risk assessments

Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Risk Assessments
Risk assessments for species beginning with the letter "B":

Information on Risk Assessments

Scientific Name Family Common name Risk assessment Country or Area Score Recommendation

Baccaurea ramiflora Phyllanthaceae Burmese grape Assessment Pacific 0 low risk

Baccharis halimifolia Asteraceae groundsel bush Assessment Australia 19 reject

Bacopa procumbens Plantaginaceae baby jump-up Assessment Pacific 7 high risk

Balaka longirostris Arecacear Mbalaka Assessment Pacific 0 low risk

Bambusa chungii Poaceae emperor's blue bamboo Assessment Pacific -1 low risk

Bambusa glaucophylla Poaceae Malay dwarf bamboo Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Bambusa lako Poaceae Timor black bamboo Assessment Pacific -1 low risk

Bambusa lako Poaceae Timor black bamboo Assessment U.S. (Florida) 1 evaluate

Bambusa multiplex Poaceae Chinese dwarf bamboo Assessment Pacific 5 evaluate

Bambusa oldhamii Poaceae Oldham's bamboo Assessment Pacific 1 evaluate

Bambusa textilis Poaceae weaver's bamboo Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Bambusa vulgaris Poaceae bamboo Assessment Pacific 5 low risk*

Banisteriopsis caapi Malpighiaceae caapi Assessment Pacific 0 low risk

Banksia burdettii Proteaceae Burdett's banksia Assessment Pacific -2 low risk

Banksia ericifolia Proteaceae heath banksia Assessment Pacific 9 high risk

Banksia integrifolia Proteaceae coast banksia Assessment Pacific 5 high risk*

Banksia spinulosa Proteaceae hairpin banksia Assessment Pacific 5 high risk*

Barleria lupulina Acanthaceae hophead Phillipine violet Assessment Pacific 10 high risk

Barringtonia asiatica

Lecythidaceae

sea putat

Assessment

Pacific

-8

low risk

Barrya cubensis Malvaceae mountain-pear Assessment Pacific 1 low risk*

Basella alba Basellaceae Malabar spinach Assessment Pacific 8 high risk

Batis maritima Bataceae pickleweed, saltwort Assessment Pacific 9 high risk

Bauhinia binata Fabaceae Assessment Pacific -1 low risk

Bauhinia x blakeana Fabaceae Hong Kong orchid tree
Assessment
Pacific -7 low risk

Bauhinia hookeri Fabaceae white bauhinia Assessment Pacific -4 low risk

Bauhinia monandra

Fabaceae

pink orchid tree

Assessment

Pacific

7

high risk

Bauhinia natalensis Fabaceae Natal bauhinia Assessment U.S. (Florida) 1 accept*

Bauhinia purpurea Fabaceae purple bauhinia Assessment Pacific 7 high risk

Bauhinia purpurea Fabaceae purple bauhinia Assessment U.S. (Florida) 8 reject

Bauhinia tomentosa

Fabaceae

yellow tree bauhinia

Assessment

Pacific

-1

low risk

Bauhinia vahlii Fabaceae Bauhinia climber Assessment Pacific 7 high risk

Bauhinia variegata

Fabaceae

mountain ebony

Assessment

Pacific

9

high risk

Bauhinia variegata Fabaceae mountain ebony Assessment U.S. (Florida) 7 reject

Beaumontia grandiflora Apocynaceae Easter-lily-vine Assessment Pacific -6 low risk

Beaumontia multiflora

Apocynaceae

herald's trumpet

Assessment

Pacific

-4

low risk

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis Arecaceae window palm Assessment Pacific -7 low risk

Beesia calthaefolia Ranunculaceae Assessment U.S. (Florida) 0 accept

Begonia foliosa Begoniaceae Fuchsia begonia Assessment Pacific 9 high risk

Berberis iberica Berberidaceae Iberian barberry Assessment U.S. (Florida) 1 evaluate

Berchemia zeyheri Rhamnaceae pink ivory Assessment Pacific -2 low risk

Besleria laxiflora Gesneriaceae Assessment U.S. (Florida) -3 accept

Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris convar. saccharifera Chemopodiaceae sugar beet Assessment Pacific -6 low risk

Bidens alba Asteraceae beggar's-tick Assessment Pacific 12 high risk

Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Spanish needle Assessment Pacific 23 high risk

Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Spanish needle Assessment U.S. (Florida) 19 reject

Billbergia pyramidalis Bromeliaceae foolproof plant Assessment U.S. (Florida) -1 accept

Bischofia javanica

Bishofiaceae

bishopwood

Assessment

Pacific

7

high risk

Bismarckia nobilis

Arecaceae

Bismarck palm

Assessment

Pacific

-7

low risk

Bixa orellana Bixaceae lipstick tree Assessment Pacific 1 low risk*

Blechnum brasiliense Blechnaceae red Brazilian tree fern Assessment U.S. (Florida) 0 accept

