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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
BacteriaActinobacteria [phylum]Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (bacterial canker of tomato) Present Bradbury, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2009; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaFirmicutesBacillus thuringiensis kurstaki Present
BacteriaProteobacteriacitrus huanglongbing (greening) disease (citrus greening) Present Bové et al., 1993.
BacteriaProteobacteriaErwinia amylovora (fireblight) Absent, unreliable record Bradbury, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaLiberibacter asiaticus (Asian greening) Present CABI/EPPO, 2006; 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; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaRalstonia solanacearum race 2 (moko disease) Absent, intercepted only CABI and EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaXanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli (bean blight) Present EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaXanthomonas citri (citrus canker) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaXanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (bacterial leaf streak of rice) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPeronosclerospora sorghi (sorghum downy mildew) Present Native Sundaram et al., 1972.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora colocasiae (taro leaf blight) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora infestans (Phytophthora blight) Present Ilhe and Warade, 2007.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPlasmopara halstedii (downy mildew of sunflower) Present Mayee and Patil, 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPlasmopara viticola (grapevine downy mildew) Present Khilare et al., 2003; Sawant et al., 2016.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaAlternaria japonica (pod spot of radish) Present CABI/EPPO, 2002; RAO, 1966; RAO, 1969.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaAlternaria triticina (leaf blight of wheat) Widespread Kulkarni, 1924; Prasada and Prabhu, 1962; Sharma et al., 1998.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaBlumeria graminis (powdery mildew of grasses and cereals) Present CABI/EPPO, 2004.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaCeratocystis fimbriata (Ceratocystis blight) Present Somasekhara and Wali, 2000.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaClaviceps fusiformis (pearl millet ergot) Widespread Thakur and King, 1988b; CABI/EPPO, 2006.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaFusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Panama disease of banana) Present Introduced YesEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaGibberella indica (wilt of pigeon pea) Present
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaGuignardia citricarpa (citrus black spot) Present Das et al., 2018.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaPhomopsis vexans (Phomopsis blight of eggplant) Present CABI/EPPO , 2008; Uppal et al., 1935; Pawar and Patel, 1957; Mathur, 1979.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPhakopsora euvitis (grape rust fungus) Present EPPO, 2014; Patil et al., 1998; CABI/EPPO, 2007.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPhakopsora pachyrhizi (soyabean rust) Present Rao et al., 1995; Patil et al., 1997; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPuccinia graminis (stem rust of cereals) Widespread JOSHI et al., 1970; Joshi et al., 1978.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAceria guerreronis (coconut mite) Present Desai et al., 2010.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAdoretus sinicus (Chinese rose beetle) Present Introduced YesBhawane et al., 2012.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAgrotis ipsilon (black cutworm) Present Patil and Pokharkar, 1979; Patil et al., 1991.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAleurocanthus woglumi (citrus blackfly) Present EPPO, 2014; CIE, 1995.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAleurodicus dispersus (whitefly) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAonidiella aurantii (red scale) Present IIE, 1996.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAonidiella orientalis (oriental yellow scale) Present CIE, 1978.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis craccivora (groundnut aphid) Present CIE, 1983.
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 correcta (guava fruit fly) Present CABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014.
