Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Risk Assessments
Risk assessments for species beginning with
the letter "B":
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 |
Pacific |
-8 |
low risk |
|
Barringtonia edulis | Lecythidaceae | cut nut | Assessment | Pacific | 0 | 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 | Pacific | -7 | low risk | |
Bauhinia hookeri | Fabaceae | white bauhinia | Assessment | Pacific | -4 | low risk |
Fabaceae |
pink orchid tree |
Pacific |
7 |
high risk |
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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 |
Pacific |
-1 |
low risk |
|
Bauhinia vahlii | Fabaceae | Bauhinia climber | Assessment | Pacific | 7 | high risk |
Fabaceae |
mountain ebony |
Pacific |
9 |
high risk |
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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 |
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 |
Bishofiaceae |
bishopwood |
Pacific |
7 |
high risk |
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Bismarckia nobilis |
Arecaceae |
Bismarck palm |
Pacific |
-7 |
low risk |
|
Bixa orellana | Bixaceae | lipstick tree | Assessment | Pacific | 1 | low risk* |
Blechnum appendiculatum | Blechnaceae | palm fern | Assessment | Pacific | 17 | high 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 |
Borassus aethiopum | Arecaceae | African fan palm | Assessment | Pacific | -1 | low risk |
Bothriochloa bladhii | Poaceae | Caucasian bluestem | Assessment | Pacific | 19 | high risk |
Bougainvillea glabra |
Nyctaginaceae |
paperflower |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Pacific |
4.5 |
low risk* |
|
Bucida buceras | Combretaceae | black olive |
Pacific |
-3 |
low risk |
|
Bucida molinetii |
Combretaceae |
spiny black olive |
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 Hawaii).
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This page updated 14 December 2012