Blechnum orientale Blechnaceae oriental blechnum Assessment Pacific -1 low risk

Blutaparon vermiculare Amaranthaceae samphire Assessment Pacific 7 high risk

Bocconia frutescens Papaveraceae plume poppy Assessment Pacific 18 high risk

Boehmeria nivea Urticaceae ramie Assessment Pacific 12 high risk

Boesenbergia rotunda Zingiberaceae Chinese-keys Assessment Pacific 0 low risk

Bolusanthus speciosus Fabaceae wisteria tree Assessment
Pacific

-6

low risk

Bombax ceiba Malvaceae red silk-cotton tree Assessment Pacific 2 low risk*

Bombax ceiba Malvaceae red silk-cotton tree Assessment U.S. (Florida) -4 accept

Bothriochloa bladhii Poaceae Caucasian bluestem Assessment Pacific 19 high risk

Bougainvillea glabra

Nyctaginaceae

paperflower

Assessment

Pacific

-1

low risk

Bouteloua aristidoides Poaceae needle grama Assessment Pacific 9 high risk

Brachiaria brizantha x Brachiaria ruziziensis Poaceae cv. Mulato Assessment Pacific 2 low risk*

Brachychiton acerifolius Sterculiaceae Illawarra flame tree Assessment
Pacific

-5

low risk

Brachychiton populneus Sterculiaceae bottletree Assessment Pacific 6 evaluate

Bracteantha bracteata Asteraceae strawflower Assessment U.S. (Florida) 2 accept*

Brahea armata

Arecaceae

blue hesper palm

Assessment

Pacific

3

low risk*

Brassica juncea Brassicaceae canola Assessment Pacific 15 rish risk

Brassica napus Brassicaceae rapeseed, turnip Assessment Pacific 16 high risk

Brexia madagascariensis
Grossulariaceae
brexia

Assessment

Pacific

-6

low risk

Breynia disticha Euphorbiaceae snowbush Assessment Pacific -5 low risk

Bridelia insulana Phyllanthaceae Prickly Bridelia Assessment Pacific 1 evaluate

Brillantaisia lamium Acanthaceae Assessment Australia 16 reject

Broussonetia papyrifera Moraceae paper mulberry Assessment Pacific 3 low risk**

Brownea coccinea Fabaceae mountain rose Assessment Pacific -5 low risk

Brownea macrophylla Fabaceae Panama flame Assessment Pacific -8 low risk

Brugmansia candida
Solanaceae

angel's trumpet

Assessment
Pacific 2 low risk*

Brugmansia candida Solanaceae angel's trumpet Assessment U.S. (Florida) 2 evaluate

Brunfelsia americana Solanaceae lady of the evening Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Brunfelsia australis Solanaceae yesterday-today-and-tomorrow Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Brunfelsia densifolia Solanaceae serpentine hill raintree Assessment Pacific -4 low risk

Brunfelsia latifolia Solanaceae kiss me quick Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Buchloe dactyloides

Poaceae

buffalo grass

Assessment

Pacific

4.5

low risk*

Bucida buceras Combretaceae black olive
Assessment

Pacific

-3

low risk

Bucida molinetii

Combretaceae

spiny black olive

Assessment

Pacific

-3

low risk

Buddleja asiatica Buddlejaceae Asian butterfly bush Assessment Pacific 9 high risk

Buddleja davidii Buddlejaceae butterfly bush Assessment Australia -4 accept

Buddleja davidii Buddlejaceae butterfly bush Assessment Pacific 13 high risk

Buddleja madagascariensis Buddlejaceae butterfly bush Assessment Pacific 21 high risk

Buddleja marrubiifolia Buddlejaceae woolly butterfly bush Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Buddleja officinalis Buddlejaceae butterfly bush Assessment U.S. (Florida) 1 accept*

Buddleja saligna Buddlejaceae false olive Assessment Pacific 2 low risk*

Bunchosia argentea Malpighiaceae peanut butter fruit Assessment Pacific -3 low risk

Butia capitata Arecaceae jelly palm Assessment Pacific 0 low risk

Buxus sempervirens Buxaceae common box Assessment Pacific 7.5 high risk

Byrsonima crassifolia Malpighiaceae golden spoon Assessment Pacific 5 evaluate

*Accepted or rejected based on second screen.
**Native or early introduction in the Pacific region (excluding Hawai‘i).

