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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	citrus huanglongbing (greening) disease (citrus greening)	Present, Few occurrences			EPPO (2019); CABI (Undated)
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Liberibacter asiaticus (Asian greening)	Present			CABI (Undated); CABI/EPPO (2017); EPPO (2020)
Bacteria		Proteobacteria	Xanthomonas citri (citrus canker)	Absent, Confirmed absent by survey			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Panama disease of banana)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Phomopsis vexans (Phomopsis blight of eggplant)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2008)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Basidiomycota	Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2014); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Basidiomycota	Phakopsora pachyrhizi (soyabean rust)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aleurothrixus floccosus (woolly whitefly)	Present			EPPO (2020); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Amblyomma variegatum (tropical bont tick)	Present			CABI Data Mining (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Anastrepha obliqua (West Indian fruit fly)	Present, Widespread			Kisliuk and Cooley (1933); CABI/EPPO (2011); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aonidiella orientalis (oriental yellow scale)	Present			NHM (1979)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aonidomytilus albus (tapioca scale)	Present	Native		Nakahara (1983)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	UK, CAB International (1969)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1966)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aulacaspis yasumatsui (cycad aulacaspis scale)	Present	Introduced		CABI and EPPO (2000); Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Boophilus microplus	Present			CABI Data Mining (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1988); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)	Present			Nakahara (1983)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chthamalus proteus	Present, Widespread			Southward (1975); Zardus and Hadfield (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm)	Absent, Eradicated			Williams et al. (1977); CABI Data Mining (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cryptotermes brevis (powderpost termite)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Hagen (1858)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Present, Widespread	Introduced		Porter (1967)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Cylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil)	Present			UK, CAB International (1970); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)	Present			Ben-Dov (1994)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (grey pineapple mealybug)	Present			García Morales et al. (2016)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug)	Present			Ben-Dov (1994); Beatty (1944); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Helicoverpa zea (American cotton bollworm)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1976)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Heteropsylla cubana (leucaena psyllid)	Present			Napompeth (1990); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hypogeococcus pungens (cactus mealybug)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Liriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Litopenaeus vannamei (whiteleg shrimp)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Lemon and Borland (1997); CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nezara viridula (green stink bug)	Present			UK, CAB International (1970); Cantelo et al. (1974)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nipaecoccus nipae (spiked mealybug)	Present			Ben-Dov (1994); CABI and EPPO (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paracoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug)	Present	Introduced		Pollard (1999); CABI/EPPO (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Paratrechina longicornis (crazy ant)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm)	Present			UK, CAB International (1990)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Planococcus citri (citrus mealybug)	Present			Beatty (1944)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Plutella xylostella (diamondback moth)	Present			UK, CAB International (1967)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Polyphagotarsonemus latus (broad mite)	Present			UK, CAB International (1986)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Raoiella indica (red palm mite)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Welbourn (2006); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Saissetia oleae (olive scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1952)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Scyphophorus acupunctatus (agave weevil)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Solenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant)	Present	Introduced		ISSG (2009)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Davis et al. (2001); CABI and EPPO (2010); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Sternochetus mangiferae (mango seed weevil)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2015); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Tapinoma melanocephalum (ghost ant)	Present	Introduced		Wetterer (2009)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Toxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid)	Present, Localized			CABI and EPPO (1998); EPPO (2020); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Unaspis citri (citrus snow scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1962); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Xylosandrus compactus (shot-hole borer)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	CABI and EPPO (1997); EPPO (2020); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Anolis cristatellus (Puerto Rican crested anole)	Present, Widespread	Native		Platenberg and Boulon (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Bubulcus ibis (cattle egret)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Capra hircus (goats)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Carassius auratus auratus (goldfish)	Present	Introduced		Froese and Pauly (2009)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Cichla ocellaris (peacock cichlid)	Present	Introduced		Froese R and Pauly D (2015)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Eleutherodactylus coqui (Caribbean tree frog)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Felis catus (cat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Herpestes auropunctatus (small Indian mongoose)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Coblentz and Coblentz (1985)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Iguana iguana (iguana)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill)	Present, Localized	Introduced		Ogden et al. (1975)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass)	Present			Ogden et al. (1975); Froese and Pauly (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Molothrus bonariensis (shiny cowbird)	Present, Few occurrences			Avibase (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)	Present	Introduced		Pullin et al. (1997); Froese and Pauly (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia)	Present	Introduced		Pullin et al. (1997)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban treefrog)	Present	Introduced		IUCN (2017); Frost (2018)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oxyura jamaicensis (ruddy duck)	Present, Few occurrences	Native		Johnsgard and Carbonell (1996)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Pantherophis guttatus (corn snake)	Present	Introduced		Hodge et al. (2003); Perry et al. (2003); Platenberg