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Palau

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Climates: Tropical

Selected Statistics, World Bank (2007)
Population, total: 20,162
GNI per capita, Atlas method: US$8,270
GNI, Atlas method: US$166,806,416
GDP: US$164,288,992
Agriculture, value added: US$5,597,000

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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 axonopodis pv. manihotis (cassava bacterial blight)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas citri (citrus canker)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Chromista	Oomycota	Phytophthora colocasiae (taro leaf blight)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Mycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aleurodicus dispersus (whitefly)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2006; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)	Present			ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)	Present			NAPPO 15:2; CIE, 1966.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aulacaspis yasumatsui (cycad aulacaspis scale)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)	Present	Introduced	Yes	CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera frauenfeldi (mango fruit fly)	Present			Leblanc, 1997; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bactrocera umbrosa	Present			Leblanc, 1997.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Bemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)	Present			Beardsley, 1966.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Widespread	Introduced		Bohart, 1957.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2004; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)	Present			Ben-Dov, 1994.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Euwallacea destruens	Present	Introduced	Yes	Wood and Bright, 1992.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Euwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug)	Present			Ben-Dov, 1994; Beardsley, 1966.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Gynaikothrips ficorum (Cuban laurel thrips)	Present			Jacot-Guillarmod and Brothers, 1986.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)	Present			EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
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	Oryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paracoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug)	Present			Muniappan et al., 2006; CABI/EPPO, 2012.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pheidole megacephala (big-headed ant)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2009.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phyllocnistis citrella (citrus leaf miner)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Planococcus citri (citrus mealybug)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1999.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Saissetia oleae (olive scale)	Present			CIE, 1973; Ben-Dov, 1993.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera litura (taro caterpillar)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)	Present	Introduced		Wetterer, 2009.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Thrips palmi (melon thrips)	Present			CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xyleborus perforans (island pinhole borer)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Wood and Bright, 1992.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xyleborus similis	Present	Introduced	Yes	Wood and Bright, 1992.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Asian ambrosia beetle)	Present	Introduced		Wood and Bright, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2009; EPPO, 2018.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Anser indicus (bar-headed goose)	Present, few occurrences	Native		BirdLife International, 2009.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Boiga irregularis (brown tree snake)	Absent, formerly present			Stanford and Rodda, 2007; ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Epinephelus lanceolatus (giant grouper)	Present	Native		Myers, 1999; Froese and Pauly, 2004.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Hemidactylus frenatus (common house gecko)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Crombie and Pregill, 1999.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Lutjanus kasmira (blueline snapper)	Widespread	Native	No	Allen, 1985.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Macaca fascicularis (crab-eating macaque)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (oriental weatherloach)	Present	Introduced		Froese and Pauly, 2009.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Mus musculus (house mouse)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Poecilia reticulata (guppy)	Present	Introduced		Welcomme, 1988.
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	Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011; ISSG, 2013.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus rattus (black rat)	Present	Introduced	Yes	ISSG, 2011; ISSG, 2013.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rhinella marina (cane toad)	Present	Introduced		ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sus scrofa [ISC] (feral pig)	Present	Introduced	Yes	SPREP, 2000.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Varanus indicus (ambon lizard)	Present	Native	No	ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Xiphophorus maculatus (southern platyfish)	Present	Introduced		Welcomme, 1988.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Echinodermata	Acanthaster planci (crown-of-thorns starfish)	Present		Yes	ISSG, 2011.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Achatina fulica (giant African land snail)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Tillier et al., 1993; Cowie, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster)	Present	Introduced		MMDC, 1975.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Euglandina rosea (rosy predator snail)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Civeyrel and Simberloff, 1996; Cowie, 2003.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Pinctada imbricata radiata (rayed pearl oyster)	Present	Native	No	Poutiers, 1998a.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Pratylenchus coffeae (banana root nematode)	Present			Bridge, 1988; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Radopholus similis (burrowing nematode)	Restricted distribution			Bridge, 1988b; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Platyhelminthes	Platydemus manokwari (New guinea flatworm)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Eldredge and Smith , 1994.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Adiantum hispidulum (rosy maidenhair fern)	Present, few occurrences	Native		Hillman et al., 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Lygodium microphyllum (old world climbing fern)	Present	Native		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Rhodophyta	Acanthophora spicifera	Present	Native		Doty, 1961.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Rhodophyta	Gracilaria salicornia	Present	Native		Tsuda, 1985.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abrus precatorius (rosary pea)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abutilon indicum (country mallow)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia confusa	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia farnesiana (huisache)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2004.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Achyranthes aspera (devil's horsewhip)	Present			Swarbrick, 1997.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Adenanthera pavonina (red-bead tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003; PIER, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agave americana (century plant)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agave sisalana (sisal hemp)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ageratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present			PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Allamanda cathartica (yellow allamanda)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alpinia purpurata (red ginger)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009; PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed)	Present			PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus dubius (spleen amaranth)	Present	Introduced	Yes	GBIF, 2014; PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona cherimola (cherimoya)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014; Wagner et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona muricata (soursop)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014; Wagner et al., 2014b.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona reticulata (bullock's heart)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014; Wagner et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona squamosa (sugar apple)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2009; Wagner et al., 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Antigonon leptopus (coral vine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)	Present	Introduced		Ragone, 2006.