Pacific Weeds

Info Sheet Download Family Name Scientific Name English Common Name Biocontrol Status Found in American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Federated States of Micronesia Guam Hawaii Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia Niue Northern Marianas Palau Pitcairn Islands Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna
Acanthaceae Ruellia blechum   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Samoa., Tonga                                              
Acanthaceae Ruellia brevifolia   Not a biocontrol target Fiji                                              
Acanthaceae Hypoestes phyllostachya   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, New Caledonia                                              
Acanthaceae Ruellia brittoniana   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Ruellia prostrata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Niue, Samoa., Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Acanthaceae Ruellia simplex   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Ruellia squarrosa   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia                                              
Acanthaceae Ruellia tuberosa   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa.                                              
Acanthaceae Odontonema cuspidatum   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Samoa.                                              
Acanthaceae Odontonema tubaeforme   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa., Tonga                                              
Acanthaceae Sanchezia parvibracteata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Tonga                                              
Acanthaceae Sanchezia speciosa   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga                                              
Acanthaceae Pachystachys coccinea   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia aurea   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, New Caledonia                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia betonica   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa., Solomon Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia brandegeeana   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia carnea   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia gendarussa   Not a biocontrol target Papua New Guinea                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia procumbens   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Samoa.                                              
Acanthaceae Justicia spicigera   Not a biocontrol target Guam, New Caledonia                                              
Acanthaceae Asystasia gangetica   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga                                              
Acanthaceae Barleria cristata   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga                                              
Acanthaceae Barleria lupulina   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Palau                                              
Acanthaceae Barleria prionitis   Not a biocontrol target Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea                                              
Acanthaceae Strobilanthes alternata   Not a biocontrol target Niue                                              
Acanthaceae Strobilanthes hamiltoniana   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia, New Caledonia                                              
Acanthaceae Blechum brownei   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Graptophyllum pictum   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum carruthersii   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Line Islands, Kiribati-Phoenix Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu                                              
Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum reticulatum   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Thunbergia alata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Tonga, Vanuatu                                              
Acanthaceae Thunbergia erecta   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Acanthaceae Thunbergia fragrans   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu                                              
Acanthaceae Thunbergia grandiflora   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Vanuatu                                              
Acanthaceae Thunbergia laurifolia   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Acanthaceae Thyrsacanthus tubaeformis   Not a biocontrol target Niue                                              
Acanthaceae Hemigraphis alternata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Samoa., Tonga, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Acanthaceae Hemigraphis reptans   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu                                              
Achariaceae Pangium edule   Not a biocontrol target Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu                                              
Actinidiaceae Actinidia deliciosa   Not a biocontrol target Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Niue                                              
Adoxaceae Sambucus mexicana   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Samoa., Tonga                                              
Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra   Not a biocontrol target Federated States of Micronesia, Palau                                              
Aizoaceae Carpobrotus edulis   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia, Pitcairn Islands                                              
Aizoaceae Tetragonia tetragonoides   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia, New Caledonia                                              
Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum   Not a biocontrol target Papua New Guinea                                              
Alismataceae Sagittaria latifolia   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia                                              
Alismataceae Sagittaria sagittifolia   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, French Polynesia                                              
Alismataceae Limnocharis flava   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Line Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Amaranthaceae Achyranthes japonica   Not a biocontrol target Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands                                              
Amaranthaceae Celosia argentea   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Amaranthaceae Dysphania ambrosioides   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Dysphania pumilio   Not a biocontrol target Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Chenopodium album   Not a biocontrol target Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Chenopodium carinatum   Not a biocontrol target Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Chenopodium murale   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia, Tonga                                              
Amaranthaceae Alternanthera brasiliana   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Niue, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Amaranthaceae Alternanthera caracasana   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia                                              
Amaranthaceae Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed Has natural enemies elsewhere causing significant impacts Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Alternanthera sessilis   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitum   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Tonga, Tuvalu                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus cruentus   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus dubius   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Phoenix Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus graecizans   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus hybridus   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Kiribati-Line Islands, Nauru                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus spinosus spiny amaranth, Prince-of-Wales-feather Has natural enemies that are native to country Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Vanuatu           kuletes, kulites pakai kukÅ«, pukai kukÅ«                                
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus tricolor   Not a biocontrol target Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Line Islands, Kiribati-Phoenix Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Amaranthaceae Atriplex semibaccata   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Amaranthaceae Cyathula prostrata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga                                              
Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides   Not a biocontrol target Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea                                              
Amaranthaceae Gomphrena globosa   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Amaranthaceae Gomphrena serrata   Not a biocontrol target Guam                                              
Amaryllidaceae Hippeastrum puniceum   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Marianas, Solomon Islands                                              
Amaryllidaceae Hippeastrum striatum   Not a biocontrol target Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Marshall Islands                                              
Amaryllidaceae Hymenocallis littoralis   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Amaryllidaceae Agapanthus praecox   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Guam, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia                                              
Amaryllidaceae Zephyranthes rosea   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Amaryllidaceae Crinum asiaticum   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Line Islands, Kiribati-Phoenix Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Anacardiaceae Schinus terebinthifolia Brazilian pepper tree, christmas berry Has natural enemies elsewhere causing minor impacts American Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Samoa., Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna     warui       wilelaiki, naniohilo                                
Anacardiaceae Semecarpus anacardium   Not a biocontrol target Solomon Islands                                              
Anacardiaceae Anacardium occidentale   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Anacardiaceae Spondias dulcis   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa                                              
Anacardiaceae Spondias mombin   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau                                              
Anacardiaceae Spondias purpurea   Not a biocontrol target New Caledonia                                              
Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Line Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron succedaneum   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia                                              
Annonaceae Cananga odorata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Annonaceae Annona cherimola   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau                                              
Annonaceae Annona glabra   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Annonaceae Annona muricata   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Annonaceae Annona reticulata   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu                                              
Annonaceae Annona squamosa   Not a biocontrol target Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Kiribati, Kiribati-Gilbert Islands, Kiribati-Line Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Annonaceae Artabotrys hexapetalus   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia, New Caledonia                                              
Apiaceae Oenanthe stolonifera   Not a biocontrol target Marshall Islands                                              
Apiaceae Centella asiatica   Not a biocontrol target American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia-Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia-Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia-Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia-Yap, Guam, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa., Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna                                              
Apiaceae Anethum graveolens   Not a biocontrol target French Polynesia, Palau                                              
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