and Boulon (2006); Perry and Platenberg (2007); Platenberg (2007)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Poecilia reticulata (guppy)	Present	Native		Froese and Pauly (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Pterois volitans (lionfish)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	REEF (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rachycentron canadum (cobia)	Present	Native		IUCN (2017)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus norvegicus (brown rat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rattus rattus (black rat)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Rhinella marina (cane toad)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sciaenops ocellatus (red drum)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Froese and Pauly (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sturnus vulgaris (common starling)	Present			Natureserve (2012)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Sus scrofa [ISC] (feral pig)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Kairo et al. (2003); Barrett and Birmingham (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Cnidaria	Tubastraea coccinea (orange-cup coral)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster)	Present	Introduced		DIAS (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Pinctada imbricata radiata (rayed pearl oyster)	Present	Native		Leal (2002)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Veronicella cubensis (Cuban slug)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Zachrysia provisoria (Cuban brown snail)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Robinson and Fields (2004)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Radopholus similis (burrowing nematode)	Present, Localized			CABI and EPPO (1999); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Chlorophyta	Caulerpa taxifolia (killer algae)	Present	Native		Guiry and Guiry (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Blechnum appendiculatum (palm fern)	Present			Missouri Botanical Garden (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Pteridophyta	Nephrolepis brownii (Asian swordfern)	Present	Introduced		GBIF (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Rhodophyta	Acanthophora spicifera	Present	Native		Perrone et al. (2006); Taylor (1960)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Rhodophyta	Hypnea musciformis	Present	Native		Taylor (1960)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abrus precatorius (rosary pea)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abutilon hirtum (Indian mallow)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Britton and Millspaugh (1920); Missouri Botanical Garden (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Abutilon indicum (country mallow)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Missouri Botanical Garden (2015); USDA-NRCS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia farnesiana (huisache)	Present, Planted	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia nilotica (gum arabic tree)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acanthospermum hispidum (bristly starbur)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Achyranthes aspera (devil's horsewhip)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Smithsonian Institution (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acmella uliginosa (marsh para cress)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Adenanthera pavonina (red-bead tree)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aeschynomene americana (shyleaf)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2015); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agave americana (century plant)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Agave sisalana (sisal hemp)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodriguez (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ageratum conyzoides (billy goat weed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); PIER (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Albizia lebbeck (Indian siris)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Albizia procera (white siris)	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree)	Present	Introduced		Krisnawati et al. (2011)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Allamanda cathartica (yellow allamanda)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aloe vera (true aloe)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alpinia purpurata (red ginger)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation			Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera halimifolia (hairy joyweed)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alysicarpus vaginalis (alyce clover)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus dubius (spleen amaranth)	Present	Native		Smithsonian Institution (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus viridis (slender amaranth)	Present			Britton and Wilson (1924)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ambrosia peruviana (Peruvian ragweed)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Anethum graveolens (dill)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona glabra (pond apple)	Present	Native		USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona muricata (soursop)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona reticulata (bullock's heart)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona squamosa (sugar apple)	Present	Introduced		USA, Missouri Botanical Garden (2009); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Antigonon leptopus (coral vine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Argemone mexicana (Mexican poppy)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Argyreia nervosa (elephant creeper)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Aristolochia elegans (elegant Dutchman’s pipe)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Arundo donax (giant reed)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	USDA-NRCS (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus setaceus (asparagus fern)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asystasia gangetica (chinese violet)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Averrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Azadirachta indica (neem tree)	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bacopa monnieri (water hyssop)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bambusa vulgaris (common bamboo)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barleria cristata (Philippine violet)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barleria lupulina (hophead Philippine violet)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barringtonia asiatica (sea poison tree)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Basella alba (malabar spinach)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		New York Botanical Garden (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Batis maritima (saltwort)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia tomentosa (yellow bauhinia)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bauhinia variegata (mountain ebony)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bidens pilosa (blackjack)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bixa orellana (annatto)	Present	Introduced		Hassler (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Boerhavia coccinea (scarlet spiderling)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Boerhavia diffusa (red spiderling)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bontia daphnoides (white alling)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bothriochloa pertusa (pitted beard grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	McNair and Lombard (2004); USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bougainvillea spectabilis (great