Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)

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Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)

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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.

Domain	Kingdom	Phylum	Species	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas citri (citrus canker)	Present			Shivas (1987); CABI and EPPO (2014); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aleurocanthus woglumi (citrus blackfly)	Present			Bellis et al. (2004); Gillespie (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)	Present		Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011); O'Dowd et al. (2003)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly)	Present		Invasive	CABI and EPPO (2003); Woods and Steiner (2012); EPPO (2022); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)	Present	Native		Drew and Hancock (1994); Drew et al. (2008); EPPO (2022); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera umbrosa	Present			Bellis et al. (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Harrington (2009)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil)	Present			UK, CAB International (1970); EPPO (2022)
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	Invasive	UK, CAB International (1971); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Monomorium destructor (Singapore ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nezara viridula (green stink bug)	Present			UK, CAB International (1970)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug)	Present			Bellis et al. (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratachardina pseudolobata (lobate lac scale)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Solenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Lake and O'Dowd (1991); Gotzek et al. (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera litura (taro caterpillar)	Present		Invasive	UK, CAB International (1993); EPPO (2022)
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	Invasive	Wood and Bright (1992)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Acridotheres fuscus (jungle myna)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Canis lupus familiaris (dogs)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Felis catus (cat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Hemidactylus frenatus (common house gecko)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Gibson-Hill (1950); Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Lutjanus kasmira (blueline snapper)	Present, Widespread	Native		Allen and Steene (1988)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Mus musculus (house mouse)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011); Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Passer domesticus (house sparrow)	Present	Introduced		Seebens et al. (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Pterois volitans (lionfish)	Present	Native		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 (South Pacific Regional Environment Programme) (2000)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Cnidaria	Tubastraea coccinea (orange-cup coral)	Present			Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Achatina fulica (giant African land snail)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Sproul (1983); Lake and O'Dowd (1991); O'Loughlin and Green (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Pteris tripartita (giant brake)	Present	Native		Encyclopedia of Life (2019)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Pteris vittata (Chinese ladder brake fern)	Present	Native		PIER (2018)
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		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	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	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 cruentus (red amaranth)	Absent, Eradicated			Swarbrick (1997); Orchard (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus dubius (spleen amaranth)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Orchard (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona muricata (soursop)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona reticulata (bullock's heart)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Antigonon leptopus (coral vine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Argemone mexicana (Mexican poppy)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	DEH (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aristolochia elegans (elegant Dutchman’s pipe)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2015); Weeds of Australia (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arundo donax (giant reed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2007); Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Averrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barleria cristata (Philippine violet)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barleria lupulina (hophead Philippine violet)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Basella alba (malabar spinach)	Present			WCSP (2017); ZipcodeZoo (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia monandra (Napoleon's plume)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Orchard (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens pilosa (blackjack)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Queensland Government (2018); USDA Forest Service (2000)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bixa orellana (annatto)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bothriochloa bladhii (Caucasian bluestem)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Orchard (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bougainvillea spectabilis (great bougainvillea)	Present	Introduced		Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Breynia disticha (snowbush)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	ILDIS (2014); PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus)	Present	Introduced		Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calopogonium caeruleum (jicama)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calopogonium mucunoides (calopo)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canna indica (canna lilly)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cardiospermum halicacabum (balloon vine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Weeds of Australia (2015); EPPO (2022)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cassia fistula (Indian laburnum)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Castilla elastica (Mexican rubber tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)	Present	Native		PIER (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort)	Present	Native		GBIF (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Gautier (1992)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cleome rutidosperma (fringed spiderflower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rivers (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cleome viscosa (Asian spiderflower)	Present	Native		Orchard (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	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	Naturalized	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	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Orchard (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Datura metel (Hindu datura)	Present	Native		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Delonix regia (flamboyant)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS (2009); Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Derris elliptica (tuba root)	Present	Introduced		ILDIS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eleusine indica (goose grass)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis amabilis (Japanese lovegrass)	Present	Native		Mallet (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis pilosa (India lovegrass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Simon and Alfonso (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eriobotrya japonica (loquat)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)	Present	Introduced		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	Gossypium barbadense (Gallini cotton)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017)
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			CABI (Undated)
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	Ipomoea cairica (five-fingered morning glory)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Staples (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet-creeper )	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Queensland Government (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea nil (white edge morning-glory)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine)	Present	Introduced		Staples (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine)	Present	Introduced		Govaerts (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha curcas (jatropha)	Present	Introduced		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	Kyllinga nemoralis (white kyllinga)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lemna aequinoctialis (lesser duckweed)	Present	Native		Beentje and Lansdown (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	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	Invasive	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 (giant sensitive plant)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Momordica charantia (bitter gourd)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Morinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry)	Present	Native		Govaerts (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Moringa oleifera (horse radish tree)	Present	Introduced		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	Murraya paniculata (orange jessamine)	Present	Native		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nerium oleander (oleander)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oldenlandia corymbosa (flat-top mille graines)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)	Present	Introduced		ISSG (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paederia foetida (skunkvine)	Present, Localized		Invasive	Puff (1991); Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum conjugatum (buffalo grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum distichum (knotgrass)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora foetida (red fruit passion flower)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pentas lanceolata (Egyptian starcluster)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Piper aduncum (spiked pepper)	Present, Widespread	Introduced		Hartemink (2006)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pluchea indica (Indian camphorweed)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca pilosa (kiss-me-quick)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pterocarpus indicus (red sandalwood)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ptychosperma macarthurii (Macarthur palm)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pueraria phaseoloides (tropical kudzu)	Present	Introduced		Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2014); CABI (Undated)
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	Invasive	CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna alata (candle bush)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna occidentalis (coffee senna)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	USDA-ARS (2016); PIER (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna surattensis (golden senna)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania grandiflora (sesbania)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida acuta (sida)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Weeds of Australia (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2008); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sphagneticola trilobata (wedelia)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	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, Unconfirmed presence record(s)			Moldenke (1980)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stictocardia tiliifolia (spottedheart)	Present	Native		PIER (2019)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Synedrella nodiflora (synedrella)	Present			Puy et al. (1993)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium cumini (black plum)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tagetes erecta (Mexican marigold)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tamarindus indica (tamarind)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Weeds of Australia (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tecoma stans (yellow bells)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Swarbrick and Hart (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican sunflower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	PIER (2018)
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	Invasive	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	Vitex trifolia	Present	Introduced		Govaerts (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (elephant ear)	Present	Introduced		Swarbrick (1997)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Zoysia matrella (Manila grass)	Present, Localized	Introduced		Flora of Australia (2015)

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Generate a spreadsheet of the List of Species which also includes records from basic datasheets.

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

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