This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the genus beginning with the letter O. 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? |
| Ochna kirkii (Ochnaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Ochna serrulata (Ochnaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Ochna thomasiana (Ochnaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Ochroma pyramidale (Bombacaceae) | Ochroma lagopus Sw. | tree | Yes | No |
| Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Ocimum gratissimum (Lamiaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Odontonema cuspidatum (Acanthaceae) | Odontonema strictum hort.; Thyrsacanthus cuspidatus Nees | shrub | Yes | No |
| Odontonema tubaeforme (Acanthaceae) | Justicia coccinea hort. ; Justicia tubaeformis Bertol.; Odontonema strictum (Nees) O. Kuntze; Odontonema tubiforme (Bertol.) Kuntze; Thyrsacanthus strictus Nees | shrub | Yes | No |
| Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta (Onagraceae) | Oenothera striata Link | herb | Yes | Yes |
| Oldenlandia corymbosa (Rubiaceae) | Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam. | herb | Yes | No |
| Oldenlandia pumila (Rubiaceae) | Hedyotis pumila L. f. | herb | Yes | No |
| Olea europaea (Oleaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Olyra latifolia (Poaceae) | Olyra paniculata Sw. | grass | No | No |
| Operculina ventricosa (Convolvulaceae) | Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso var. ventricosa (Bertero) Austin & Staples | vine | Yes | No |
| Oplismenus burmannii (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Oplismenus compositus (Poaceae) | Panicum compositum L. | grass | Yes | No |
| Oplismenus hirtellus (Poaceae) | Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius (Lam.) Mez ex Ekman; Oplismenus setarius (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. | grass | Yes | No |
| Opuntia dillenii (Cactaceae) | cactus | Yes | No | |
| Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae) | Cactus ficus-indica L.; Opuntia gymnocarpa F. A. C. Weber; Opuntia maxima Mill. | cactus | Yes | No |
| Opuntia monacantha (Cactaceae) | Opuntia vulgaris auct. mult. | cactus | Yes | No |
| Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae) | cactus | Yes | No | |
| Orthosiphon aristatus (Lamiaceae) | Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. | herb | Yes | No |
| Ossaea marginata (Melastomataceae) | Clidemia marginata (Desr.) DC.; Melastoma marginata Desr.; Pentossaea marginata (Desr.) Judd | shrub | No | No |
| Ottelia alismoides (Hydrocharitaceae) | Stratiotes alismoides L. | aquatic herb | No | No |
| Ottelia ovalifolia (Hydrocharitaceae) | Damasonium ovalifolium R. Br. | aquatic herb | Yes | No |
| Ottochloa nodosa (Poaceae) | Panicum nodosum Kunth | grass | No | No |
| Oxalis barrelieri (Oxalidaceae) | Oxalis bahiensis sensu auct. Micr. non Prog. | herb | Yes | No |
| Oxalis corniculata (Oxalidaceae) | Oxalis repens Thunb. | herb | Yes | No |
| Oxalis debilis (Oxalidaceae) | Oxalis corymbosa DC. | herb | Yes | No |
| Oxalis latifolia (Oxalidaceae) | Ionoxalis vallicola Rose; Oxalis vallicola (Rose) R. Knuth | herb | Yes | No |
| Oxyspora paniculata (Melastomataceae) | shrub | Yes | No |