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Pitcairn Island

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Pitcairn Island

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Region: Oceania
Climates: Tropical

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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	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis gossypii (cotton aphid)	Present			UK CAB International, 1968; Carver, 1996
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Crocidosema plebejana (cotton tipworm)	Present	Introduced		Meyrick , 1929; Clarke , 1971
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Widespread	Introduced		Belkin, 1962
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nezara viridula (green stink bug)	Present			Waterhouse & Norris, 1987; CABI/EPPO, 1998
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera litura (taro caterpillar)	Present			IIE, 1993
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)	Present	Introduced		Wetterer, 2009
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Capra hircus (goats)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Epinephelus lanceolatus (giant grouper)	Present	Native		Heemstra & Randall, 1993; Froese Pauly, 2004
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Felis catus (cat)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Mus musculus (house mouse)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Pterois volitans (lionfish)	Present	Native		Froese & Pauly, 2010
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sciurus carolinensis (grey squirrel)	Restricted distribution	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sus scrofa [ISC] (feral pig)	Absent, reported but not confirmed	Introduced		SPREP, 2000
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Cornu aspersum (common garden snail)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Barker, 1999
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Deroceras laeve (meadow slug)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Hutchinson et al., 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Cyclosorus parasiticus (parasitic maiden fern)	Localised	Native		Florence et al., 1995
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abrus precatorius (rosary pea)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Allamanda cathartica (yellow allamanda)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed)	Restricted distribution			EPPO, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona reticulata (bullock's heart)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona squamosa (sugar apple)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2009
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Anredera cordifolia (Madeira vine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Antigonon leptopus (coral vine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Florence et al., 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia purpurea (purple bauhinia)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens pilosa (blackjack)	Present			USDA Forest Service, 2000
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canna indica (canna lilly)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Carpobrotus edulis (hottentot fig)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cestrum nocturnum (night jessamine)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Florence et al., 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dioscorea alata (white yam)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus elastica (rubber plant)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hibiscus tiliaceus (coast cottonwood)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Florence et al., 1995
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2007
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	Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1989
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS, 2014; PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis peruviana (Cape gooseberry)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pinus caribaea (Caribbean pine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Florence et al., 2011
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2007
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012; Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 2002
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Scaevola taccada (beach naupaka)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Setaria verticillata (bristly foxtail)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sorghum halepense (Johnson grass)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2008
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachys arvensis (staggerweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium jambos (rose apple)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Binggeli & Starmer, 1997
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Taraxacum officinale complex (dandelion)	Present	Introduced		Göthesson, 1997
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thespesia populnea (portia tree)	Present			Friday & Okano, 2006
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia alata (black eyed Susan)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew)	Present	Introduced		St John, 1987
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Verbena litoralis (blue vervain)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Zingiber zerumbet (shampoo ginger)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts, 2013

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