Wake Island Flora Summary
Wake Island Flora Summary
Wake Island Flora Summary
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Grasses<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Grasses<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Sandbur Cenchrus echinatus Poaceae Naturalized<br />
Swollen Fingergrass Chloris inflata Poaceae Naturalized<br />
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon Poaceae Naturalized<br />
Beach Wiregrass Dactyloctenium aegyptium Poaceae Naturalized<br />
Goosegrass Eleusine indica Poaceae Naturalized<br />
Eustachys petraea Poaceae Naturalized<br />
Fimbristylis cymosa Poaceae Indigenous<br />
Lepturus repens Poaceae Indigenous<br />
Manila grass Zoysia matrella Poaceae Cultivated<br />
Cenchrus echinatus Chloris inlfata Fimbristylis cymosa<br />
Lepturus repens<br />
Zoysia matrella Eustachys petraea<br />
Dactyloenium Aegyptium
Weeds<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Weeds<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Spanish Needle Bidens Alba Asteraceae Naturalized<br />
Hairy Spurge Chamaesyce hirta Euphorbiaceae Naturalized<br />
Wild Spider Flower Cleome gynandra Capparidaceae Naturalized<br />
Purslane Portulaca oleracea Portulaceaceae Naturalized<br />
Puncture Vine Tribulus cistoides Zygophyllaceae Indigenous<br />
Coat Buttons Tridax procumbens Asteraceae Naturalized<br />
Uhaloa Waltheria Indica Sterculiacae Indigenous<br />
Bidens alba Chamaesyce hirta Cleome gynandra<br />
Portulaca oleracea<br />
Tribulus cistoides Waltheria indica<br />
Tridax procumbens
Vines<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Vines<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae Convolvulaceae Indigenous<br />
Beach Moonflower Ipomoea violacea Convolvulaceae Indigenous<br />
Passion fruit Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae Naturalized<br />
Ipomoea violacea Ipomoea pes-caprae Passiflora foetida
Trees<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Trees<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Indian almond Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Naturalized<br />
Tree heliotrope Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Polygonaceae Naturalized<br />
Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Buka Pisonia grandis Nyctaginaceae Indigenous<br />
Screwpine Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae Cultivated<br />
Naupaka Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Indigenous<br />
Milo Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Kou Cordis subcordata Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Coconut Cocos nucifera Araceae Cultivated<br />
Octopus Tree Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Cultivated<br />
Northfolk Pine Araucaria heterophylla Araycaruaceae Cultivated<br />
Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Naturalized<br />
Pisonia grandis<br />
Hibiscus tiliaceus<br />
Cocos nucifera Cordis subcordata
Trees<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Trees<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Indian almond Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Naturalized<br />
Tree heliotrope Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Polygonaceae Naturalized<br />
Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Buka Pisonia grandis Nyctaginaceae Indigenous<br />
Screwpine Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae Cultivated<br />
Naupaka Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Indigenous<br />
Milo Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Kou Cordis subcordata Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Coconut Cocos nucifera Araceae Cultivated<br />
Octopus Tree Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Cultivated<br />
Northfolk Pine Araucaria heterophylla Araycaruaceae Cultivated<br />
Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Naturalized<br />
Pandanus tectorius<br />
Pithecellobium dulce<br />
Casuarina equisetifolia<br />
Scaevola taccada Thespesia populnea
Trees<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Trees<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Indian almond Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Naturalized<br />
Tree heliotrope Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera Polygonaceae Naturalized<br />
Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Buka Pisonia grandis Nyctaginaceae Indigenous<br />
Screwpine Pandanus tectorius Pandanaceae Cultivated<br />
Naupaka Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Indigenous<br />
Milo Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Kou Cordis subcordata Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Hau Hibiscus tiliaceus Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Coconut Cocos nucifera Araceae Cultivated<br />
Octopus Tree Schefflera actinophylla Araliaceae Cultivated<br />
Northfolk Pine Araucaria heterophylla Araycaruaceae Cultivated<br />
Ironwood Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Naturalized<br />
Terminalia catappa<br />
Araucaria heterophylla<br />
Schefflera actinophylla<br />
Tournefortia argentea Thespesia populnea
Shrubs<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Shrubs<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Jamaica vervain Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Naturalized<br />
Sour bush Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae Naturalized<br />
Sisal Agave sisalana Agavaceae Cultivated<br />
Ilima Sida Falax Malvaceae Indigenous<br />
Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrium Aizocaeae Cultivated<br />
Gagie Pemphis acidula Lytharaceae Indigenous<br />
Prickly pear Opuntia Cactaceae Cultivated<br />
Koa haole Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Naturalized<br />
Heliotropium procumbens Boraginaceae Naturalized<br />
Hinahina Heliotropium anomalum Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Cotton Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Naturalized<br />
Wild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae Naturalized<br />
Air Plant Brylophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Naturalized<br />
Alena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Indigenous<br />
Boerhavia repens<br />
Euphorbia cyatophora<br />
Brylophyllum pinnatum Gossypium hirsutum
Shrubs<br />
Heliotropium anomalum<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Shrubs<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Jamaica vervain Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Naturalized<br />
Sour bush Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae Naturalized<br />