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This page updated 2 October 2012

Scientific Name	Family	Common name	Risk assessment	Country or Area	Score	Recommendation
Baccaurea ramiflora	Phyllanthaceae	Burmese grape	Assessment	Pacific	0	low risk
Baccharis halimifolia	Asteraceae	groundsel bush	Assessment	Australia	19	reject
Bacopa procumbens	Plantaginaceae	baby jump-up	Assessment	Pacific	7	high risk
Balaka longirostris	Arecacear	Mbalaka	Assessment	Pacific	0	low risk
*Bambusa chungii*	Poaceae	emperor's blue bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	-1	low risk
*Bambusa glaucophylla*	Poaceae	Malay dwarf bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
Bambusa lako	Poaceae	Timor black bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	-1	low risk
Bambusa lako	Poaceae	Timor black bamboo	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	1	evaluate
Bambusa multiplex	Poaceae	Chinese dwarf bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	5	evaluate
Bambusa oldhamii	Poaceae	Oldham's bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	1	evaluate
*Bambusa textilis*	Poaceae	weaver's bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
Bambusa vulgaris	Poaceae	bamboo	Assessment	Pacific	5	low risk*
Banisteriopsis caapi	Malpighiaceae	caapi	Assessment	Pacific	0	low risk
Banksia burdettii	Proteaceae	Burdett's banksia	Assessment	Pacific	-2	low risk
Banksia ericifolia	Proteaceae	heath banksia	Assessment	Pacific	9	high risk
Banksia integrifolia	Proteaceae	coast banksia	Assessment	Pacific	5	high risk*
Banksia spinulosa	Proteaceae	hairpin banksia	Assessment	Pacific	5	high risk*
Barleria lupulina	Acanthaceae	hophead Phillipine violet	Assessment	Pacific	10	high risk
*Barringtonia asiatica*	Lecythidaceae	sea putat	Assessment	Pacific	-8	low risk
*Barrya cubensis*	Malvaceae	mountain-pear	Assessment	Pacific	1	low risk*
Basella alba	Basellaceae	Malabar spinach	Assessment	Pacific	8	high risk
Batis maritima	Bataceae	pickleweed, saltwort	Assessment	Pacific	9	high risk
*Bauhinia binata*	Fabaceae		Assessment	Pacific	-1	low risk
Bauhinia x blakeana	Fabaceae	Hong Kong orchid tree	Assessment	Pacific	-7	low risk
*Bauhinia hookeri*	Fabaceae	white bauhinia	Assessment	Pacific	-4	low risk
*Bauhinia monandra*	Fabaceae	pink orchid tree	Assessment	Pacific	7	high risk
Bauhinia natalensis	Fabaceae	Natal bauhinia	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	1	accept*
*Bauhinia purpurea*	Fabaceae	purple bauhinia	Assessment	Pacific	7	high risk
*Bauhinia purpurea*	Fabaceae	purple bauhinia	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	8	reject
*Bauhinia tomentosa*	Fabaceae	yellow tree bauhinia	Assessment	Pacific	-1	low risk
*Bauhinia vahlii*	Fabaceae	Bauhinia climber	Assessment	Pacific	7	high risk
*Bauhinia variegata*	Fabaceae	mountain ebony	Assessment	Pacific	9	high risk
*Bauhinia variegata*	Fabaceae	mountain ebony	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	7	reject
Beaumontia grandiflora	Apocynaceae	Easter-lily-vine	Assessment	Pacific	-6	low risk
Beaumontia multiflora	Apocynaceae	herald's trumpet	Assessment	Pacific	-4	low risk
*Beccariophoenix madagascariensis*	Arecaceae	window palm	Assessment	Pacific	-7	low risk
Beesia calthaefolia	Ranunculaceae		Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	0	accept
*Begonia foliosa*	Begoniaceae	Fuchsia begonia	Assessment	Pacific	9	high risk
Berberis iberica	Berberidaceae	Iberian barberry	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	1	evaluate
Berchemia zeyheri	Rhamnaceae	pink ivory	Assessment	Pacific	-2	low risk
Besleria laxiflora	Gesneriaceae		Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	-3	accept
**Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris convar. saccharifera**	Chemopodiaceae	sugar beet	Assessment	Pacific	-6	low risk
Bidens alba	Asteraceae	beggar's-tick	Assessment	Pacific	12	high risk
Bidens pilosa	Asteraceae	Spanish needle	Assessment	Pacific	23	high risk
Bidens pilosa	Asteraceae	Spanish needle	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	19	reject
Billbergia pyramidalis	Bromeliaceae	foolproof plant	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	-1	accept