bougainvillea)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Brassica juncea (mustard)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2019)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bromelia pinguin (wild pineapple)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Brugmansia candida (angel's trumpet)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Caladium bicolor (heart of Jesus)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Callisia fragrans (basketplant)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Callisia repens (creeping inch-plant)	Present	Native	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Más and Lugo (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Calotropis procera (apple of sodom)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	World Agroforestry Centre (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); New York Botanical Garden (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Canna indica (canna lilly)	Present			USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Capsicum annuum (bell pepper)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Capsicum baccatum (pepper)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cardiospermum grandiflorum (balloon vine)	Present			Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Carludovica palmata (Panama hat plant)	Present	Introduced		IUCN (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cassia fistula (Indian laburnum)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cassia grandis (pink shower)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cassia javanica (pink shower)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cassytha filiformis (love-vine)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Castilla elastica (Mexican rubber tree)	Present			GBIF (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cecropia peltata (trumpet tree)	Present	Native		Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cedrela odorata (Spanish cedar)	Present			USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cenchrus ciliaris (Buffel grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Centratherum punctatum (lark daisy)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cestrum nocturnum (night jessamine)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chamaecrista nictitans (sensitive partridge pea)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed)	Present	Native		Gautier (1992)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cleome viscosa (Asian spiderflower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum chinense (Chinese glory bower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clerodendrum indicum (Turk's turban)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clidemia hirta (Koster's curse)	Present	Native		Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Clusia rosea	Present	Native		Francis (1993); Riffle (1998)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cocos nucifera (coconut)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Codiaeum variegatum (garden croton)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); New York Botanical Garden (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's-tears)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Combretum indicum (Rangoon creeper)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cordia alliodora (Ecuador laurel)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cordia dentata (white manjack)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez (1996); Encyclopedia of Life (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cordia obliqua (clammy cherry)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cosmos caudatus (wild cosmos)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cosmos sulphureus (sulphur cosmos)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-ARS (2016); USDA-NRCS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Crotalaria retusa (rattleweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine)	Present	Introduced		Oakes and Butcher (1962)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Madagascar rubbervine)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005); Smithsonian Institution (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyanthillium cinereum (little ironweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactylis glomerata (cocksfoot)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dalbergia sissoo	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Datura innoxia (downy thorn apple)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Datura metel (Hindu datura)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Delonix regia (flamboyant)	Present	Introduced		USA, Missouri Botanical Garden (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Derris elliptica (tuba root)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Desmodium incanum (creeping beggerweed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dichanthium annulatum (Kleberg's bluestem)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dieffenbachia seguine (dumb cane)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria bicornis (Asian crabgrass)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria eriantha (pangola grass)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria insularis (sourgrass)	Present	Native		GBIF (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dioscorea alata (white yam)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dolichandra unguis-cati (cat's claw creeper)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Drymaria cordata (tropical chickweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Duranta erecta (golden dewdrop)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dysphania ambrosioides (Mexican tea)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Elephantopus mollis (elephant's foot)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eleusine indica (goose grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Emilia fosbergii (Florida tassel-flower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Emilia sonchifolia (red tasselflower)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Epipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Erechtites hieraciifolius (American burnweed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia hypericifolia (graceful spurge)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia lactea (mottled spurge)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia tirucalli (Indian-tree spurge)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Euphorbia tithymaloides (devil's backbone)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus elastica (rubber plant)	Present			Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus microcarpa (Indian laurel tree)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fimbristylis dichotoma (tall fringe rush)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Galphimia glauca (goldshower )	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); WAC (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Haematoxylum campechianum (logwood)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Halophila stipulacea (halophila seagrass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Willette et al. (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Heliotropium curassavicum (salt heliotrope)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hibiscus elatus (blue mahoe)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hura crepitans (sand box)	Present			Witt and Luke (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Hylocereus undatus (dragon fruit)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Impatiens balsamina (garden balsam)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Impatiens walleriana (busy lizzy)	Present, Widespread	Introduced		Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Imperata