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arundo donax (giant reed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2007; Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asclepias curassavica (bloodflower)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979; Swarbrick, 1997; Space et al., 2003; USDA-ARS, 2011; Wagner et al., 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asystasia gangetica (chinese violet)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Averrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015; PIER, 2015; Wagner et al., 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bambusa vulgaris (common bamboo)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barleria cristata (Philippine violet)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barleria lupulina (hophead Philippine violet)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barringtonia asiatica (sea poison tree)	Present	Native		Govaerts and Tulig, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia monandra (Napoleon's plume)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia purpurea (purple bauhinia)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia variegata (mountain ebony)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens alba	Present	Introduced		Englberger, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens pilosa (blackjack)	Present			USDA Forest Service, 2000.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bixa orellana (annatto)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (calliandra)	Present	Introduced	No	Space et al., 2003; PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Callisia fragrans (basketplant)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced	No	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calopogonium mucunoides (calopo)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calotropis procera (apple of sodom)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canna indica (canna lilly)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008.
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	Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)	Present			PIER, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort)	Present	Native		PIER, 2014; USDA-ARS, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centratherum punctatum (lark daisy)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chamaecrista nictitans (sensitive partridge pea)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Fosberg et al., 1979; Raulerson et al., 1996; Space et al., 2003; Space et al., 2009; PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cheilocostus speciosus	Present	Introduced		Englberger, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chloris barbata (purpletop chloris)	Present			Whistler, 1994.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chloris virgata (feather finger grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Esguerra, 2002; PIER, 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chrysopogon aciculatus (golden false beardgrass)	Present	Native		Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cinchona pubescens (quinine tree)	Absent, formerly present	Introduced	No	Fosberg et al., 1993.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cleome viscosa (Asian spiderflower)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum paniculatum	Present	Introduced		Englberger, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum quadriloculare (bronze-leaved clerodendrum)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum speciosissimum (Java glory bower)	Present		Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Wester and Wood, 1977; PIER, 2007; Englberger, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cocos nucifera (coconut)	Present	Introduced		Chan and Elevitch, 2006.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Colocasia esculenta (taro)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg, et al., 1987.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Colubrina asiatica (latherleaf)	Present	Native		Wagner et al., 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Combretum indicum (Rangoon creeper)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cosmos caudatus (wild cosmos)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crassocephalum crepidioides (redflower ragleaf)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crotalaria retusa (rattleweed)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crotalaria spectabilis (showy rattlepod)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Madagascar rubbervine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cuphea hyssopifolia (false heather)	Present	Introduced	No	HEAR, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Native		Wagner et al., 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1987.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Datura metel (Hindu datura)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014; Wagner et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Delonix regia (flamboyant)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Desmodium incanum (creeping beggerweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dichanthium annulatum (Kleberg's bluestem)	Present			PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dieffenbachia seguine (dumb cane)	Present	Introduced	Yes	HEAR, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria bicornis (Asian crabgrass)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria eriantha (pangola grass)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria fuscescens (yellow crab grass)	Present	Native		PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dioscorea bulbifera (air potato)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Duranta erecta (golden dewdrop)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present			Whistler, 1995; Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)	Present			EPPO, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elaeis guineensis (African oil palm)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elephantopus mollis (elephant's foot)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eleusine indica (goose grass)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Epipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eragrostis atrovirens (thalia lovegrass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Erechtites hieraciifolius (American burnweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Etlingera elatior (torch ginger)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1987.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia hypericifolia (graceful spurge)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia lactea (mottled spurge)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia tirucalli (Indian-tree spurge)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia tithymaloides (devil's backbone)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Falcataria moluccana (batai wood)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus benjamina (weeping fig)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus carica (common fig)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus elastica (rubber plant)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus microcarpa (Indian laurel tree)	Present			Little and Skolmen, 1989; PIER, 2014; USDA-ARS, 2014; Wagner et al., 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fimbristylis littoralis (lesser fimbristylis)	Present	Native		Fosberg et al., 1987.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Flemingia macrophylla (large leaf flemingia)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Flemingia strobilifera (wild hops)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009; PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gaillardia pulchella (Indian blanket)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia )	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979; Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hedychium coronarium (white butterfly ginger lily)	Present	Introduced		USDA Forest Service, 2011.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Heliconia bihai (macaw flower)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hemigraphis alternata (red ivy)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Heterotis rotundifolia (pink lady)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hibiscus tiliaceus (coast cottonwood)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2018; GRIIS, 2018.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Imperata cylindrica (cogon grass)	Present			Space et al., 2003; PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera hirsuta (hairy indigo)	Eradicated		Yes	PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory)	Present			PIER, 2003; Gunn and Ritchie, 1982.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (bush morning glory)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jacaranda mimosifolia (jacaranda)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jasminum multiflorum (star jasmine)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha curcas (jatropha)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha gossypiifolia (bellyache bush)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	IRVINE, 1961; Chadhokar, 1978; Fosberg et al., 1979; Holm et al., 1979; Dehgan, 1982.