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Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
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Top of pageThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | Proteobacteria | Xanthomonas citri (citrus canker) | Present | Shivas, 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014. | |||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Aleurocanthus woglumi (citrus blackfly) | Present | Bellis et al., 2004; Gillespie, 2012. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant) | Present | Yes | ISSG, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Bactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly) | Present | Yes | CABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly) | Present | Native | No | Drew and Hancock, 1994. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Bactrocera umbrosa | Present | Bellis et al., 2004. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | Harrington, 2009. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Cylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil) | Present | CABI/EPPO, 2004; EPPO, 2014. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug) | Present | Bellis et al., 2004. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Heteropsylla cubana (leucaena psyllid) | Present | FAO, 1994. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale) | Present | Introduced | Yes | CIE, 1971; EPPO, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Monomorium destructor (Singapore ant) | Present | Introduced | Yes | ISSG, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Nezara viridula (green stink bug) | Present | CABI/EPPO, 1998. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Nipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug) | Present | Bellis et al., 2004. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Paratachardina pseudolobata (lobate lac scale) | Present | Introduced | Yes | ISSG, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant) | Present | Introduced | ISSG, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Solenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Lake and O'Dowd, 1991; EPPO, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Spodoptera litura (taro caterpillar) | Present | Yes | IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant) | Present | Introduced | Wetterer, 2009. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Xyleborus perforans (island pinhole borer) | Present | Introduced | UK CAB International, 1973. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Arthropoda | Xyleborus similis | Present | Introduced | Yes | Wood and Bright, 1992. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Canis lupus familiaris (dogs) | Present | Introduced | ISSG, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Felis catus (cat) | Present | Introduced | Yes | ISSG, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Hemidactylus frenatus (common house gecko) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Gibson-Hill, 1950. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Lutjanus kasmira (blueline snapper) | Widespread | Native | No | Allen and Steene, 1988. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Mus musculus (house mouse) | Present | Introduced | Yes | ISSG, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Pterois volitans (lionfish) | Present | Native | No | Froese and Pauly, 2010. |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Rachycentron canadum (cobia) | Present | Native | IUCN, 2017. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Chordata | Sus scrofa [ISC] (feral pig) | Present | Introduced | SPREP, 2000. | |
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Cnidaria | Tubastraea coccinea (orange-cup coral) | Present | ISSG, 2011. | ||
| Eukaryota | Metazoa | Mollusca | Achatina fulica (giant African land snail) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Sproul, 1983; Lake and O'Dowd, 1991. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Rhodophyta | Eucheuma spp. | Present | Russell, 1982. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Abutilon indicum (country mallow) | Present | Native | PROTA, 2015; Fosberg, 1943. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Acacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle) | Present only in captivity/cultivation | Introduced | No | PIER, 2016. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Adenanthera pavonina (red-bead tree) | Present | Introduced | USDA-ARS, 2012. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ageratum conyzoides (billy goat weed) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2016. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Govaerts, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Allamanda cathartica (yellow allamanda) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2013. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Aloe vera (true aloe) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2017. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Amaranthus dubius (spleen amaranth) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Orchard, 1993. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Annona muricata (soursop) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Annona reticulata (bullock's heart) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Antigonon leptopus (coral vine) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Argemone mexicana (Mexican poppy) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | DEH, 2002. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Aristolochia elegans (elegant Dutchman’s pipe) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2015; Weeds of Australia, 2015. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit) | Present | |||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Arundo donax (giant reed) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2007; Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Asparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2008. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Averrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2015. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Barleria cristata (Philippine violet) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Barleria lupulina (hophead Philippine violet) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Bauhinia monandra (Napoleon's plume) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Orchard, 1993. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Bidens pilosa (blackjack) | Present | USDA Forest Service, 2000. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Bixa orellana (annatto) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2015. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower) | Present | Introduced | Yes | ILDIS, 2014; PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus) | Present | Introduced | Swarbrick, 1997. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Calopogonium caeruleum (jicama) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Calopogonium mucunoides (calopo) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Canna indica (canna lilly) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2008. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cardiospermum halicacabum (balloon vine) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Weeds of Australia, 2015. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cassia fistula (Indian laburnum) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cassytha filiformis (love-vine) | Present | Native | No | GBIF, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Castilla elastica (Mexican rubber tree) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2013. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina) | Present | Native | PIER, 2002. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Centella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort) | Present | Native | GBIF, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Gautier, 1992b. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cleome rutidosperma (fringed spiderflower) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Rivers, 2004. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cleome viscosa (Asian spiderflower) | Present | Native | Orchard, 1993. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Orchard, 1993; USDA-ARS, 2016. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cocos nucifera (coconut) | Present | Introduced | Govaerts et al., 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Colocasia esculenta (taro) | Present | Introduced | Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Combretum indicum (Rangoon creeper) | Present only in captivity/cultivation | Native | PIER, 2015. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Crassocephalum crepidioides (redflower ragleaf) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Orchard, 1993. