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Datasheet

Lakshadweep

Summary

  • Last modified:
  • 22 September 2009
    Lakshadweep
  • General data
  • Region: South Asia
  • Part of: India
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List of Species

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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
BacteriaProteobacteriaXanthomonas citri (citrus canker)Absent, unreliable recordEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAceria guerreronis (coconut mite)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2006; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAleurocanthus woglumi (citrus blackfly)PresentNHM, 1990
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAleurodicus dispersus (whitefly)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2006; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)PresentCIE, 1966; NHM, 1940
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly)PresentEPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDiaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIcerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)PresentIntroducedYesNHM, 1988
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug)PresentNHM collection
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaOryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle)PresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 1998
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlutella xylostella (diamondback moth)PresentCIE, 1967
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataAcridotheres tristis (common myna)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataColumba livia (pigeons)PresentIntroducedISSG, 2011
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCorvus splendens (house crow)WidespreadIntroducedAli & Ripley, 1972
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPsittacula krameri (rose-ringed parakeet)WidespreadNativeYesBirdLife International, 2009; Juniper & Parr, 2003
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPterois volitans (lionfish)PresentNativeKapoor et al., 2002
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataTyto alba (Barn owl)PresentNativeKonig & Weick, 2010
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia nilotica (gum arabic tree)PresentIntroduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArtocarpus altilis (breadfruit)PresentIntroducedRagone, 2006
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCaesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower)PresentIntroducedILDIS, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalotropis procera (apple of sodom)PresentNativeYesSastry & Kavathekar, 1990
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCordia obliqua (clammy cherry)PresentNativeOrwa et al., 2009
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaJatropha curcas (jatropha)PresentIntroducedCaius, 1986
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango)PresentNativeBally, 2006
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRicinus communis (castor bean)PresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2014
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna occidentalis (coffee senna)PresentIntroducedILDIS, 2002

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List of Animal Diseases

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The table lists the animal diseases recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full disease datasheets). For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

DiseaseDistributionOriginInvasiveReferences
sheep and goat poxPresentOIE, 1998

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Basic datasheets include data mined from various sources (including the CAB Abstracts database). Further confirmation of distribution status should be sought before use.

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