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The table lists the species recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full species datasheets). It includes species that are invasive in this region, those for which there is no data on invasive status, and also species that are not invasive in the region but are reported as invasive elsewhere. This summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the distribution record. For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

DomainKingdomPhylumSpeciesDistributionOriginInvasiveReferences
BacteriaProteobacteriacitrus huanglongbing (greening) disease (citrus greening) Present Ahlawat, 1997.
BacteriaProteobacteriaLiberibacter asiaticus (Asian greening) Present CABI/EPPO, 2006; CABI/EPPO, 2012; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaRalstonia solanacearum (bacterial wilt of potato) Present CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaRalstonia solanacearum race 1 (bacterial wilt of solanaceous crops) Present CABI and EPPO, 1999.
BacteriaProteobacteriaXanthomonas citri (citrus canker) Present Bradbury, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora colocasiae (taro leaf blight) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora infestans (Phytophthora blight) Present Jhilmil et al., 2001.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaAlternaria triticina (leaf blight of wheat) Present Native Das et al., 1989.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaColletotrichum acutatum (black spot of strawberry) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2010.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaGuignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot) Absent, confirmed by survey EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaNeofusicoccum mangiferae Present Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaPhomopsis vexans (Phomopsis blight of eggplant) Present Ali and Saikia, 1993; CABI/EPPO , 2008.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaHeterobasidion annosum sensu lato (Heterobasidion root rot) Present Native NoCMI, 1980; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPhakopsora pachyrhizi (soyabean rust) Present CABI/EPPO, 2015; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPhellinus noxius (brown tea root disease) Present CABI and EPPO, 1997.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPuccinia graminis (stem rust of cereals) Present JOSHI et al., 1970; Joshi et al., 1978.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAgrotis ipsilon (black cutworm) Present Borah et al., 1982.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAleurocanthus woglumi (citrus blackfly) Present EPPO, 2014; CIE, 1995.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAnoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant) Present Introduced ISSG, 2011.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAonidiella aurantii (red scale) Present IIE, 1996.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis craccivora (groundnut aphid) Present Purnima and Dutta, 2002; Shimantini et al., 2016.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis gossypii (cotton aphid) Present UK CAB International, 1968.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid) Present Introduced YesCABI/EPPO, 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAspidiotus destructor (coconut scale) Present CIE, 1966.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera cucurbitae (melon fly) Present YesCABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly) Present YesCABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera zonata (peach fruit fly) Present EPPO, 2014; Hardy, 1977; CABI/EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBoophilus microplus Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBrevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite) Present CABI/EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCalacarus carinatus (purple tea mite) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChilo partellus (spotted stem borer) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChilo suppressalis (striped rice stem borer) Present Pujari et al., 2008.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale) Present CIE, 1988; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale) Present CIE, 1969; Varshney, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCoccinella septempunctata (seven-spot ladybird) Present Bhattacharyya et al., 2006.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito) Widespread YesManas Sarkar et al., 2009.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil) Present CABI/EPPO, 2004; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDialeurodes citri (citrus whitefly) Present IIE, 1996; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDiaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid) Present CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDiaspidiotus perniciosus (San José scale) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug) Present CIE, 1972.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaErionota thrax (banana skipper) Present Evans, 1949; Wynter-Blyth, 1957; CIE, 1981; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaErionota torus (banana skipper) Present Native NoEvans, 1941.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaEriosoma lanigerum (woolly aphid) Present CIE, 1975.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaEuwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer) Present Rajesh et al., 2011; CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaEuwallacea piceus Present Native NoBeeson, 1930.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaFerrisia virgata (striped mealybug) Present Mustafee, 1970.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHelicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm) Present IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLernaea cyprinacea Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLissorhoptrus oryzophilus (rice water weevil) Present CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLycorma delicatula (spotted laternfly) Absent, unreliable record EPPO, 2018.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMaconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug) Present Native NoEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNezara viridula (green stink bug) Present Saha and Saharia, 1983; CABI/EPPO, 1998.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaOryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPapilio demoleus (chequered swallowtail) Present CIE, 1979.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaParacoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug) Present Sarma, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) Present IIE, 1990; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth) Present Debnath and Borah, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhyllocnistis citrella (citrus leaf miner) Present CABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPieris brassicae (large cabbage white) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlutella xylostella (diamondback moth) Present CIE, 1967.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudaonidia duplex (camphor, scale) Present Ben-Dov et al., 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2016.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRhyzopertha dominica (lesser grain borer) Present Sikha Deka, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSaissetia oleae (olive scale) Present CIE, 1973.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaScirtothrips dorsalis (chilli thrips) Present Dev, 1964; CABI/EPPO, 2010; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitobion miscanthi (indian grain aphid) Present Native NoNHM, 1960; Saharia, 1981; CABI/EPPO, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitophilus oryzae (lesser grain weevil) Present Pathak and Jha, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitotroga cerealella (grain moth) Present Borah and Mohon, 1982.