Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

PIER species listed by scientific name beginning with the letter G

A product of the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)

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This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the genus beginning with the letter G.  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.

Can't find it here?  Check the list of synonyms for other names (the more common synonyms are included below) or search other lists and databases available on the Internet.

Stumped by botanical terms?  Here are links to a brief glossary and a search engine for botanical terms.


Scientific name (+Family) Often-used other Latin names Habit Present on
Pacific Islands?
Primarily a threat at high elevations?
Galactia tenuiflora   (Fabaceae) Galactia striata (Jacq.) Urb.; Glycine tenuiflora Klein ex Willd. vine Yes No
Galinsoga parviflora   (Asteraceae)   herb Yes No
Galinsoga quadriradiata   (Asteraceae) Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) S. F. Blake herb Yes No
Gamochaeta pensylvanica   (Asteraceae) Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd. herb Yes No
Gamochaeta purpurea   (Asteraceae) Gnaphalium purpureum L. herb Yes No
Gazania rigens var. leucolaena   (Asteraceae) Gazania leucolaena A. P. de Candolle herb Yes No
Gliricidia sepium   (Fabaceae) Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Walp. tree Yes No
Gloriosa superba   (Liliaceae)   herb Yes No
Glycine tabacina   (Fabaceae)   herb Yes No
Gmelina arborea   (Verbenaceae)   tree Yes No
Gmelina asiatica   (Verbenaceae)   shrub No No
Gmelina elliptica   (Verbenaceae)   shrub Yes No
Gomphocarpus physocarpus   (Asclepiadaceae) Asclepias physocarpa (E. Mey.) Schlechter shrub Yes No
Gomphrena celosioides   (Amaranthaceae)   herb Yes No
Gomphrena globosa   (Amaranthaceae)   herb Yes No
Gomphrena serrata   (Amaranthaceae)   herb Yes No
Gossypium barbadense   (Malvaceae) Gossypium brasiliense sensu Okabe non Macf.; Gossypium peruvianum Cav. shrub Yes No
Gouania polygama   (Rhamnaceae) Gouania tomentosa Jacq.; Rhamnus polygama Jacq. herb Yes No
Grevillea banksii   (Proteaceae)   tree Yes No
Grevillea robusta   (Proteaceae)   tree Yes No
Grewia asiatica   (Tiliaceae) Grewia subinaequalis DC. tree No No
Guadua angustifolia   (Poaceae) Bambusa guadua Bonpl.; Guadua aculeata Rupr. ex E. Fourn. grass Yes No
Guzmania lindenii   (Bromeliaceae)   bromeliad No No
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides   (Asteraceae)   herb No No

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