cylindrica (cogon grass)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera spicata (creeping indigo)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera suffruticosa (Anil indigo)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Indigofera tinctoria (true indigo)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (bush morning glory)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea ochracea (fence morning-glory)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ipomoea purpurea (tall morning glory)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ischaemum rugosum (saramollagrass)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jacaranda mimosifolia (jacaranda)	Present, Planted	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jasminum fluminense (Brazilian jasmine)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jasminum multiflorum (star jasmine)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha curcas (jatropha)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015); Kairo et al. (2003); USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Jatropha gossypiifolia (bellyache bush)	Present			CSIRO (1998)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Justicia pectoralis (freshcut)	Present			Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe delagoensis (chandelier plant)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe integra (Never die)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	New York Botanical Garden (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Kalanchoe pinnata (cathedral bells)	Present	Introduced		Ting (1989); USDA-NRCS (2004); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lagerstroemia indica (Indian crape myrtle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lagerstroemia speciosa (Pride of India)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lantana camara (lantana)	Present	Native	Invasive	Morton (1994)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lawsonia inermis (Egyptian privet)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lemna perpusilla (duckweed)	Present			USDA-NRCS (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leonotis nepetifolia (Christmas candlestick)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leonurus japonicus (honeyweed)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lepidium virginicum (Virginian peppercress)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leptochloa chinensis (Chinese sprangletop)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena diversifolia	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Kairo et al. (2003); USDA-NRCS (2004); ILDIS (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Macroptilium atropurpureum (siratro)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Malvaviscus arboreus (wax mallow)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mangifera indica (mango)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Manilkara zapota (sapodilla)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Maranta arundinacea (arrowroot)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Martynia annua (tiger's claw)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melaleuca quinquenervia (paperbark tree)	Present	Introduced		Kairo et al. (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melastoma malabathricum (Banks melastoma)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melia azedarach (Chinaberry)	Present	Introduced		Anon (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melicoccus bijugatus (Spanish lime)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez (2003); Clark (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melinis repens (natal redtop)	Present			GBIF (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mentha pulegium (pennyroyal)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia aegyptia (hairy woodrose)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia tuberosa (woodrose)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia umbellata (hogvine)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mesosphaerum pectinatum (comb bushmint)	Present			USDA-NRCS (2013); Boldingh (1909)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa ceratonia (climbing mimosa)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa diplotricha (creeping sensitive plant)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa pudica (sensitive plant)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Momordica charantia (bitter gourd)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Morinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Moringa oleifera (horse radish tree)	Present, Planted	Introduced		NMNH (2017); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mussaenda erythrophylla (red flag bush)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nopalea cochenillifera (cochineal cactus)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nymphaea lotus (white Egyptian lotus)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Odontonema nitidum (shrubby toothedthread)	Absent, Formerly present			Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oeceoclades maculata (monk orchid)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez (1996)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Opuntia stricta (erect prickly pear)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pachira insignis (wild chestnut)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Parkinsonia aculeata (Mexican palo-verde)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Parthenium hysterophorus (parthenium weed)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2012); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalidium geminatum (Egyptian paspalidium)	Present, Localized	Native		Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum conjugatum (buffalo grass)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum densum (dense crowngrass)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum distichum (knotgrass)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2009); Chase (1929)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum paniculatum (Russell River grass)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum vaginatum (seashore paspalum)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora edulis (passionfruit)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Passiflora suberosa (corkystem passionflower)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu grass)	Present, Localized	Introduced		USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum purpureum (elephant grass)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Petiveria alliacea (guinea hen weed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013); Missouri Botanical Garden (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pimenta racemosa (bay rum tree)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2013); USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Piper auritum	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)	Present			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind)	Present, Planted	Introduced		Parrotta (1991)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Plantago major (broad-leaved plantain)	Present			USDA-NRCS (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Plectranthus amboinicus (Indian borage)	Present	Introduced		PIER (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Plectranthus scutellarioides (coleus)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pluchea carolinensis (sourbush)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca oleracea (purslane)	Present	Introduced		Liogier and Martorell (1982)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca pilosa (kiss-me-quick)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodriguez and Strong (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Portulaca