*Bischofia javanica*	Bishofiaceae	bishopwood	Assessment	Pacific	7	high risk
Bismarckia nobilis	Arecaceae	Bismarck palm	Assessment	Pacific	-7	low risk
Bixa orellana	Bixaceae	lipstick tree	Assessment	Pacific	1	low risk*
Blechnum brasiliense	Blechnaceae	red Brazilian tree fern	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	0	accept
*Blechnum orientale*	Blechnaceae	oriental blechnum	Assessment	Pacific	-1	low risk
Blutaparon vermiculare	Amaranthaceae	samphire	Assessment	Pacific	7	high risk
*Bocconia frutescens*	Papaveraceae	plume poppy	Assessment	Pacific	18	high risk
Boehmeria nivea	Urticaceae	ramie	Assessment	Pacific	12	high risk
*Boesenbergia rotunda*	Zingiberaceae	Chinese-keys	Assessment	Pacific	0	low risk
Bolusanthus speciosus	Fabaceae	wisteria tree	Assessment	Pacific	-6	low risk
Bombax ceiba	Malvaceae	red silk-cotton tree	Assessment	Pacific	2	low risk*
Bombax ceiba	Malvaceae	red silk-cotton tree	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	-4	accept
Bothriochloa bladhii	Poaceae	Caucasian bluestem	Assessment	Pacific	19	high risk
*Bougainvillea glabra*	Nyctaginaceae	paperflower	Assessment	Pacific	-1	low risk
Bouteloua aristidoides	Poaceae	needle grama	Assessment	Pacific	9	high risk
**Brachiaria brizantha x Brachiaria ruziziensis**	Poaceae	cv. Mulato	Assessment	Pacific	2	low risk*
Brachychiton acerifolius	Sterculiaceae	Illawarra flame tree	Assessment	Pacific	-5	low risk
Brachychiton populneus	Sterculiaceae	bottletree	Assessment	Pacific	6	evaluate
Bracteantha bracteata	Asteraceae	strawflower	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	2	accept*
Brahea armata	Arecaceae	blue hesper palm	Assessment	Pacific	3	low risk*
*Brassica juncea*	Brassicaceae	canola	Assessment	Pacific	15	rish risk
Brassica napus	Brassicaceae	rapeseed, turnip	Assessment	Pacific	16	high risk
Brexia madagascariensis	Grossulariaceae	brexia	Assessment	Pacific	-6	low risk
Breynia disticha	Euphorbiaceae	snowbush	Assessment	Pacific	-5	low risk
Bridelia insulana	Phyllanthaceae	Prickly Bridelia	Assessment	Pacific	1	evaluate
Brillantaisia lamium	Acanthaceae		Assessment	Australia	16	reject
*Broussonetia papyrifera*	Moraceae	paper mulberry	Assessment	Pacific	3	low risk**
*Brownea coccinea*	Fabaceae	mountain rose	Assessment	Pacific	-5	low risk
*Brownea macrophylla*	Fabaceae	Panama flame	Assessment	Pacific	-8	low risk
Brugmansia candida	Solanaceae	angel's trumpet	Assessment	Pacific	2	low risk*
Brugmansia candida	Solanaceae	angel's trumpet	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	2	evaluate
*Brunfelsia americana*	Solanaceae	lady of the evening	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
*Brunfelsia australis*	Solanaceae	yesterday-today-and-tomorrow	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
*Brunfelsia densifolia*	Solanaceae	serpentine hill raintree	Assessment	Pacific	-4	low risk
*Brunfelsia latifolia*	Solanaceae	kiss me quick	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
Buchloe dactyloides	Poaceae	buffalo grass	Assessment	Pacific	4.5	low risk*
Bucida buceras	Combretaceae	black olive	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
*Bucida molinetii*	Combretaceae	spiny black olive	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
Buddleja asiatica	Buddlejaceae	Asian butterfly bush	Assessment	Pacific	9	high risk
Buddleja davidii	Buddlejaceae	butterfly bush	Assessment	Australia	-4	accept
Buddleja davidii	Buddlejaceae	butterfly bush	Assessment	Pacific	13	high risk
Buddleja madagascariensis	Buddlejaceae	butterfly bush	Assessment	Pacific	21	high risk
*Buddleja marrubiifolia*	Buddlejaceae	woolly butterfly bush	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
Buddleja officinalis	Buddlejaceae	butterfly bush	Assessment	U.S. (Florida)	1	accept*
*Buddleja saligna*	Buddlejaceae	false olive	Assessment	Pacific	2	low risk*
*Bunchosia argentea*	Malpighiaceae	peanut butter fruit	Assessment	Pacific	-3	low risk
*Butia capitata*	Arecaceae	jelly palm	Assessment	Pacific	0	low risk
*Buxus sempervirens*	Buxaceae	common box	Assessment	Pacific	7.5	high risk
*Byrsonima crassifolia*	Malpighiaceae	golden spoon	Assessment	Pacific	5	evaluate