National Environmental Management : Biodiversity Act (NEMBA) Categories:
1a High-priority emerging species requiring compulsory control. All breeding, growing, moving and selling banned
1b Widespread invasive species that must be controlled by a management programme
2 Invasive species controlled by area. Can be grown only under permit conditions in a demarcated area. All breeding, growing, moving, selling banned without a permit.
3 Ornamental and others species that are permitted on a property but may no longer be planted or sold.
Botanical Name | Common Name | NEMBA Category |
Acacia mearnsii | Black wattle | 2 |
Acacia podalyriifolia | Pearl acacia | 1b |
Ageratum houstonianum | Mexican ageratum | 1b |
Anredera cordifolia | Maderia vine | 1b |
Ardisia crenata | Coralberry tree | 1b |
Callisia repens | Creeping inch plant | 1b |
Callistemon rigidus | Stiff-leaved bottlebrush | 3 |
Campuloclinium macrocephalum | Pompom weed | 1a |
Canna indica | Indian shot | 1b |
Cardiospermum grandiflorum | Balloon vine | 1b |
Catharanthus roseus | Madagascar periwinkle | 3 |
Cereus jamacara | Queen of the Night | 1b |
Chromolaena odorata | Triffid weed | 1b |
Cinnamomum camphora | Camphor tree | 1b |
Coreopsis lanceolata | Tickseed | 3 |
Cortaderia jubata | Pampas grass | 1a |
Cotoneaster franchetii | Cotoneaster | 1b |
Datura ferox | Large thorn apple | 1b |
Duchesnea indica | Wild strawberry | 1b |
Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | 3 |
Eucalyptus grandis | Saligna gum | 1b |
Grevillea robusta | Australian silky oak | 1b |
Hedera helix | English ivy | 3 |
Hedychium coccineum | Red ginger lily | 1b |
Hedychium coronarium | White ginger lily | 1b |
Hedychium flavescens | Yellow ginger lily | 1b |
Hedychium gardnerianum | Kahili ginger lily | 1b |
Ipomoea purpurea | Morning glory | 1b |
Jacaranda mimosifolia | Jacaranda | 1b |
Lantana camara | Lantana | 1b |
Lilium formosanum | St Joseph’s Lily | 1b |
Litsea glutinosa | Indian laurel | 1b |
Macfadyena unguiscati | Cat’s claw creeper | 1b |
Melia azedarach | Syringa | 1b |
Mirabilis jalapa | Four o’clock | 1b |
Montanoa hibiscifolia | Tree daisy | 1b |
Nephrolepis exaltata | Sword fern | 1b |
Nerium oleander | Oleander | 1b |
Opuntia spp | Prickly pear; cactus | 1b |
Passiflora edulis | Grenadilla | 2 |
Pennisetum purpureum | Napier grass | 1b |
Pereskia aculeata | Barbados gooseberry | 1b |
Pinus patula | Patula pine | 2 |
Plecranthus comosus | Woolly plectranthus | 1b |
Psidium guajava and hybrids | Guava | 2 |
Rhus succedanea | Wax tree | 1b |
Rubus cuneifolius | American bramble | 1b |
Schefflera actinophylla | Australian cabbage tree | 1b |
Schinus terebinthifolius | Brazilian pepper tree | 1b |
Solanum mauritianum | Bugweed | 1b |
Spathodea campanulata | African flame tree | 3 |
Syngonium spp | Arrow-head vines (aka Goosefoot) | 1b |
Thevetia peruviana | Yellow oleander | 1b |
Tradescantia fluminensis & zebrina | Wandering Jew | 1b |
Triplaris americana | Ant tree | 1b |
Verbena bonariensis | Wild verbena | 1b |