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	Erigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane) Erigeron karvinskianus is a widely grown herbaceous ornamental, belonging to the Asteraceae (or Compositae; commonly known as the...
	Passiflora suberosa (corkystem passionflower) Native to south and central America, P. suberosa has become invasive on Pacific Islands in Melanesia and Hawaii and is also...
	Corynocarpus laevigatus (karaka) Corynocarpus laevigatus, commonly known as karaka, is a small tree endemic to New Zealand and has so far been noted as weedy in two...
	Dioscorea alata (white yam) D. alata is a vigorous twining herbaceous vine, which is an important edible tuber crop but also an invasive plant outside...
	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. elaeidis (fusarium wilt of oil palm) Fusarium wilt is the most important disease of oil palm in western and central Africa (Turner, 1981). Losses of up to 50% have been recorded...
	Epipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine) E. pinnatum is a fast-growing vine which has become highly invasive, mostly in tropical forests where it climbs from the forest...
	Cassava brown streak viruses (cassava brown streak disease) CBSD was formerly of limited importance in Africa as a whole because of its restricted distribution along lowland coastal areas of Kenya...
	Christella dentata (soft fern) C. dentata is widespread throughout the tropics and appears to be introduced in Hawaii and the Americas, where it was collected for...
	Schismus arabicus (Arabian schismus) S. arabicus is an annual grass from the Old World that has become widespread and invasive in arid and semi-arid regions of North...
	Nypa fruticans (nipa palm) The spread of nipa in the coastal zones of Nigeria threatens the mangrove vegetation of the zone by outcompeting and displacing the native mangrove...

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