Sisal Agave sisalana Agavaceae Cultivated<br />
Ilima Sida Falax Malvaceae Indigenous<br />
Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrium Aizocaeae Cultivated<br />
Gagie Pemphis acidula Lytharaceae Indigenous<br />
Prickly pear Opuntia Cactaceae Cultivated<br />
Koa haole Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Naturalized<br />
Heliotropium procumbens Boraginaceae Naturalized<br />
Hinahina Heliotropium anomalum Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Cotton Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Naturalized<br />
Wild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae Naturalized<br />
Air Plant Brylophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Naturalized<br />
Alena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Indigenous<br />
Agave sisalana<br />
Heliotropium procumbens Leucaena leucocephala<br />
Opuntia
Shrubs<br />
Pemphis acidula<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Shrubs<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Jamaica vervain Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Verbenaceae Naturalized<br />
Sour bush Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae Naturalized<br />
Sisal Agave sisalana Agavaceae Cultivated<br />
Ilima Sida Falax Malvaceae Indigenous<br />
Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrium Aizocaeae Cultivated<br />
Gagie Pemphis acidula Lytharaceae Indigenous<br />
Prickly pear Opuntia Cactaceae Cultivated<br />
Koa haole Leucaena leucocephala Fabaceae Naturalized<br />
Heliotropium procumbens Boraginaceae Naturalized<br />
Hinahina Heliotropium anomalum Boraginaceae Indigenous<br />
Cotton Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae Naturalized<br />
Wild poinsettia Euphorbia cyathophora Euphorbiaceae Naturalized<br />
Air Plant Brylophyllum pinnatum Crassulaceae Naturalized<br />
Alena Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Indigenous<br />
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis<br />
Sida Falax<br />
Pluchea carolinensis Sesuvium portulacastrium
Ornamental<br />
Bouganvillea spectabilis<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Ornamental Plants<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Spider Lily Hymenocallis pedalis Liliaceae Cultivated<br />
Purple false eranthemum Pseuderanthemum carruthersii Acanthaceae Cultivated<br />
Prickly Pear Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Cultivated<br />
Singapore plumeria Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae Cultivated<br />
Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae Cultivated<br />
Papaya Carica papaya Cariacaceae Cultivated<br />
Panax Polyscias guilfoylei Araliaceae Cultivated<br />
Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Noni Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Cultivated<br />
Hibiscus Hibiscus Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Cultivated<br />
Croton Codiaeum varigatum Euphorbiaceae Cultivated<br />
Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Cultivated<br />
Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Cultivated<br />
Asparagus bean Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Cultivated Codiaeum varigatum<br />
Vigna unguiculata<br />
Catharanthus roseus Barringtonia asiatica
Ornamental<br />
Morinda citrifolia<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Ornamental Plants<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Spider Lily Hymenocallis pedalis Liliaceae Cultivated<br />
Purple false eranthemum Pseuderanthemum carruthersii Acanthaceae Cultivated<br />
Prickly Pear Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Cultivated<br />
Singapore plumeria Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae Cultivated<br />
Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae Cultivated<br />
Papaya Carica papaya Cariacaceae Cultivated<br />
Panax Polyscias guilfoylei Araliaceae Cultivated<br />
Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Noni Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Cultivated<br />
Hibiscus Hibiscus Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Cultivated<br />
Croton Codiaeum varigatum Euphorbiaceae Cultivated<br />
Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Cultivated<br />
Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Cultivated<br />
Asparagus bean Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Katuday Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Hibiscus<br />
Euphorbia tirucalli Plumeria obtusa<br />
Sesbania grandiflora
Ornamental<br />
Polyscias guilfoylei<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Ornamental Plants<br />
Common Name Scientific Name Family Status<br />
Spider Lily Hymenocallis pedalis Liliaceae Cultivated<br />
Purple false eranthemum Pseuderanthemum carruthersii Acanthaceae Cultivated<br />
Prickly Pear Opuntia sp. Cactaceae Cultivated<br />
Singapore plumeria Plumeria obtusa Apocynaceae Cultivated<br />
Pencil Tree Euphorbia tirucalli Euphorbiaceae Cultivated<br />
Papaya Carica papaya Cariacaceae Cultivated<br />
Panax Polyscias guilfoylei Araliaceae Cultivated<br />
Opiuma Pithecellobium dulce Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Noni Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae Cultivated<br />
Hibiscus Hibiscus Malvaceae Cultivated<br />
Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica Lecythidaceae Cultivated<br />
Croton Codiaeum varigatum Euphorbiaceae Cultivated<br />
Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae Cultivated<br />
Bouganvillea Bouganvillea spectabilis Nyctaginaceae Cultivated<br />
Asparagus bean Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Katuday Sesbania grandiflora Fabaceae Cultivated<br />
Carica papaya Morinda citrifolia<br />
Hymenocallis pedalis<br />
Pseuderanthemum<br />
carruthersii
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Plant Flowers<br />
Bouganvillea False kamani<br />
Oleander<br />
Cotton Plant<br />
Fish Poison Tree Plumeria<br />
Plumeria<br />
Wild Poinsettia<br />
Beach Moonflower<br />
Hinahina<br />
Morning Glory<br />
Koa Haole
Sourbush<br />
Ilima<br />
Naupaka<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Plant Flowers<br />
Panini<br />
Kou<br />
Pemphis<br />
Sea Grape<br />
Octopus Tree Tournefortia
Sesbania grandiflora<br />
Puncture Vine<br />
Passion Fruit<br />
<strong>Wake</strong> <strong>Island</strong> Plant Flowers<br />
Spanish Needle (Bidens)<br />
Coatbuttons<br />
Pursiane<br />
Spider Lily<br />
Stachytarpheta<br />
Eldarado
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