quadrifida (chickenweed)	Present			GBIF (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Prosopis juliflora (mesquite)	Present, Planted			Johnston (1962); EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Prosopis pallida (mesquite)	Present, Planted	Introduced		Johnston (1962)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Mexican flamevine)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Psidium guajava (guava)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pueraria phaseoloides (tropical kudzu)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ricinus communis (castor bean)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rivina humilis (bloodberry)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Russelia equisetiformis (firecracker plant)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2016); Fosberg (1976)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Salvia occidentalis (West Indian sage)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Samanea saman (rain tree)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sansevieria hyacinthoides (African bowstring hemp)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sansevieria trifasciata (mother-in-law’s tongue)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Scaevola taccada (beach naupaka)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-ARS (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schefflera actinophylla (umbrella tree)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-ARS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna alata (candle bush)	Present	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2016); Fosberg (1976); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna hirsuta (hairy senna)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2018)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna multijuga (November shower)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna occidentalis (coffee senna)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna siamea (yellow cassia)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Missouri Botanical Garden (2007); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania grandiflora (sesbania)	Present	Introduced		USDA-ARS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania sericea (silky sesban)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Eggers (1879); Acevedo-Rodríguez (1996)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania sesban (sesban)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Setaria parviflora (knotroot foxtail)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida acuta (sida)	Present	Native	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sida repens (Javanese fanpetals)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum erianthum (potato tree)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum rostratum (prickly nightshade)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Solanum seaforthianum (Brazilian nightshade)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathoglottis plicata (Philippine ground orchid)	Present	Introduced		Ackerman (1995)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spergula arvensis (corn spurry)	Present			Lorenzi and Jeffery (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spermacoce verticillata (shrubby false buttonwood)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sphagneticola trilobata (wedelia)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sporobolus pyramidatus (whorled dropseed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodriguez and Strong (2015); Missouri Botanical Garden (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sporobolus tenuissimus (tropical dropseed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); USDA-NRCS (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stenotaphrum secundatum (buffalo grass)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sterculia apetala (Panama tree)	Present, Only in captivity/cultivation	Introduced		Missouri Botanical Garden (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syngonium podophyllum (arrowhead vine)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium cumini (black plum)	Present	Introduced		Kairo et al. (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium jambos (rose apple)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	Morton (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tabebuia heterophylla (pink trumpet tree)	Present			USA, USDA-ARS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tabebuia rosea (pink poui)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tecoma capensis (Cape honeysuckle)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tecoma stans (yellow bells)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2005); USDA-NRCS (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tectona grandis (teak)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tephrosia candida (white tephrosia)	Present	Introduced		Kairo et al. (2003)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Terminalia catappa (Singapore almond)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thespesia populnea (portia tree)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Austin (1993); USDA-ARS (2015); USDA-NRCS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia alata (black eyed Susan)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia fragrans (whitelady)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Thunbergia grandiflora (Bengal trumpet)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia pallida (purple queen)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia spathacea (boat lily)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tradescantia zebrina (wandering jew)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tribulus cistoides (false puncture vine)	Present			USDA-NRCS (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tridax procumbens (coat buttons)	Present, Localized			EPPO (2020)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Triphasia trifolia (limeberry)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez (1996); Chakroff (2010); Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Triumfetta rhomboidea (diamond burbark)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Lay KK (1950)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Triumfetta semitriloba (burweed)	Present	Native		USDA-NRCS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Turnera ulmifolia (West Indian holly)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Typha domingensis (southern cattail)	Present	Native		USA, USDA-NRCS (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urena lobata (caesar weed)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); Más and Lugo (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urena sinuata (bur mallow)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urochloa mutica (para grass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Urochloa reptans (sprawling signalgrass)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Rojas-Sandoval and Acevedo-Rodríguez (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Vachellia macracantha (porknut)	Present	Native		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Xanthosoma sagittifolium (elephant ear)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Yucca aloifolia (Spanish bayonet)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012); GBIF (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Zingiber officinale (ginger)	Present	Introduced		Acevedo-Rodríguez and Strong (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ziziphus mauritiana (jujube)	Present	Introduced		USDA-NRCS (2007)
Virus			Banana streak disease	Present	Native	Invasive	Diekmann and Putter (1996)
Virus			Papaya ringspot virus	Present			CABI and EPPO (2003)
Virus			Sugarcane mosaic virus (mosaic of abaca)	Present			EPPO (2020)