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe delagoensis (chandelier plant)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe pinnata (cathedral bells)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979; Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Meyer, 2000.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leonurus japonicus (honeyweed)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lepidium virginicum (Virginian peppercress)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lindernia crustacea (Malaysian false pimpernel)	Present	Native		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Livistona chinensis (Chinese fan palm)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ludwigia hyssopifolia (water primrose)	Present		No	GBIF, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Luffa acutangula (angled luffa)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Luffa aegyptiaca (loofah)	Present			PIER, 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Macroptilium atropurpureum (siratro)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mangifera indica (mango)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Manilkara zapota (sapodilla)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Introduced	No	Fosberg et al., 1987.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melaleuca quinquenervia (paperbark tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013.
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	Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia peltata	Present	Introduced		Englberger, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia umbellata (hogvine)	Present			Defilipps et al., 1988.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mesosphaerum pectinatum (comb bushmint)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979; Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mikania micrantha (bitter vine)	Widespread	Introduced	Yes	Waterhouse and Norris, 1987; Englberger, 2009; PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa diplotricha (giant sensitive plant)	Restricted distribution	Introduced	Yes	Holm and Michaels, 2003; PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Momordica charantia (bitter gourd)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Morinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Moringa oleifera (horse radish tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Muntingia calabura (Jamaica cherry)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Murdannia nudiflora (doveweed)	Present	Native		PIER, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nandina domestica (Nandina)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nopalea cochenillifera (cochineal cactus)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2017.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Opuntia humifusa	Present			Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Opuntia monacantha (common prickly pear)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)	Present	Native		Wagner et al., 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Panicum repens (torpedo grass)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2004.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum distichum (knotgrass)	Present			PIER, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum paniculatum (Russell River grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum scrobiculatum (ricegrass paspalum)	Present			PIER, 2004.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum vaginatum (seashore paspalum)	Present			Lorence and Flynn, 2010b.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora suberosa (corkystem passionflower)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013; Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum setaceum (fountain grass)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Fosberg et al., 1979; Space et al., 2003; Wagner et al., 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis peruviana (Cape gooseberry)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Piper aduncum (spiked pepper)	Widespread	Introduced		Hartemink, 2006.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Plectranthus amboinicus (Indian borage)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pluchea carolinensis (sourbush)	Present	Introduced		Fosberg et al., 1979.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pluchea indica (Indian camphorweed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca pilosa (kiss-me-quick)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2012; Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu)	Present	Native		PIER, 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pueraria phaseoloides (tropical kudzu)	Present	Introduced		Raulerson, 2006.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Roystonea oleracea (Caribbean royal palm)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Russelia equisetiformis (firecracker plant)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sacciolepis indica (glen woodgrass)	Present	Native		PIER, 2010.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Samanea saman (rain tree)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2002.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sanchezia parvibracteata (sanchezia)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sanchezia speciosa (shrubby whitevein)	Present	Introduced		Lorence and Flynn, 2010.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sansevieria trifasciata (mother-in-law’s tongue)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schefflera actinophylla (umbrella tree)	Eradicated			Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna alata (candle bush)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna obtusifolia (sicklepod)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Fosberg et al., 1979.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna occidentalis (coffee senna)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna siamea (yellow cassia)	Reported present or known to be present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2007.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna surattensis (golden senna)	Present only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		PIER, 2014.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida acuta (sida)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sorghum halepense (Johnson grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sphagneticola trilobata (wedelia)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2008; HEAR, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachytarpheta cayennensis (blue snakeweed)	Present, few occurrences	Introduced	Yes	Fosberg et al., 1979; Space et al., 2003; Space et al., 2009; PIER, 2015; USDA-ARS, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachytarpheta urticifolia (rattail)	Absent, unreliable record			Moldenke, 1980.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stenotaphrum secundatum (buffalo grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2013.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sterculia foetida (Java olive)	Present
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Striga asiatica (witch weed)	Present	Introduced	Yes	PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium cumini (black plum)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium jambos (rose apple)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tabebuia heterophylla (pink trumpet tree)	Present	Introduced	No	PIER, 2008.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tecoma stans (yellow bells)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tephrosia candida (white tephrosia)	Present	Introduced	No	Space and Imada, 2004; GBIF, 2015; PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thespesia populnea (portia tree)	Present		No	Friday and Okano, 2006.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia grandiflora (Bengal trumpet)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia spathacea (boat lily)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew)	Present	Introduced	No	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Turnera ulmifolia (West Indian holly)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urena lobata (caesar weed)	Present			Fosberg et al., 1979; PIER, 2004; USDA-ARS, 2012.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urochloa distachya (signal grass)	Present	Introduced		PIER, 2015.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urochloa mutica (para grass)	Present	Introduced	Yes	Space et al., 2003.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urochloa reptans (sprawling signalgrass)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS, 2018.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Utricularia gibba	Present	Native	No	Zhenyu and Cheek, 2011.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Vigna marina (beach bean)	Widespread	Native	No	NYBG, 2016.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (elephant ear)	Present	Introduced		Space et al., 2009.
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Zoysia matrella (Manila grass)	Localised			PIER, 2016.
Virus			Banana bunchy top virus (bunchy top of banana)	Absent, invalid record			CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.