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; Narayanan and Batra, 1960; CABI/EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBemisia tabaci (MEAM1) (silverleaf whitefly) Present Gupta et al., 2008.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBoophilus microplus Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCerataphis lataniae (palm aphid) Present Native NoMore et al., 2002; More et al., 2003; CABI/EPPO, 2007.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChilo partellus (spotted stem borer) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChilo suppressalis (striped rice stem borer) Present Native YesEPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale) Present CIE, 1988; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomya bezziana (Old World screw-worm) Present Native Norris and Murray, 1964.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCoccidohystrix insolita (eggplant mealybug) Present Veilleux et al., 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCoccinella septempunctata (seven-spot ladybird) Present Native Vennila et al., 2007.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil) Present CABI/EPPO, 2004; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDacus ciliatus (lesser pumpkin fly) Present CABI/EPPO, 2002; Munro, 1984; 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.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaEuwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer) Present Native NoWood and Bright, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaFerrisia virgata (striped mealybug) Present Williams, 2004; CIE, 1966.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaGynaikothrips ficorum (Cuban laurel thrips) Present UK CAB International, 1983.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHelicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm) Present IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHeliothrips haemorrhoidalis (black tea thrips) Present
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale) Present Dhileepan, 1991.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIcerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale) Present Introduced YesCIE, 1971; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIdioscopus nagpurensis (mango leafhopper) Present Godase et al., 2005.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaInsignorthezia insignis (greenhouse orthezia) Present NHM collection.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLeptocybe invasa (blue gum chalcid) Present Kumar et al., 2007.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLiriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) Present CABI/EPPO, 1997; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMaconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug) Present Native NoEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMythimna unipuncta (rice armyworm) Present Gawande et al., 1979.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMyzus persicae (green peach aphid) Present CIE, 1979.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNezara viridula (green stink bug) Present Butani, 1984; CABI/EPPO, 1998.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaOryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPapilio demoleus (chequered swallowtail) Present CIE, 1979.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPectinophora gossypiella (pink bollworm) Present IIE, 1990; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug) Localised Introduced YesJhala et al., 2008; Jagadish et al., 2009b; CABI/EPPO, 2012; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth) Present Pokharkar et al., 1991; CABI/EPPO, 2012; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhyllocnistis citrella (citrus leaf miner) Present IIE, 1995; CABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlanococcus citri (citrus mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 1999.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlutella xylostella (diamondback moth) Present CIE, 1967.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPolyphagotarsonemus latus (broad mite) Present Gupta, 1985; CIE, 1986.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaQuadrastichus erythrinae (Erythrina gall wasp) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRastrococcus invadens (fruit tree mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; Williams, 1986; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2016.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaScirtothrips dorsalis (chilli thrips) Present CABI/EPPO, 2010; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSesamia cretica (greater sugarcane borer) Present Native NoCIE, 1968; CABI/EPPO, 2001; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSiphoninus phillyreae (ash whitefly) Present NHM, 1991; CABI/EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitobion miscanthi (indian grain aphid) Present Native NoDavid, 1975; Ghosh, 1975; CABI/EPPO, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitophilus zeamais (greater grain weevil) Present Champ and Dyte, 1976.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitotroga cerealella (grain moth) Present Padwal-Desai et al., 1987.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSolenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant) Present Introduced YesTeli and Salunkhe, 1994.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSpodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) Present Introduced EPPO, 2018; ICAR-NBAIR, 2018b.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSpodoptera litura (taro caterpillar) Present YesIIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSternochetus mangiferae (mango seed weevil) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTetranychus urticae (two-spotted spider mite) Present IIE, 1996; Akashe, 2004.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaThrips palmi (melon thrips) Present CABI and EPPO, 1998; CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaToxoptera citricida (black citrus aphid) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTuta absoluta (tomato leafminer) Present Introduced Shashank et al., 2015; ICAR, 2015; EPPO, 2018.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXyleborus perforans (island pinhole borer) Present Native NoUK CAB International, 1973.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus compactus (shot-hole borer) Present Native NoCABI/EPPO and, 1997; EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus crassiusculus (Asian ambrosia beetle) Present Native NoWood and Bright, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2009; EPPO, 2018.
EukaryotaMetazoaBryozoaBugula neritina (brown bryozoan) Present Introduced YesISSG, 2011.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataAcridotheres tristis (common myna) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataBos taurus (cattle) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataBubalus bubalis (Asian water buffalo) Present only in captivity/cultivation NoCockrill, 1977.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCamelus dromedarius (dromedary camel) Localised
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.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataXiphophorus hellerii Present Introduced Dahanukar et al., 2004.