List of Species CSV Output

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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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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.

Disease	Distribution	References
brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)	Present	Ahl et al. (1993)
Cochliomyia hominivorax infestation	Absent, Eradicated	Williams et al. (1977)
cryptosporidiosis in livestock and poultry	Present	Crabtree et al. (1996)
fibropapillomatosis of sea turtles	Present	Eliazar et al. (2000)

List of Animal Diseases CSV Output

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

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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Agricultural Production

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2011-2007 | 2006-2002

crop
Bananas	Production Quantity
Fruit excl Melons,Total + (Total)	Production Quantity	A	A	A	A	A
Sugar cane	Area Harvested
Sugar cane	Production Quantity
Sugar cane	Yield

2011-2007 | 2006-2002

crop
Bananas	Production Quantity
Fruit excl Melons,Total + (Total)	Production Quantity	A	A	A	A	A
Sugar cane	Area Harvested
Sugar cane	Production Quantity
Sugar cane	Yield

Land Usage

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2011-2007 | 2006-2002

land use		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
Agricultural area	Area	4	Fm	4	Fm	4	Fm	4	Fm	4	Fm
Arable land	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm
Arable land and Permanent crops	Area	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm
Country area	Area	35	W	35	W	35	W	35	W	35	W
Forest area	Area	20.1	Fm	20.2	Q	20.4	Fm	20.57	Fm	20.73	Fm
Land area	Area	35	W	35	W	35	W	35	W	35	W
Other land	Area	10.9	Fm	10.8	Fm	10.6	Fm	10.43	Fm	10.27	Fm
Permanent crops	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm
Permanent meadows and pastures	Area	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	W
Total area equipped for irrigation	Area	0.1	Fm	0.1	Fm	0.1	Fm	0.1	Fm	0.1	W

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	4	Fm	6	Fm	6	Fm	6	F	6	F
Arable land	Area	1	Fm	2	Fm	2	Fm	2	F	2	F
Arable land and Permanent crops	Area	2	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	F	3	F
Country area	Area	35	W	35	W	35	W	35	Q	35	Q
Forest area	Area	20.9	Fm	21.07	Q	21.24	Fm	21.41	Fm	21.57	Fm
Land area	Area	35	W	35	W	35	W	35	Q	35	Q
Other land	Area	10.1	Fm	7.93	Fm	7.76	Fm	7.59	Fm	7.43	Fm
Permanent crops	Area	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	Fm	1	F	1	F
Permanent meadows and pastures	Area	2	Fm	3	Fm	3	Fm	3	F	3	Q
Total area equipped for irrigation	Area	0.2	Fm	0.2	Fm	0.2	Fm	0.2	Fm	0.2	W

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