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Land Usage

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2011-2007 | 2006-2002

land use		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
Agricultural area	Area	5	Fm	5	Fm	5	Fm	5	Fm	5	Fm
Arable land	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm
Arable land and Permanent crops	Area	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm
Country area	Area	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm
Forest area	Area	40.3	Fm	40.3	Q	40.3	Fm	40.3	Fm	40.3	Fm
Land area	Area	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm
Other land	Area	0.7	Fm	0.7	Fm	0.7	Fm	0.7	Fm	0.7	Fm
Permanent crops	Area	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm
Permanent meadows and pastures	Area	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm

Land Usage: (1000 Ha)
E = Expert sources from FAO (including other divisions) | Fm = Manual Estimation | I = Country data reported by International Organizations where the country is a member (Semi-official) - WTO, EU, UNSD, etc. | Q = Official data reported on FAO Questionnaires from countries | W = Data reported on country official publications or web sites (Official) or trade country files

2011-2007 | 2006-2002

land use		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Agricultural area	Area	5	Fm	5	Fm	5	Fm	5	Fm	5	Fm
Arable land	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm
Arable land and Permanent crops	Area	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm
Country area	Area	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Q	46	Q
Forest area	Area	40.3	Fm	40.3	Q	40.2	Fm	40	Fm	39.9	Fm
Land area	Area	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Fm	46	Q	46	Q
Other land	Area	0.7	Fm	0.7	Fm	0.8	Fm	1	Fm	1.1	Fm
Permanent crops	Area	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm
Permanent meadows and pastures	Area	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm

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