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSpodoptera litura (taro caterpillar) Present YesIIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014; Pranab et al., 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSternochetus mangiferae (mango seed weevil) Present Anon, 1959; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaToxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTrogoderma granarium (khapra beetle) Present Sikha Deka, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaVespa velutina (Asian Hornet) Present Native Archer, 2012.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXyleborinus saxesenii (fruit-tree pinhole borer) Present Native NoWood and Bright, 1992.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXyleborus glabratus (redbay ambrosia beetle) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXyleborus perforans (island pinhole borer) Present Native NoUK CAB International, 1973.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXyleborus similis Present Native NoBeeson, 1930; Schedl, 1969.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus crassiusculus (Asian ambrosia beetle) Present Native NoWood and Bright, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2009; EPPO, 2018.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus discolor Present Native NoBeeson, 1930; Wood and Bright, 1992.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataAnser indicus (bar-headed goose) Present Native BirdLife International, 2009.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataBos taurus (cattle) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataBubalus bubalis (Asian water buffalo) Present only in captivity/cultivation NoCockrill, 1977.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCallosciurus erythraeus (Pallas's squirrel) Present Native Corbet and Hill, 1992.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCapra hircus (goats) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCettia diphone (Japanese bush-warbler) Present Native NoClement and Juana, 2013; Clements et al., 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataColumba livia (pigeons) Present Introduced ISSG, 2011.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataMacaca mulatta (rhesus macaque) Present Native NoTimmins et al., 2008.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPsittacula krameri (rose-ringed parakeet) Widespread Native YesJuniper and Parr, 2003; BirdLife International, 2009.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataPycnonotus jocosus (Red-whiskered bulbul) Widespread Native BirdLife International, 2017.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataTyto alba (Barn owl) Present Native NoKonig and Weick, 2010.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaAphelenchoides besseyi (rice leaf nematode) Widespread Prasad et al., 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaDitylenchus angustus (rice stem nematode) Present Roy, 1987; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne graminicola (rice root knot nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2001; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode) Present Prasad and, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne javanica (sugarcane eelworm) Present CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaRadopholus similis (burrowing nematode) Present Khan, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaTylenchulus semipenetrans (citrus root nematode) Widespread Swarup, 1969; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaPlatyhelminthesTaenia solium Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaePteridophytaAzolla pinnata (mosquito fern) Widespread Native Devashish and Kar Barbhuiya, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaePteridophytaLygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern) Present Native Garrison Hanks, 1998; Singh et al., 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle) Present Introduced WorldWideWattle, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia decurrens (green wattle) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia longifolia (golden wattle) Present Introduced Missouri Botanical Garden, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia mearnsii (black wattle) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012; CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia nilotica (gum arabic tree) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcrocarpus fraxinifolius (shingle tree) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAdenanthera pavonina (red-bead tree) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum conyzoides (billy goat weed) Present Introduced NoSaikia and Sarma, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum houstonianum (Blue billygoatweed) Present Introduced YesBarua et al., 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlbizia julibrissin (silk tree) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlbizia lebbeck (Indian siris) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlbizia procera (white siris) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlocasia macrorrhizos (giant taro) Present Introduced Govaerts, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed) Present Introduced Lal and Sah, 1990; Chandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArgyreia nervosa (elephant creeper) Present Native Galani et al., 2010.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArundo donax (giant reed) Present Native Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAstilbe rivularis Present Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAxonopus fissifolius Present Introduced Dutta et al., 2002.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAzadirachta indica (neem tree) Present Mehrotra, 1989.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBambusa bambos (giant thorny bamboo) Present Native Clayton et al., 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBambusa vulgaris (common bamboo) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia purpurea (purple bauhinia) Present Native Contu, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia variegata (mountain ebony) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBoerhavia diffusa (red spiderling) Present Hooker, 1885.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBrachypodium sylvaticum (slender false brome) Present Native NoVeldkamp and Vanscheindelen, 1989.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCaesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCaladium bicolor (heart of Jesus) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalotropis procera (apple of sodom) Present Native YesSastry and Kavathekar, 1990.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia fistula (Indian laburnum) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia javanica (pink shower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCatharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle) Present Introduced Govaerts, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChromolaena odorata (Siam weed) Present Introduced YesGautier, 1992b.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChrysopogon aciculatus (golden false beardgrass) Present Barthakur et al., 1989.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCinchona pubescens (quinine tree) Present Introduced NoNaranjo, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel) Present Introduced Baruah et al., 1975.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCinnamomum verum (cinnamon) Present CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCitrus aurantium (sour orange) Unconfirmed record CAB Abstracts.