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Saint Helena

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    Saint Helena
  • General data
  • Region: Southern Africa
  • Area (km2): NaN
  • Climates: Tropical
  • Capital: Jamestown
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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.

DomainKingdomPhylumSpeciesDistributionOriginInvasiveReferences
BacteriaProteobacteriaLiberibacter africanus (African greening)WidespreadEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAgrotis ipsilon (black cutworm)PresentCIE, 1969
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAleurothrixus floccosus (woolly whitefly)PresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 1997
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAonidiella aurantii (red scale)PresentIIE, 1996
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAonidiella orientalis (oriental yellow scale)PresentNHM, 1959
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis craccivora (groundnut aphid)PresentCIE, 1983
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis gossypii (cotton aphid)PresentUK CAB International, 1968
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBrevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2013
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCeratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)Restricted distributionIntroducedYesEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCeratitis cosyra (mango fruit fly)Absent, intercepted onlyCABI & EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysodeixis chalcites (golden twin-spot moth)PresentNativeCIE, 1977
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCrocidosema plebejana (cotton tipworm)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCryptotermes brevis (powderpost termite)PresentIntroducedYesChhotani, 1970
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)WidespreadMedlock et al., 2010
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDacus ciliatus (lesser pumpkin fly)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2002; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaGonipterus scutellatus (eucalyptus snout beetle)PresentCadahia, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2010; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHelicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)PresentIIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHeliothrips haemorrhoidalis (black tea thrips)PresentCIE, 1961
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)PresentCIE, 1976
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHylurgus ligniperda (red-haired pine bark beetle)PresentIntroducedYesSchedl, 1959; Wood & Bright, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2010
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIcerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)PresentIntroducedYesCIE, 1971; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaInsignorthezia insignis (greenhouse orthezia)PresentBooth et al., 1995
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMacrosiphum euphorbiae (potato aphid)PresentIntroducedCIE, 1984
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMyzus persicae (green peach aphid)PresentCIE, 1979
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNezara viridula (green stink bug)PresentCABI/EPPO, 1998
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaOpogona sacchari (banana moth)PresentNativeYesDurrant, 1925; Suss, 1974; CABI & EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaOtiorhynchus sulcatus (vine weevil)WidespreadDecelle & Voss, 1972; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaParatrechina longicornis (crazy ant)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPheidole megacephala (big-headed ant)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2009
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2012; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlanococcus citri (citrus mealybug)PresentCABI/EPPO, 1999
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlutella xylostella (diamondback moth)PresentCIE, 1967
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)PresentEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudococcus viburni (osbcure mealybug)PresentIntroducedGarcia et al., 2016; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSpodoptera littoralis (cotton leafworm)PresentCIE, 1967; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)PresentIntroducedWetterer, 2009
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTetranychus urticae (two-spotted spider mite)PresentIIE, 1996
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaThaumatotibia leucotreta (false codling moth)PresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2002
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaToxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid)PresentCABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTrioza erytreae (African citrus psyllid)PresentEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaVespula germanica (German wasp)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaVespula vulgaris (wasp, common)Restricted distributionIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataAcridotheres tristis (common myna)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCanis lupus familiaris (dogs)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCapra hircus (goats)See datasheet for status
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataColumba livia (pigeons)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataEquus asinus (donkeys)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataFelis catus (cat)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataMus musculus (house mouse)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataOryctolagus cuniculus (rabbits)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataOvis aries (sheep)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPasser domesticus (house sparrow)See datasheet for status
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPhasianus colchicus (common pheasant)PresentIntroducedLever, 2005
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataRattus norvegicus (brown rat)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataRattus rattus (black rat)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataTyto alba (Barn owl)PresentIntroducedLong, 1981
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataXenopus laevis (African clawed frog)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaCornu aspersum (common garden snail)PresentIntroducedTaylor, 1914
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaDeroceras invadens (tramp slug)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaLimax maximus (leopard slug)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2015
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaOxychilus alliarius (garlic snail)PresentIntroducedBarker, 1999; Crowley & Pain, 1977
EukaryotaPlantaePteridophytaCyclosorus parasiticus (parasitic maiden fern)WidespreadNativeHolttum, 1976; A. Darlow, Invasive Species Project officer, St. Helena, personal communication, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)PresentIntroducedReed, 1977
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum houstonianum (blue billygoat weed)PresentIntroducedCronk, 1989
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgrostis capillaris (common bent)PresentIntroducedYesVarnham, 2006
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAmaranthus dubius (leafy amaranth)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArgemone mexicana (Mexican poppy)WidespreadIntroducedYesAshmole & Ashmole, 2000
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArundo donax (giant reed)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBarringtonia asiatica (sea poison tree)PresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCarpobrotus edulis (hottentot fig)PresentIntroducedGISP, 2008
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCatharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCentella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort)PresentNativeGBIF, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCinchona pubescens (quinine tree)Restricted distributionIntroducedYesCronk & Fuller, 1995
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClidemia hirta (Koster's curse)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaColocasia esculenta (taro)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynodon nlemfuensis (African Bermuda-grass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge)PresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)PresentNativeGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDelairea odorata (Cape ivy)PresentIntroducedHilliard, 1977
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)PresentClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa pyramidalisPresentIntroducedGBIF, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEleusine indica (goose grass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEmex australis (Doublegee)Present, see datasheet for details
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEuphorbia tirucalli (euphorbia)Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFimbristylis cymosa (tropical fimbry)PresentIntroducedIUCN, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGalinsoga parviflora (gallant soldier)PresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGrevillea robusta (silky oak)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHedychium coronarium (white butterfly ginger lily)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHypochaeris radicata (cat's ear)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaJuncus effusus (common rush)PresentIntroducedWeimarck, 1946
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLantana camara (lantana)WidespreadIntroducedYesCronk, 1989
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeonurus japonicus (honeyweed)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2010
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMegathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMesembryanthemum crystallinum (crystalline iceplant)PresentNativeUSDA-ARS, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNicotiana glauca (tree tobacco)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOpuntia elatior (red-flower prickly pear)PresentIntroducedRoyal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOpuntia monacantha (common prickly pear)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalidium geminatum (Egyptian paspalidium)PresentIntroducedYesRoyal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum urvillei (Vasey grass)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)PresentIntroducedClayton et al., 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhysalis peruviana (Cape gooseberry)PresentIntroducedGBIF, 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPittosporum undulatum (Australian cheesewood)PresentIntroducedYesHaysom & Murphy, 2003
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPoa annua (annual meadowgrass)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPoa pratensis (smooth meadow-grass)PresentIntroducedYesISSG, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPsidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRicinus communis (castor bean)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRumex acetosella (sheep's sorrel)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2013; GBIF, 2013
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSchinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)PresentIntroducedPROTA, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSesbania sesban (sesban)PresentNativeILDIS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSpermacoce verticillata (shrubby false buttonwood)PresentIntroducedYesRenshaw et al., 2012
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSporobolus africanus (rat’s tail grass)PresentIntroducedeMonocot, 2016
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStenotaphrum secundatum (buffalo grass)PresentIntroducedSauer, 1972
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTetragonia tetragonioides (New Zealand spinach)PresentIntroducedCronk, 1983
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUlex europaeus (gorse)PresentIntroducedYesJulien & Griffiths, 1998
EukaryotaPlantaeStreptophytaCampylopus introflexusPresentNativeFrahm, 1985a

