clerodendrum paniculatum English: pagoda plant, pagoda flower Lamiaceae shrub
Clerodendrum quadriloculare English: bronze-leaved clerodendrum; Other: losa, losa Fiti (American Samoa and Samoa) Lamiaceae shrub
Clidemia hirta English: Koster’s curse, soap bush; Other: la‘au lau mamoe (Samoa) Melastomataceae shrub
Clitoria laurifolia English: laurel-leaf pigeonwings Fabaceae shrub
Clitoria ternatea English: butterfly pea, Asian pigeonwings; Other: paipa (Tonga) Fabaceae vine
Clusia rosea English: signature tree, autograph tree, copey, Scotch attorney, pitchapple Clusiaceae tree
Coccinia grandis English: ivy gourd, scarlet-fruited gourd Cucurbitaceae vine
Commelina benghalensis English: Benghal dayflower, dayflower, hairy wandering Jew, wandering Jew; Other: hairy honohono (Hawai‘i); mau'u Tonga (Samoa); kanini, kaningi, musie matala pulu (Tonga) Commelinaceae herb
Conocarpus erectus English: sea mulberry, buttonwood, button mangrove Combretaceae shrub/tree
Conyza aegyptiaca English: fleabane Asteraceae herb
Conyza sumatrensis English: broadleaf fleabane, tall fleabane; Other: pakaka (Tonga) Asteraceae herb
Corchorus olitorius English: Jew's mallow, jute, Nalta jute, tossa jute Tiliaceae herb
Corchorus trilocularis   Tiliaceae herb
Cordia alliodora English: laurel, Ecuador laurel, salmwood, Spanish elm; Other: kotia (Samoa, Tonga) Boraginaceae tree
Cordia curassavica English: black sage Boraginaceae shrub
Cordia glabra English: broad-leaved cordia Boraginaceae tree
Cortaderia jubata English: jubata grass, Andean pampas grass, purple pampas grass Poaceae grass
Cortaderia selloana English: pampas grass, silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass Poaceae grass
Corynocarpus laevigatus English: New Zealand laurel, karakara nut Corynocarpaceae tree
Cosmos caudatus English: cosmos Asteraceae herb
Cotula australis Engllish: bachelor's-button, carrotweed, common cotula, Australian brass buttons Asteraceae herb
Crotalaria incana English: fuzzy rattlepod, woolly rattlepod; Other: kūkaehoki, kolomona (Hawai‘i) Fabaceae shrub
Crotalaria linifolia English: narrow-leaved crotalaria Fabaceae herb
Crotalaria quinquefolia English: rattlepod Fabaceae herb
Crotalaria retusa English: devil-bean, wedge-leaf crotalaria, wedge-leaf rattlepod; Other: piini? (Tonga) Fabaceae herb
Crotalaria spectabilis English: rattlebox, showy crotalaria, showy rattlebox, showy rattlepod; Other: kolomona (Hawai‘i); ha'apai (Tonga) Fabaceae herb
Crotalaria zanzibarica English: curara-pea Fabaceae herb
Cryptostegia grandiflora English: rubber vine, India rubber vine, Palay rubbervine Ascelepiadaceae vine
Cryptostegia madagascariensis English: Madagascar rubbervine Ascelepiadaceae vine
Cucumis dipsaceus English: hedgehog cucumber, hedgehog gourd, teasel gourd Cucurbitaceae herb
Cupaniopsis anacardioides English: carrotwood, tuckeroo Sapindaceae tree
Cuphea carthagenensis English: Columbian cuphea, Colombian waxweed, tarweed; Other: laau fau moti (Samoa) Lythraceae herb
Cuscuta cassytoides   Cuscutaceae herb
Cyathea cooperi English: Australian tree fern Cyatheaceae fern
Cyathula prostrata English: cyathula; Other: mata kura (Cook Islands (Miti'aro?); tolomo'unga (Tonga) Amaranthaceae herb
Cymbopogon refractus English: barbwire grass, soap grass; Other: aretu monoi, aretu noanoa (French Polynesia) Poaceae grass
Cyperus cyperinus English: long-headed sedge; Other: mue mue, mou upo tutu (French Polynesia) Cyperaceae sedge
