THE AGENCIES OF DESTRUCTION 297(continued)
Common name Scientific name Origin Islands invaded
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus NE China Worldwide
Ship rat Rattus rattus India Worldwide
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Iberian Peninsula Worldwide
Plant climbers
Old man’s beard Clematis vitalba Europe New Zealand
Hiptage Hiptage benghalensis India Réunion, Mauritius
Merremia Merremia peltata Africa, South Asia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Micronesia, Guam, Samoa,
Australasia Solomon Is., Tonga, Vanuatu
Mile-a-minute weed Mikania micrantha Central America Philippines, Solomon, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Rarotonga
Banana passion fruit Passiflora mollisima South America Hawaii
Herbs
Wakeke Abelmoschus moschatus South Asia Samoa, Tonga, Micronesia, Marianas, Hawaii, Polinesia
Crofton weed Ageratina adenophora Mexico New Zealand, Hawaii, Canaries
Broom sedge Andropogon virginicus SE USA Hawaii
Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Eurasia Hawaii
Arundo grass Arundo donax India Micronesia , Guam, Palau, Fiji, Hawaii, Nauru,
New Caledonia, Norfolk, Christmas Island
Kahili ginger Hedychium gardnerianum Himalaya Micronesia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand,
Réunion, Jamaica, Azores, Madeira
Indian balsam Impatiens glandulifera Himalaya Great Britain
Curly water weed Lagarosiphon major South Africa New Zealand, Mascarenes
Elephant grass Pennisetumsp. Africa Hawaii, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Guam, Galápagos,
Canaries
Water fern Salvinia molesta Brazil Sri Lanka, New Guinea
Wandering jew Tradescantia fluminensis Brazil New Zealand, Canaries
Shrubs
Babul Acacia nilotica South Asia Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla
Red cinchona Cinchona pubescens Tropical America Tahiti, Galápagos, Hawaii
Koster’s curse Clidemia hirta Tropical America Hawaii, Fiji, Vanuatu, Mascarenes, Comores, Seychelles
Broom Cytisus scoparius South Europe New Zealand
El marabu Dichrostachys cinerea Africa Cuba, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante,
Martinique
Fuchsia Fuchsia boliviana, South America Réunion
F. magellanica
Cuban hemp Furcraea cubensis Greater Antiles Galápagos
Mauritius hemp Furcraea foetida South America Cape Verde
White sage Lantana camara Tropical America Hawaii, Cape Verde, Galápagos, New Caledonia,
New Zealand
Wild tamarind Leucaena leucocephala Central America Hawaii, Mascarenes
Privet Ligustrum robustus South Asia Réunion, Mauritius
Miconia Miconia calvescens Tropical America Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Marquesas
Wild tobacco Nicotiana glauca South America St. Helena, Canaries
Strawberry guava Psidium cattleianum, Tropical America Hawaii, Norfolk, Mauritius, Galápagos, New Zealand
P. guajava
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Mediterranean Great Britain, Ireland
Blackberry Rubus argutus North America Hawaii
Blackberry Rubus moluccanus Australasia Réunion, Mauritius
Crack willow Salix fragilis Eurasia New Zealand