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCleome rutidosperma (fringed spiderflower) Present Introduced YesChandra-Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCleome viscosa (Asian spiderflower) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum indicum (Turk's turban) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum thomsoniae (bleeding glory bower) Present only in captivity/cultivation Introduced Deori et al., 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum wallichii (Wallich's glorybower) Present Native Deori et al., 2013; USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClidemia hirta (Koster's curse) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea) Present ILDIS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaColocasia esculenta (taro) Present Native Govaerts, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCordia obliqua (clammy cherry) Present Native Orwa et al., 2009.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCorymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCotoneaster nitidus Present Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrassocephalum crepidioides (redflower ragleaf) Present Rushulo Kemp, 2003.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrocosmia x crocosmiiflora (montbretia) Present Introduced Govaerts and Barker, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrotalaria retusa (rattleweed) Present USDA-ARS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCuphea carthagenensis (Colombian waxweed) Present Introduced Naithani and Bennet, 1990; Randhawa et al., 2006.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCuscuta reflexa (dodder) Present Barua et al., 2003.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCymbopogon nardus (citronella grass) Widespread Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) Widespread Introduced YesHolm et al., 1979.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus compressus (annual sedge) Present Rao and Verma, 1982.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge) Present Introduced YesKurmi and Das, 1993; Chandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus imbricatus (shingle flatsedge) Present Native Govaerts, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus iria (rice flatsedge) Present Kurmi and Das, 1993.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge) Present Native Govaerts, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDactylis glomerata (cocksfoot) Present Introduced Beddows, 1959.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2016; Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDalbergia sissoo Present Native NoILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDelonix regia (flamboyant) Unconfirmed record Mehrotra et al., 1988.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDendrocalamus strictus (male bamboo) Present Native Clayton et al., 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDesmostachya bipinnata (halfa grass) Present Native NoMitra, 1958.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDichanthium annulatum (Kleberg's bluestem) Present Native Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDichanthium caricosum (nadi blue grass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDioscorea alata (white yam) Present Native Govaerts, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDioscorea bulbifera (air potato) Present Native Govaerts, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDrymaria cordata (tropical chickweed) Present Rupa and Phukan, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa colona (junglerice) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass) Present Introduced YesKurmi and Das, 1993; Shukla, 1996; Chandra-Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) Widespread Introduced YesGopal, 1987.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEpipremnum pinnatum (centipede tongavine) Present Native Govaerts, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEragrostis atrovirens (thalia lovegrass) Present Native Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEragrostis japonica (pond lovegrass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaErigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane) Present Introduced YesDhaundiyal et al., 2009.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEuphorbia tirucalli (Indian-tree spurge) Present Introduced Govaerts, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFalcataria moluccana (batai wood) Present Introduced Agnihothrudu, 1962.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus benjamina (weeping fig) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus religiosa (sacred fig tree) Present only in captivity/cultivation
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFimbristylis littoralis (lesser fimbristylis) Present Native Govaerts, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia macrophylla (large leaf flemingia) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia strobilifera (wild hops) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGalinsoga quadriradiata (shaggy soldier) Present Introduced YesSekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGliricidia sepium (gliricidia ) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGmelina arborea (candahar) Present Native Govaerts, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHedychium coccineum (scarlet ginger lily) Present Native Borah and Sharma, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHedychium coronarium (white butterfly ginger lily) Present Native Gogoi et al., 2002.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHedychium flavescens (wild ginger) Present Native NoNatural History Museum Herbarium, UK.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger) Present Native NoUSDA-ARS, 2003.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHeliotropium indicum (Indian heliotrope) Present Saikia and Sarma, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHydrilla verticillata (hydrilla) Present Native Govaerts, 2016; Cook, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaImpatiens balsamina (garden balsam) Present India Biodiversity Portal, 2018.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaImperata cylindrica (cogon grass) Widespread Native Shukla, 1996; Vissoh et al., 2008.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera hirsuta (hairy indigo) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera tinctoria (true indigo) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera trita (Asian indigo) Present YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory) Present Cook, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa (bush morning glory) Present Introduced YesChandra Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea purpurea (tall morning glory) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea quamoclit (Cupid's-flower) Unconfirmed record