Cyperus difformis English: dirty-Dora, one-arm sedge, rice sedge, small-flower umbrella-plant, variable flat sedge Cyperaceae sedge
Cyperus distans English: slender cyperus Cyperaceae sedge
Cyperus haspan   Cyperaceae sedge
Cyperus iria English: grasshopper’s cyperus, rice flat sedge, umbrella sedge; Other: mou, mou hairi (French Polynesia) Cyperaceae sedge
Cyperus ligularis English: rocket sedge, swamp flatsedge Cyperaceae sedge
Cyperus pilosus   Cyperaceae sedge
Cyrtococcum patens   Poaceae grass
Cyrtococcum trigonum English: short-leaf cyrtococcum grass Poaceae grass
Dactylis glomerata English: barnyard grass, cocksfoot, cockspur, orchard grass Poaceae grass
Dalbergia sissoo English: Indian dalbergia, Indian rosewood, sissoo, shisham Fabaceae tree
Datura ferox English: fierce thorn-apple, large thorn-apple, long-spine thorn-apple Solanaceae herb
Datura inoxia English: angel's-trumpet, downy thorn-apple, Indian-apple, sacred datura, thorn-apple Solanaceae herb
Datura stramonium English: datura, jimsonweed, moonflower, purple thorn-apple, thorn-apple; Other: lā’au hānō, kīkānia, kīkānia haole (Hawai‘i) Solanaceae herb
Delairea odorata English: German ivy, Italian ivy, cape ivy Asteraceae vine
Dentella repens   Rubiaceae herb
Derris elliptica English: derris Fabaceae vine
Desmanthus virgatus English: slender mimosa, virgate mimosa Fabaceae shrub
Desmodium gangeticum   Fabaceae herb
Desmodium heterophyllum English: hetero, Spanish clover Fabaceae herb
Desmodium intortum English: beggarlice, green-leaf desmodium Fabaceae herb
Desmodium nicaraguense   Fabaceae shrub
Desmodium scorpiurus   Fabaceae herb
Desmodium tortuosum English: Florida beggarweed, Spanish clover, dixie ticktrefoil Fabaceae herb
Dichrostachys cinerea English: aroma, Kalahari Christmas tree, Chinese lantern tree, sickle bush, marabou-thorn, marabú Fabaceae shrub
Digitaria bicornis English: southern crabgrass Poaceae grass
Digitaria eriantha English: common finger grass, digit grass, pangola grass, woolly finger grass Poaceae grass
Digitaria fuscescens English Y grass; Other: creeping kūkaepua‘a (Hawai‘i) Poaceae grass
Digitaria horizontalis   Poaceae grass
Digitaria insularis English: cottongrass, sourgrass, feather-top grass Poaceae grass
Digitaria sanguinalis English: crab finger grass, hairy crabgrass, large crabgrass, manne terrestre, panic sanguin, summer grass Poaceae grass
Dillenia suffruticosa English: shrubby dillenia, shrubby simpoh Dilleniaceae shrub/tree
Diplotaxis muralis English: wall rocket Brassicaceae herb
Drymaria cordata English: drymaria, tropical chickweed, West Indian chickweed; Other: pipili, pilipili (Hawai‘i) Caryophyllaceae herb
Duranta erecta English: duranta, golden dewdrop, pigeon-berry, sky-flower; Other: ‘olive (Tonga) Verbenaceae shrub
Echinochloa polystachya English: aleman grass, carib grass, creeping rivergrass Poaceae grass
Echinochloa stagnina English: barnyard grass, burgu grass, hippo grass, long-awn water grass Poaceae grass
Elaeocarpus angustifolius English: blue fig, blue marble tree, quandong (Australia); Other: apatua, siapoatua, siapatua (American Samoa and Samoa) Elaeocarpaceae tree
Eleocharis dulcis English: Chinese water-chestnut, ground-chestnut, waternut; Other: utu utu (Samoa) Cyperaceae sedge
Eleocharis geniculata English: spikerush Cyperaceae sedge
Elephantopus mollis English: elephantopus, elephant’s foot, tobacco weed; Other: tapuvae ‘erepani, tapuae ‘erepani, vaevae ‘erepani, tapua ‘erepani? (Cook Islands); lata hina, lau veveli (Tonga) Asteraceae herb
Elettaria cardamomum English: cardamom Zingiberaceae herb
