This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the genus beginning with the letter B. An alphabetical index to all PIER species is also available. Also, the complete alphabetical of all PIER species is available, but it is a large list and may take a while to load on systems with slower internet connections. It includes those of environmental concern (including those that are probably of threat only to islands with high elevations) as well as agricultural and ruderal weeds. Each species is linked by its scientific name to an individual write-up containing relevant information.
Species are listed in alphabetic order. You can browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by scientific name.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Present on
Pacific Islands? |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae) | shrub | No | No | |
| Bahia ambrosioides (Asteraceae) | shrub | Yes | Yes | |
| Bambusa multiplex (Poaceae) | Arundo multiplex Lour.; Bambos nana var. alphonso-karri (Mitford) Makina; Bambusa alphonse-karrii Mitford ex Satow; Bambusa argentea Nehrl.; Bambusa glaucescens (Willd.) Siebold ex Holttum; Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum Bambusa glaucescens var. riviereorum; Bambusa nana Roxb.; Bambusa nana var. alphonso-karri Lat.-Marl. ex E G. Camus; Ludolfia glaucescens Willd. | shrub-like grass | Yes | No |
| Bambusa oldhamii (Poaceae) | Bambusa atrovirens T. H. Wen; Bambusa oldhami Munro; Dendrocalamopsis atro-virens (T. H. Wen) P. C. Keng ex W. T. Lin; Dendrocalamopsis oldhamii (Munro) P. C. Keng; Leleba oldhamii (Munro) Nakai; Sino-calamus oldhamii (Munro) McClure; Sinocalamus oldhamii (Munro) McClure | tree-like grass | Yes | No |
| Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree-like grass | Yes | No | |
| Bambusa tuldoides (Poaceae) | Arundinaria angulata (Munro) Porterf.; Bambusa angulata Munro; Bambusa pallescens (Döaut;ll) Hack.; Guadua pallescens Döaut;ll; (more synonyms) | tree-like grass | Yes | No |
| Bambusa vulgaris (Poaceae) | (no species-level synonyms found) | tree-like grass | Yes | No |
| Banisteriopsis caapi (Malpighiaceae) | Banisteria caapi Spruce ex Griseb.; Banisteria inebrians (C.V.Morton) J.F.Macbr.; Banisteria quitensis Nied.; Banisteriopsis inebrians C. V. Morton; Banisteriopsis quitensis (Nied.) C. V. Morton | vine | Yes | No |
| Banksia ericifolia (Proteaceae) | shrub/tree | Yes | No | |
| Banksia integrifolia (Proteaceae) | Banksia compar R. Br. | tree | Yes | No |
| Banksia sphaerocarpa (Proteaceae) | Sirmuellera sphaerocarpa (R.Br.) Kuntze | shrub/tree | No | No |
| Banksia spinulosa (Proteaceae) | Banksia collina R. Br.; Banksia cunninghamii Sieber ex Rchb. | shrub | Yes | No |
| Barbarea vulgaris (Brassicaceae) | Barbarea arcuata (Opiz ex J. & C. Presl) Reichard; Barbarea stolonifera W. T. Aiton; Campe barbarea (L.) W. Wight ex Piper; Erysimum arcuatum Opiz ex J. & C. Presl; Erysimum barbarea L. | herb | No | No |
| Barleria cristata (Acanthaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Barleria lupulina (Acanthaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Barleria prionitis (Acanthaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Barleria repens (Acanthaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bartsia trixago (Orobanchaceae) | Bellardia trixago (L.) All.; Euphrasia trixago Vis.; Trixago apula Steven | herb | Yes | Yes |
| Basella alba (Basellaceae) | Basella cordifolia Lam.; Basella rubra L. | herb | Yes | No |
| Batis maritima (Bataceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia acuminata (Fabaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia monandra (Fabaceae) | Bauhinia kappleri Sagot; Bauhinia krugii Urb. | tree | Yes | No |
| Bauhinia purpurea (Fabaceae) | shrub/tree | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia vahlii (Fabaceae) | vine | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia variegata (Fabaceae) | Bauhinia alba hort. | tree | Yes | No |
| Begonia cucullata (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia foliosa (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia fusca (Begoniaceae) | Begonia maxima hort. ex A. DC. | herb | Yes | No |
| Begonia glabra (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia hirtella (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia nelumbiifolia (Begoniaceae) | (no synonyms in GRIN); Begonia caudilimba C. DC.; Begonia derycxiana Lem.; Begonia hernandiifolia Klotzsch; Begonia peltata Sessé & Moc.; Gireoudia nelumbiifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Klotzsch | herb | Yes | No |
| Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | Yes | |
| Bergera koenigii (Rutaceae) | Chalcas koenigii (L.) Kurz; Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. | tree | Yes | No |
| Bidens alba (Asteraceae) | Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata Shultz-Bip.; Coreopsis alba L. | herb | Yes | No |
| Bidens bipinnata (Asteraceae) | herb | No | No | |
| Bidens cynapiifolia (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bischofia javanica (Phyllanthaceae) | Andrachne trifoliata Roxb.; Bischofia trifoliata (Roxb.) Hook. | tree | Yes | No |
| Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Blechnum appendiculatum (Blechnaceae) | fern | Yes | No | |
| Blighia sapida (Sapindaceae) | Cupania sapida Voight | tree | Yes | No |
| Blumea sinuata (Asteraceae) | Blumea laciniata (Roxb.) DC.; Conyza laciniata Roxb.; Gnaphalium sinuatum Lour. | herb | Yes | No |
| Blutaparon vermiculare (Amaranthaceae) | Caraxeron vermicularis (L.) Raf.; Gomphrena vermicularis L.; Philoxerus vermicularis (L.) Sm. | herb | Yes | No |