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIschaemum rugosum (saramollagrass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIxora finlaysoniana (white jungle flame) Present Native NoFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaJatropha curcas (jatropha) Present Introduced Caius, 1986.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLagerstroemia speciosa (Pride of India) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLantana camara (lantana) Widespread Introduced YesGujral and Vasudevan, 1983.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeonurus japonicus (honeyweed) Present Native Govaerts, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLindernia crustacea (Malaysian false pimpernel) Present Native Lansdown, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLudwigia hyssopifolia (water primrose) Present Raven, 1963; Barua, 2010.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLudwigia octovalvis (primrose willow) Present Raven, 1963.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMacroptilium atropurpureum (siratro) Present Introduced YesChandra Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMegathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass) Present Introduced NoShukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelastoma malabathricum (Banks melastoma) Present Kalita et al., 2002.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelia azedarach (Chinaberry) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelinis minutiflora (molasses grass) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelinis repens (natal redtop) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMikania micrantha (bitter vine) Widespread Introduced YesEvans, 1999.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMimosa diplotricha (giant sensitive plant) Present Introduced Tea, 1977.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMirabilis jalapa (four o'clock) Present Introduced Encyclopedia of Life, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMonochoria vaginalis (pickerel weed) Widespread Deka and Phookan, 1992.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMoorochloa eruciformis (sweet signal grass) Present Native Kumar, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMorinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry) Present Native Govaerts, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMoringa oleifera (horse radish tree) Present Native PROTA, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMucuna pruriens (velvet bean) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMurdannia nudiflora (doveweed) Present Nilendu et al., 2004.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNeyraudia reynaudiana (burma reed) Present Native Bor, 1960; Hooker, 1897; Shukla, 1996; Barbhuiya et al., 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNicotiana plumbaginifolia (Tex-Mex tobacco) Present Introduced Eflora of India, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOcimum tenuiflorum (holy basil) Present Native Govaerts, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOryza rufipogon (wild rice) Present Chang, 1975.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaederia foetida (skunkvine) Localised Native NoPuff, 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPanicum repens (torpedo grass) Present Introduced NoShukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaParthenium hysterophorus (parthenium weed) Present Introduced Rao, 1979; Kohli and Rani, 1994; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum distichum (knotgrass) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum polystachion (mission grass) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum purpureum (elephant grass) Present Introduced YesChandra-Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPersicaria wallichii (Himalayan knotweed) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhaius tankervilleae (nun’s-hood orchid) Present Native Buragohain et al., 2016; eMonocot, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhaseolus lunatus (lima bean) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhyllanthus urinaria (leafflower) Restricted distribution Native NoMoody, 1989.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhyllostachys bambusoides (castillon bamboo) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPolygonum hydropiper (marsh pepper) Present Saikia and Sarma, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaProsopis juliflora (mesquite) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPrunella vulgaris (self-heal) Present Native WCSP, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPsidium guajava (guava) Present Introduced Govaerts, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRicinus communis (castor bean) Present Introduced Govaerts, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRubus ellipticus (yellow Himalayan raspberry) Present Kalita et al., 2002.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSaccharum ravennae (ravenna grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSamanea saman (rain tree) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna alata (candle bush) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna septemtrionalis (smooth senna) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna siamea (yellow cassia) Present Introduced NoILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna surattensis (golden senna) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSesbania sesban (sesban) Present Native Gilbert-Carter and Gilbert-Carter, 1921; USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria palmifolia (palm grass) Widespread Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria verticillata (bristly foxtail) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum erianthum (potato tree) Present Introduced Jain and Borthakur, 1986.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum seaforthianum (Brazilian nightshade) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum torvum (turkey berry) Present Isahaque and Chaudhuri, 1985.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum viarum (tropical soda apple) Present Introduced Deka and Deka, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSonchus asper (spiny sow-thistle) Present Introduced YesSekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSpathoglottis plicata (Philippine ground orchid) Present Native Govaerts, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSyzygium cumini (black plum) Present CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSyzygium jambos (rose apple) Present Govaerts, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTagetes erecta (African marigold) Unconfirmed record
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTectona grandis (teak) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTephrosia candida (white tephrosia) Present Native ILDIS, 2013; Ali and Saikia, 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaThemeda quadrivalvis (grader grass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaToona ciliata (toon) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrena lobata (caesar weed) Present Introduced YesChandra-Sekar, 2012; Randall, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrochloa mutica (para grass) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrochloa reptans (sprawling signalgrass) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2018.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaZingiber montanum (cassumunar ginger) Present Native Ghosh et al., 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaZingiber officinale (ginger) Present Native Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaZingiber zerumbet (shampoo ginger) Present Native Govaerts, 2013.
EukaryotaProtistaProtozoaBabesia bigemina Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
VirusBanana bunchy top virus (bunchy top of banana) Present YesCABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
VirusJapanese encephalitis virus Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
VirusTomato yellow leaf curl virus (leaf curl) Present EPPO, 2014.

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.

DiseaseDistributionOriginInvasiveReferences
anthrax Present FAO Animal Health Yearbook(1971); OIE, 1997.
babesiosis Present Deka et al., 1995.
Escherichia coli infections Present Saikia et al., 1995.
paratuberculosis Present Pande, 1940.
Pasteurella multocida infections Localised Kumar et al., 2004.
Riemerella anatipestifer infection Present Chaudhury and Mahanta, 1985.
rotavirus infections in livestock and poultry Widespread Barman et al., 2003.
Theileria annulata infections Localised Singh, 1991a; Sangwan, 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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