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaAchatina fulica (giant African land snail) Present Introduced YesAvhad et al., 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaMytilopsis sallei (Caribbean false mussel) Localised Introduced Karande and Menon, 1975.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaAphelenchoides besseyi (rice leaf nematode) Widespread Prasad et al., 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaDitylenchus angustus (rice stem nematode) Present Patil, 1998.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaHeterodera cajani (pigeon pea cyst nematode) Widespread Varaprasad et al., 1997; CABI/EPPO, 2002; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne arenaria (peanut root-knot nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode) Present Prasad and, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne javanica (sugarcane eelworm) Restricted distribution CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaRadopholus similis (burrowing nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaTylenchulus semipenetrans (citrus root nematode) Widespread Swarup, 1969; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaPlatyhelminthesEchinococcus granulosus Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeChlorophytaUlva reticulata (ribbon sea lettuce) Present Native Umashankar Prasad et al., 2009.
EukaryotaPlantaePteridophytaLygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern) Present only in captivity/cultivation Native Blatter and D'Almeida, 1922.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAbutilon indicum (country mallow) Present Deccan College Research Institute, 1988-89.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia farnesiana (huisache) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia mangium (brown salwood) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia mearnsii (black wattle) Present Introduced CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia nilotica (gum arabic tree) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia saligna (Port Jackson wattle) Present CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcrocarpus fraxinifolius (shingle tree) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAdenanthera pavonina (red-bead tree) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum conyzoides (billy goat weed) Present Introduced NoGhate, 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlbizia chinensis (Chinese albizia) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlbizia lebbeck (Indian siris) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlbizia procera (white siris) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAleurites moluccanus (candlenut tree) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed) Present Das and Singh, 2006.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAnagallis arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) Present Sadekar et al., 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAreca catechu (betelnut palm) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArgemone mexicana (Mexican poppy) Present Introduced Katole and Mundiwale, 1995.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArgemone ochroleuca (pale Mexican pricklypoppy) Present Introduced YesDiwakar et al., 2002.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArundo donax (giant reed) Present Native Shukla, 1996; Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAvena fatua (wild oat) Restricted distribution Sabale, 1985.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBambusa bambos (giant thorny bamboo) Present Rane et al., 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBambusa vulgaris (common bamboo) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBarleria cristata (Philippine violet) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBarleria lupulina (hophead Philippine violet) Present only in captivity/cultivation Sankar and Ravikumar, 2004.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBarleria prionitis (porcupine flower) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBarringtonia asiatica (sea poison tree) Present Introduced Flowers of India, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia monandra (Napoleon's plume) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia purpurea (purple bauhinia) Present Native Contu, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia tomentosa (yellow bauhinia) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia variegata (mountain ebony) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBoerhavia diffusa (red spiderling) Widespread Kamble and Pradhan, 1988.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBothriochloa pertusa (pitted beard grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBrassica rapa subsp. oleifera (turnip rape) Unconfirmed record CAB Abstracts.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBuddleja madagascariensis (smokebush) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCaesalpinia decapetala (Mysore thorn) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (calliandra) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalophyllum inophyllum (Alexandrian laurel) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalotropis procera (apple of sodom) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCardiospermum halicacabum (balloon vine) Present India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia fistula (Indian laburnum) Present ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia grandis (pink shower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia javanica (pink shower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina equisetifolia (casuarina) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina glauca (scaly oak (Australia)) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChenopodium album (fat hen) Widespread Saraswat, 1993.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChloris virgata (feather finger grass) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChromolaena odorata (Siam weed) Present Introduced YesGautier, 1992b.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCinnamomum verum (cinnamon) Present CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum indicum (Turk's turban) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum wallichii (Wallich's glorybower) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea) Present ILDIS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCordia obliqua (clammy cherry) Present Native Orwa et al., 2009.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCorymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCosmos caudatus (wild cosmos) Present Introduced YesFlowers of India, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrotalaria retusa (rattleweed) Present USDA-ARS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrotalaria spectabilis (showy rattlepod) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCryptostegia grandiflora (rubber vine) Present Introduced NoMissouri Botanical Garden, 2003.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCuphea hyssopifolia (false heather) Localised Introduced NoNerlekar and Kulkarni, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus compressus (annual sedge) Widespread Cook, 1908; Herbarium, DD.