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Norfolk Island

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22 September 2009

Norfolk Island

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Region: Oceania
Area (km2): NaN
Climates: Tropical
Capital: Kingston

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The table lists the species recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full species datasheets). It includes species that are invasive in this region, those for which there is no data on invasive status, and also species that are not invasive in the region but are reported as invasive elsewhere. This summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the distribution record. For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

Domain	Kingdom	Phylum	Species	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
Eukaryota	Chromista	Oomycota	Phytophthora infestans (Phytophthora blight)	Present			CMI, 1982
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Mycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Jones, 1990; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid)	Present			UK CAB International, 1968
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactericera cockerelli (tomato/potato psyllid)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2015
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Brevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2013
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Widespread	Introduced		Belkin, 1962
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)	Present			Holloway, 1977; IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Williams & Watson, 1990; CIE, 1971; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Listroderes costirostris (vegetable weevil)	Present			Hawkins, 1942; CABI & EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Unconfirmed record	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2012
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth)	Present			CIE, 1967
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Polistes chinensis antennalis (Asian paper wasp)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)	Present			Williams & Watson, 1988; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Saissetia oleae (olive scale)	Present			Williams et al., 1990; Ben-Dov, 1993
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera litura (taro caterpillar)	Present		Yes	IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Vespula germanica (German wasp)	Eradicated	Introduced		Naumann, 1990
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Capra hircus (goats)	Eradicated	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Columba livia (pigeons)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Felis catus (cat)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Lutjanus kasmira (blueline snapper)	Widespread	Native		Francis, 1991
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oryctolagus cuniculus (rabbits)	Restricted distribution	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Pterois volitans (lionfish)	Present	Native		Froese & Pauly, 2010
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus exulans (Pacific rat)	Present			National Animal Pest Alert, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Cornu aspersum (common garden snail)	Present			Taylor, 1914
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Deroceras laeve (meadow slug)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Hutchinson et al., 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Globodera rostochiensis (yellow potato cyst nematode)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Marshall, 1998; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Meloidogyne hapla (root knot nematode)	Present			Bridge, 1988; CABI/EPPO, 2002
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode)	Present			Bridge, 1988; CABI/EPPO, 2002
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Radopholus similis (burrowing nematode)	Present			Khair, 1982; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Christella dentata (soft fern)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Cyclosorus parasiticus (parasitic maiden fern)	Present	Native		GBIF, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Cyrtomium falcatum (Japanese holly fern)	Present	Introduced		Gardner, 2006
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Pteridium aquilinum (bracken)	Restricted distribution	Native		Braggins, 1996
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abutilon grandifolium (hairy Indian mallow)	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ageratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agrostis avenacea (Pacific bent grass)	Present	Native		Global Species, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present	Native		Krisnawati et al., 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus blitum (livid amaranth)	Present			Palmer, 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ammophila arenaria (marram grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Weeds of Australia, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal grass)	Present	Introduced		University of Queensland, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al., 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arundo donax (giant reed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern)	Localised	Introduced	Yes	DEWHA, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Atriplex semibaccata (Australian saltbush)	Present			Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Axonopus fissifolius	Present	Introduced	Yes	GBIF, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia variegata (mountain ebony)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens pilosa (blackjack)	Present			Green, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Briza maxima (large quaking grass)	Present	Introduced		University of Queensland, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromus hordeaceus (soft brome)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Brugmansia suaveolens (white angel's trumpet)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caesalpinia decapetala (Mysore thorn)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002; ILDIS, 2002; PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canna indica (canna lilly)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina glauca (scaly oak (Australia))	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centaurea melitensis	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)	Present			PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge)	Present	Native		Govaerts, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Desmodium incanum (creeping beggerweed)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dysphania ambrosioides (Mexican tea)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eleusine indica (goose grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Erechtites valerianifolius (tropical burnweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012; GBIF, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Erigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013; Biosecurity Queensland, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fallopia convolvulus (black bindweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Galinsoga parviflora (gallant soldier)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gomphocarpus physocarpus (balloon cotton bush)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Grevillea robusta (silky oak)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hibiscus tiliaceus (coast cottonwood)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hypochaeris radicata (cat's ear)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera suffruticosa (Anil indigo)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory)	Present			Gunn & Ritchie, 1982
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Swarbrick, 1986
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Weeds of Australia, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Medicago polymorpha (bur clover)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013; Green, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melastoma malabathricum (Banks melastoma)	Present			Holm et al., 1979
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melia azedarach (Chinaberry)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Microlaena stipoides (meadow rice grass, meadow ricegrass)	Widespread	Native		Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Neonotonia wightii (perennial soybean)	Present			AVH, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (wild olive)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Queensland Government, 2016; PIER, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)	Present	Native		Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum urvillei (Vasey grass)	Present	Introduced		Queensland Government, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum pedicellatum (deenanath grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Gangwar & Jayan, 1986
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax)	Widespread			NZPCN, 2016; Coyne, 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis peruviana (Cape gooseberry)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pittosporum undulatum (Australian cheesewood)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Poa annua (annual meadowgrass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Poa pratensis (smooth meadow-grass)	Present	Introduced		Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Polycarpon tetraphyllum (fourleaf allseed)	Present	Introduced		Weeds of Australia, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Prunella vulgaris (self-heal)	Present	Introduced		WCSP, 2016
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Cronk & Fuller, 1995; Morton, 1987; PIER, 2007
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2007
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rivina humilis (bloodberry)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sansevieria trifasciata (mother-in-law’s tongue)	Present	Introduced		Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schefflera actinophylla (umbrella tree)	Present	Introduced		Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Cronk & Fuller, 1995; PIER, 2007
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna septemtrionalis (smooth senna)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania sesban (sesban)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al., 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Setaria palmifolia (palm grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Setaria verticillata (bristly foxtail)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida acuta (sida)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Weeds of Australia, 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Soliva sessilis	Present	Introduced		GBIF, 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sporobolus africanus (rat’s tail grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016; Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, 2016; Green, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachys arvensis (staggerweed)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stenotaphrum secundatum (buffalo grass)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Weeds of Australia, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tetragonia tetragonioides (New Zealand spinach)	Present	Native		Coyne, 2010
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew)	Present	Introduced		Biosecurity Queensland, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Verbascum thapsus (common mullein)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Verbena litoralis (blue vervain)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Vigna marina (beach bean)	Widespread	Native		Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Vulpia myuros (annual fescue)	Present	Introduced		Flora of Australia, 2013; PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (elephant ear)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Orchard, 1994
Eukaryota	Plantae	Streptophyta	Campylopus introflexus	Present	Native		Streimann, 2002

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2011-2007 | 2006-2002

land use		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
Agricultural area	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm
Country area	Area	4	W	4	W	4	W	4	W	4	W
Forest area	Area	0.45999999999999996	Fm	0.45999999999999996	E	0.45999999999999996	Fm	0.45999999999999996	Fm	0.45999999999999996	Fm
Land area	Area	4	W	4	W	4	W	4	W	4	W
Other land	Area	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm
Permanent meadows and pastures	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm

2011-2007 | 2006-2002

land use		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Agricultural area	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	F	1	F
Country area	Area	4	W	4	W	4	W	4	Q	4	Q
Forest area	Area	0.45999999999999996	Fm	0.45999999999999996	E	0.45999999999999996	Fm	0.45999999999999996	Fm	0.45999999999999996	Fm
Land area	Area	4	W	4	W	4	W	4	Q	4	Q
Other land	Area	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm	2.54	Fm
Permanent meadows and pastures	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	F	1	F

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