Emex australis English: doublegee, spiny emex, three-corner Jack Polygonaceae herb
Emex spinosa   Polygonaceae herb
Emilia coccinea English: Flora’s paintbrush, tasselflower Asteraceae herb
Emilia fosbergii Other: pualele (Hawai‘i) Asteraceae herb
Episcia cupreata English: episcia, flame violet Gesneriaceae herb
Eragrostis cilianensis English: gray love grass, stinkgrass Poaceae grass
Eragrostis elongata English: clustered lovegrass (Australia) Poaceae grass
Eragrostis pilosa English: hairy love grass, Indian love grass, soft lovegrass Poaceae grass
Eragrostis tenuifolia English: elastic grass, love grass Poaceae grass
Eragrostis tremula   Poaceae grass
Eragrostis unioloides   Poaceae grass
Erechtites hieraciifolius English: American burnweed, American fireweed, burnweed, fireweed, Malayan groundsel, pilewort Asteraceae herb
Erechtites valerianifolia English: Brazilian fireweed, fireweed, fireweed daisy, Ceylon thistle; Other: fua lele, pua lele (Samoa); fisi puna (Tonga) Asteraceae herb
Eremochloa ophiuroides English: centipede grass Poaceae grass
Erigeron bellioides   Asteraceae herb
Erigeron karvinskianus English: Mexican daisy, seaside daisy, daisy fleabane Asteraceae herb
Eriochloa procera   Poaceae grass
Eryngium foetidum English: false coriander, shadow-beni, stinkweed Apiaceae herb
Euphorbia helioscopia English: sun spurge Euphorbiaceae herb
Euphorbia peplus English: petty spurge Euphorbiaceae herb
Eustachys petraea   Poaceae grass
Fallopia convolvulus English: black bindweed, wild buckwheat Polygonaceae herb
Ficus altissima English: lofty fig, false banyan, council tree Moraceae tree
Ficus benghalensis English: banyan, Indian banyan, vada tree; Other: pulu (Samoa) Moraceae tree
Ficus benjamina English: weeping fig, baka, Java fig, weeping fig, Benjamin tree; Other: ‘ovava Fisi (Tonga) Moraceae tree
Ficus macrophylla English: Moreton Bay fig Moraceae tree
Ficus microcarpa English: Chinese banyan, Malayan banyan, Indian laurel Moraceae tree
Ficus nota English: tibig Moraceae tree
Ficus rubiginosa English: rusty-leaved fig, Port Jackson fig, littleleaf fig Moraceae tree
Filicium decipiens English: fern tree, soapberry Sapindaceae tree
Fimbristylis autumnalis English: slender fimbristylis Cyperaceae sedge
Fimbristylis littoralis English: grass-like fimbristylis, lesser fimbristylis Cyperaceae sedge
Flacourtia indica English: batoko-plum, governor's-plum, Indian-plum, Madagascar-plum, ramontchi Flacourtiaceae tree
Flacourtia rukam English: Indian plum, Indian prune, governor's plum; Other: filimoto (American Samoa, Fiji, Futuna, Samoa and Tonga) Flacourtiaceae tree
Flemingia macrophylla Fabaceae tree
Flemingia strobilifera English: luck plant, wild hops Fabaceae shrub
Flindersia brayleyana English: Queensland maple, silkwood Rutaceae tree
Fuirena umbellata   Cyperaceae sedge
Funtumia elastica English: African rubber tree, silkrubber; Other: pulu vao (Samoa) Apocynaceae tree
Furcraea hexapetala English: Cuban hemp, hemp Agavaceae succulent
Galinsoga parviflora English: gallant soldier, small-flower galinsoga, yellow weed Asteraceae herb
Galinsoga quadriradiata English: hairy galinsoga, Peruvian daisy Asteraceae herb
Gamochaeta pensylvanica English: Pennsylvania cudweed Asteraceae herb
Gamochaeta purpurea English: purple cudweed Asteraceae herb
Gmelina arborea English: gmelina, white teak, white beech Lamiaceae tree
Gmelina asiatica English: badhara bush, Asiatic beechberry, oval-leafed gmelina Lamiaceae shrub
Gmelina elliptica