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2011-2007 | 2006-2002
crop20112010200920082007
Fibre Crops NesProduction Quantity
Fibre Crops Primary + (Total)Production QuantityA A A A A
Agricultural Production: MT
* = Unofficial figure | A = Aggregate, may include official, semi-official or estimated data | F = FAO estimate | Fc = Calculated data | Im = FAO data based on imputation methodology | M = Data not available | P = Provisional official data
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crop20062005200420032002
Fibre Crops NesProduction Quantity
Fibre Crops Primary + (Total)Production QuantityA A A A A
Agricultural Production: MT
* = Unofficial figure | A = Aggregate, may include official, semi-official or estimated data | F = FAO estimate | Fc = Calculated data | Im = FAO data based on imputation methodology | M = Data not available | P = Provisional official data

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2011-2007 | 2006-2002
land use20112010200920082007
Agricultural areaArea12Fm12Fm12Fm12Fm12Fm
Arable landArea4Fm4Fm4Fm4Fm4Fm
Arable land and Permanent cropsArea4Fm4Fm4Fm4Fm4Fm
Country areaArea39Fm39Fm39Fm39Fm39Fm
Forest areaArea2Fm2Q 2Fm2Fm2Fm
Land areaArea39Fm39Fm39Fm39Fm39Fm
Other landArea25Fm25Fm25Fm25Fm25Fm
Permanent meadows and pasturesArea8Fm8Fm8Fm8Fm8Fm
Agricultural Production: MT
* = Unofficial figure | A = Aggregate, may include official, semi-official or estimated data | F = FAO estimate | Fc = Calculated data | Im = FAO data based on imputation methodology | M = Data not available | P = Provisional official data
2011-2007 | 2006-2002
land use20062005200420032002
Agricultural areaArea12Fm12Fm12Fm12F 12F
Arable landArea4Fm4Fm4Fm4F 4F
Arable land and Permanent cropsArea4Fm4Fm4Fm4F 4F
Country areaArea39Fm39Q 39Q 39Q 39Q
Forest areaArea2Fm2E 2Fm2Fm2Fm
Land areaArea39Fm39Q 39Q 39Q 39Q
Other landArea25Fm25Fm25Fm25Fm25Fm
Permanent meadows and pasturesArea8Fm8Fm8Fm8F 8F
Agricultural Production: MT
* = Unofficial figure | A = Aggregate, may include official, semi-official or estimated data | F = FAO estimate | Fc = Calculated data | Im = FAO data based on imputation methodology | M = Data not available | P = Provisional official data

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