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2016. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Datura metel (Hindu datura) | Present | Native | PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Delonix regia (flamboyant) | Present | Introduced | ILDIS, 2009; PIER, 2009. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2008. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Eleusine indica (goose grass) | Present | Introduced | Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2013. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ficus elastica (rubber plant) | Present | Randall, 2012; PIER, 2014. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ficus microcarpa (Indian laurel tree) | Present | Native | USDA-ARS, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Grevillea robusta (silky oak) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2002. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Hemigraphis alternata (red ivy) | Present | Introduced | Swarbrick, 1997. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Hibiscus tiliaceus (coast cottonwood) | Present | |||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2018. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Imperata cylindrica (cogon grass) | Present | Swarbrick and Hart, 2001. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Indigofera hirsuta (hairy indigo) | Present | Native | PIER, 2013. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ipomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory) | Present | PIER, 2003. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Jatropha curcas (jatropha) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2008; Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (flaming katy) | Present | Introduced | Swarbrick, 1997. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Kalanchoe delagoensis (chandelier plant) | Present | Introduced | Queensland Goverment, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Weeds of Australia, 2012; ILDIS, 2007; PIER, 2007. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Lindernia crustacea (Malaysian false pimpernel) | Present | Native | USDA-ARS, 2015. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ludwigia hyssopifolia (water primrose) | Present | HEAR, 2012; Raven, 1963. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Luffa aegyptiaca (loofah) | Present | PIER, 2007. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Macaranga tanarius (parasol leaf tree) | Present | Native | GBIF, 2015. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Macroptilium atropurpureum (siratro) | Present | Introduced | ILDIS, 2017. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Mangifera indica (mango) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Melia azedarach (Chinaberry) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2002. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Mimosa diplotricha (creeping sensitive plant) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2004. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2017. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2016. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Morinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry) | Present | Native | Govaerts, 2017. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Moringa oleifera (horse radish tree) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2017. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean) | Present | Native | ILDIS, 2014; PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Muntingia calabura (Jamaica cherry) | Present | Introduced | Swarbrick and Hart, 2001. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel) | Present | Introduced | ISSG, 2013. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Paederia foetida (skunkvine) | Localised | Yes | Puff, 1991; Swarbrick, 1997. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Paspalum distichum (knotgrass) | Present | Introduced | Häfliger and Scholz, 1980. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Passiflora edulis (passionfruit) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Passiflora foetida (red fruit passion flower) | Present | Du and Puy Telford, 1993. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Piper aduncum (spiked pepper) | Widespread | Introduced | Hartemink, 2006. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Pithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2002. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Pluchea indica (Indian camphorweed) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2012. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Portulaca pilosa (kiss-me-quick) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2015. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2015. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Psidium guajava (guava) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2012. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ptychosperma macarthurii (Macarthur palm) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Pueraria phaseoloides (tropical kudzu) | Present | Introduced | Swarbrick, 1997. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Ricinus communis (castor bean) | Present | Introduced | Yes | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Rivina humilis (bloodberry) | Present | GBIF, 2013. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Rottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass) | Present | Native | Orchard, 1993. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Samanea saman (rain tree) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2002. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Scaevola taccada (beach naupaka) | Present | Native | USDA-ARS, 2012. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Schefflera actinophylla (umbrella tree) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick and Hart, 2001. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Senna alata (candle bush) | Present only in captivity/cultivation | Introduced | No | PIER, 2016. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Senna occidentalis (coffee senna) | Present | Introduced | USDA-ARS, 2016; PIER, 2016. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Senna surattensis (golden senna) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2014. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Sesbania grandiflora (sesbania) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2014. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Sida acuta (sida) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | Weeds of Australia, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2011. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick and Hart, 2001; PIER, 2008. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Sphagneticola trilobata (wedelia) | Present | Introduced | Yes | HEAR, 2008. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Stachytarpheta cayennensis (blue snakeweed) | Present | Introduced | Munir, 1992; USDA-ARS, 2015. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Jamaica vervain) | Present | Barker and Telford, 1993. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Stachytarpheta urticifolia (rattail) | Absent, unreliable record | Moldenke, 1980. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Synedrella nodiflora (synedrella) | Present | du Puy et al., 1993. | ||
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Syzygium cumini (black plum) | Present | Introduced | No | PIER, 2008. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Tecoma stans (yellow bells) | Widespread | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick and Hart, 2001. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Tradescantia spathacea (boat lily) | Present | Introduced | Govaerts, 2012. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew) | Present | Introduced | PIER, 2013. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Triphasia trifolia (limeberry) | Present | Native | PIER, 2012. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Turnera ulmifolia (West Indian holly) | Present | Introduced | Yes | Swarbrick, 1997. |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Urena lobata (caesar weed) | Present | Native | Orchard, 1993; PIER, 2004. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Urochloa distachya (signal grass) | Present | Introduced | CSIRO, 2010; Simon and Alfonso, 2011. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Urochloa reptans (sprawling signalgrass) | Present | Introduced | Clayton et al., 2018. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Xanthosoma sagittifolium (elephant ear) | Present | Introduced | Swarbrick, 1997. | |
| Eukaryota | Plantae | Spermatophyta | Zoysia matrella (Manila grass) | Localised | Introduced | No | Flora of Australia, 2015. |
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