Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Risk Assessments for species listed on PIER


Information on Risk Assessments
Scientific Name Family Common name Risk assessment Country or Area Score Recommendation
Abutilon theophrasti Malvaceae velvet leaf Assessment Australia 15 reject
Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae earleaf acacia Assessment Pacific 13 high risk
Acacia confusa Fabaceae Formosan koa Assessment Pacific 10 high risk

Acacia crassicarpa

Fabaceae

northern wattle

Assessment

Pacific

7

high risk

Acacia farnesiana Fabaceae fragrant acacia Assessment Pacific 14 high risk
Acacia longifolia Fabaceae Sydney golden wattle Assessment Pacific 10 high risk
Acacia mangium Fabaceae mangium Assessment Pacific 8 high risk
Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae black wattle Assessment Pacific 15 high risk
Acacia melanoxylon Fabaceae blackwood acacia Assessment Pacific 12 high risk
Acacia nilotica Fabaceae black thorn Assessment Australia 13 reject
Acacia nilotica Fabaceae black thorn Assessment Pacific 14 high risk

Acacia parramattensis

Fabaceae

Parramatta green wattle

Assessment

Pacific

9

high risk

Acoelorraphe wrightii

Arecaceae

Everglades palm

Assessment

Pacific

2

evaluate

Adenanthera pavonina Fabaceae red bead tree Assessment Pacific 7 high risk
Aeschynomene americana Fabaceae American joint vetch Assessment Pacific 12 high risk
Ageratina riparia Asteraceae mistflower Assessment Australia 26 reject

Aglaonema commutatum

Araceae

Aglaonema

Assessment

Pacific

1

low risk*

Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae tree of heaven Assessment Australia 12 reject
Ajuga reptans Lamiaceae common bugleweed Assessment Pacific 11 high risk

Albizia chinensis

Fabaceae

Chinese albizia

Assessment

Pacific

8

high risk

Albizia lebbeck Fabaceae woman's-tongue tree Assessment Australia 4 more information
Albizia lebbeck Fabaceae woman's-tongue tree Assessment Pacific 7 high risk
Aleurites moluccana Euphorbiaceae candlenut tree Assessment Pacific 12 high risk
Alocasia cucullata Araceae dwarf elephant ear Assessment Pacific 9 high risk
Alpinia purpurata Zingiberaceae red ginger Assessment Pacific 4 evaluate
Alternanthera philoxeroides Amaranthaceae alligator weed Assessment Australia 22 reject
Alternanthera pungens Amaranthaceae khaki weed Assessment Australia 17 reject
Alysicarpus vaginalis Fabaceae alyce clover Assessment Australia 5 evaluate
Amaranthus dubius Amaranthaceae southern pigweed Assessment Australia 14 reject
Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae cashew Assessment Pacific 0 low risk
Andropogon gayanus Poaceae gamba grass Assessment Australia 8 reject
Andropogon virginicus Poaceae broomsedge Assessment Australia 13 reject

Angiopteris evecta

Marattiaceae

giant fern

Assessment

Pacific

7

high risk

Annona cherimola

Annonaceae

cherimoya

Assessment

Pacific

-4

low risk

Annona muricata Annonaceae soursop Assessment Pacific -3 low risk
Annona squamosa Annonaceae custard apple Assessment Pacific -2 low risk
Antigonon leptopus Polygonaceae coral vine Assessment Pacific 19 high risk

Aptenia cordifolia

Aizoaceae

hearts and flowers

Assessment

Pacific

5

low risk*

Archontophoenix alexandrae Arecaceae Alexandra palm Assessment Pacific 6 evaluate

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Arecaceae

king palm

Assessment

Pacific

0

low risk

Ardisia crenata Myrsinaceae Hilo holly Assessment Pacific 7 high risk
Ardisia elliptica Myrsinaceae shoebutton ardisia Assessment Pacific 11 high risk
Argemone mexicana Papaveraceae Mexican poppy