| Bocconia frutescens (Papaveraceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Boehmeria macrophylla (Urticaceae) | Boehmeria platyphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | herb | No | No |
| Boehmeria nivea (Urticaceae) | Urtica nivea L.; Urtica tenacissima Roxb. | shrub | Yes | No |
| Boerhavia coccinea (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Boerhavia erecta (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | No | |
| Bonellia macrocarpa (Primulaceae) | Jacquinia aurantiaca W. T. Aiton; Jacquinia macrocarpa Cav.; Jacquinia macrocarpa Cav. subsp. pungens (A. Gray) B. Ståhl; Jacquinia pungens A. Gray | shrub/tree | No | No |
| Bothriochloa bladhii (Poaceae) | Andropogon bladhii Retz.; Andropogon intermediusR. Br.; Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard; Bothriochloa glabra (Roxb.) A. Camus; Bothriochloa intermedia (R. Br.) A. Camus | grass | Yes | No |
| Bothriochloa decipiens (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Bothriochloa pertusa (Poaceae) | Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bouteloua aristidoides (Poaceae) | Dinebra aristidoides Kunth | grass | No | No |
| Bouteloua disticha (Poaceae) | Bouteloua pilosa (Hook. f.) Benth. ex S. Watson; Eutriana pilosa Hook. f.; Leptochloa hirta Nees ex Steud.; Polyodon distichus Kunth | grass | Yes | No |
| Brachychiton populneus (Sterculiaceae) | Poecilodermis populnea Schott & Endl.; Sterculia diversifolia G. Don | tree | Yes | No |
| Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae) | Bromus distachyos L.; Trachynia distachya (L.) Link | grass | Yes | No |
| Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis (Cactaceae) | Cactus brasiliensis Willd.; Opuntia argentina Griseb.; Opuntia brasiliensis (Willd.) Haw. | cactus | No | No |
| Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brassica napus (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brassica nigra (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Breynia disticha (Phyllanthaceae) | Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small; Phyllanthus nivosus W. G. Sm. | shrub | Yes | No |
| Breynia vitis-idaea (Phyllanthaceae) | Breynia rhamnoides (Retz.) Muell.Arg.; Phyllanthus rhamnoides Retz.; Rhamnus vitis-idaea Burm. f.; (more synonyms) | shrub/tree | Yes | No |
| Brickellia diffusa (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bridelia insulana (Phyllanthaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Brillantaisia lamium (Acanthaceae) | Leucorhaphis lamium Nees | herb | No | No |
| Brillantaisia owariensis (Acanthaceae) | herb | No | No | |
| Briza maxima (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Briza minor (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Briza subaristata (Poaceae) | Briza stricta (Hook. & Arn.) Steud.; Briza subaristata var. interrupta (Hack. ex Stuck.) Roseng. et al.; Briza triloba Nees; Chascolytrum subaristatum (Lam.) Desv. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus berteroanus (Poaceae) | Bromus trinii E. Desv. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus catharticus (Poaceae) | Bromus brevis Steud.; Bromus stamineus E. Desv.; Bromus unioloides Kunth; Bromus unioloides var. elata E. Desv.; Bromus willdenowii Kunth | grass | No | No |
| Bromus cebadilla (Poaceae) | Bromus valdivianus Phil. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus diandrus (Poaceae) | Bromus rigidus Roth | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus hordeaceus (Poaceae) | Bromus mollis L. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus lithobius (Poaceae) | Bromus andinus Phil. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus madritensis (Poaceae) | Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski; Bromus villosus Forssk. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus rubens (Poaceae) | Anisantha rubens (L.) Nevski; Bromus purpurascens Delile | grass | Yes | No |
| Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae) | Alicastrum brownei Kuntze; Brosimum bernadetteae Woodson; Brosimum columbianum S. F. Blake; Brosimum conzattii Standl.; Brosimum gentlei Lundell; Brosimum latifolium Standl.; Brosimum terrabanum Pittier; Brosimum uleanum Mildbr.; Helicostylis bolivarensis Pittier; Helicostylis latifolia Pittier; Helicostylis ojoche K. Schum. ex Pittier; Piratinera alicastrum (Sw.) Baill.; Piratinera terrabana (Pittier) Lundell | tree | No | No |
| Browallia americana (Solanaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brucea javanica (Simaroubaceae) | Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Desv. ex Gomes; Brucea sumatrana Roxb.; Gonus amarissimus Lour.; Rhus javanica L. | shrub/tree | Yes | No |
| Brugmansia arborea (Solanaceae) | Datura arborea L.; Datura cornigera Hook. | tree | Yes | No |
| Brugmansia candida (Solanaceae) | Datura candida (Pers.) Saff. | tree | Yes | No |
| Brugmansia suaveolens (Solanaceae) | Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. | shrub | Yes | No |
| Buchnera floridana (Orobanchaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Buddleja asiatica (Scrophulariaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Buddleja davidii (Scrophulariaceae) | Buddleia davidii Franch.; Buddleja variabilis Hemsl. | shrub | Yes | Yes |
| Buddleja globosa (Scrophulariaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Buddleja madagascariensis (Scrophulariaceae) | Buddleia madagascariensesLam. | shrub | Yes | Yes |
| Bulbine frutescens (Liliaceae) | Anthericum frutescens L. | herb | No | No |
| Bursera simaruba (Burseraceae) | Elaphrium simaruba (L.) Rose; Pistacia simaruba L. | tree | Yes | No |
| Buxus sempervirens (Buxaceae) | Buxus colchica Pojark. | shrub/tree | Yes | Yes |
| Byrsonima crassifolia (Malpighiaceae) | Malpighia crassifolia L. | shrub/tree | Yes | No |