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge) Present Introduced YesReddy, 2008.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass) Present Introduced NoShukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDalbergia melanoxylon (African blackwood) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDalbergia sissoo Present Native NoILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDendrocalamus strictus (male bamboo) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDesmostachya bipinnata (halfa grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDombeya wallichii (pink ball) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass) Present Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) Widespread Introduced YesGopal, 1987.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEragrostis japonica (pond lovegrass) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEremochloa ophiuroides (centipedegrass) Present Introduced Buitenhuis and Veldkamp, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaErigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane) Present Introduced YesMeusel and Jäger, 1992; Rao and Sagar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEuphorbia tirucalli (Indian-tree spurge) Present Native Govaerts, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEuphorbia tithymaloides (devil's backbone) Present only in captivity/cultivation Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus religiosa (sacred fig tree) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia macrophylla (large leaf flemingia) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia strobilifera (wild hops) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFraxinus uhdei (tropical ash) Present Introduced NoIndia Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGliricidia sepium (gliricidia ) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGmelina arborea (candahar) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGrevillea robusta (silky oak) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHydrilla verticillata (hydrilla) Widespread Cook and Lüönd, 1982; Buckingham and Bennett, 1998.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHyptis suaveolens (pignut) Present Introduced YesGiradkar and Yeragi, 2008.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaImpatiens balsamina (garden balsam) Present India Biodiversity Portal, 2018.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaImperata cylindrica (cogon grass) Present Native Bor, 1979.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera hirsuta (hairy indigo) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera spicata (creeping indigo) Present USDA-ARS, 2013; ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera tinctoria (true indigo) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2013; ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIndigofera trita (Asian indigo) Present ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory) Present Cook, 1996; Shingade and Chavan, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea ochracea (fence morning-glory) Present Introduced Shimpale et al., 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaJasminum multiflorum (star jasmine) Present Native Green, 2003.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaJatropha curcas (jatropha) Present Introduced Caius, 1986.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLagerstroemia speciosa (Pride of India) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLantana camara (lantana) Present Introduced YesSinha and Sharma, 1984.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLathyrus odoratus (sweet pea) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLawsonia inermis (Egyptian privet) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena) Present Introduced YesGhate, 1991; ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLindernia crustacea (Malaysian false pimpernel) Present Native Lansdown, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLuffa acutangula (angled luffa) Present India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMalvaviscus arboreus (wax mallow) Present Introduced Flowers of India, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango) Present Native Bally, 2006.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaManilkara zapota (sapodilla) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMartynia annua (tiger's claw) Present Introduced India Biodiversity, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelia azedarach (Chinaberry) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMerremia aegyptia (hairy woodrose) Present Introduced Venkanna and Das Das, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMerremia umbellata (hogvine) Present Native Flowers of India, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMimosa pudica (sensitive plant) Present Introduced Muniappan and Viraktamath, 1993.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMirabilis jalapa (four o'clock flower) Present Introduced Encyclopedia of Life, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMoorochloa eruciformis (sweet signal grass) Present Native Kumar, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMorinda citrifolia (Indian mulberry) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMoringa oleifera (horse radish tree) Present Native PROTA, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMucuna pruriens (velvet bean) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMuntingia calabura (Jamaica cherry) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNeonotonia wightii (perennial soybean) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNicotiana plumbaginifolia (Tex-Mex tobacco) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOdontonema cuspidatum (Cardinal’s guard) Present Introduced Jogdand and Dhabe, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOrobanche cernua (nodding broomrape) Present Native Rothe, 1997.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel) Present Introduced Srinivasu and Pardeshi, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPanicum repens (torpedo grass) Present Introduced NoSuryawanshi et al., 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaParkinsonia aculeata (Mexican palo-verde) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaParthenium hysterophorus (parthenium weed) Widespread Introduced Rao, 1956; Vartak, 1968; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalidium geminatum (Egyptian paspalidium) Widespread Native NoDeshpande and Singh, 1986.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum dilatatum (dallisgrass) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum distichum (knotgrass) Present Introduced Srinivasan and Subbian, 1991; Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPassiflora foetida (red fruit passion flower) Present Mallikarjunaiah & Rao, 1972.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum polystachion (mission grass) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhalaris minor (littleseed canarygrass) Present Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhaseolus lunatus (lima bean) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhyllanthus urinaria (leafflower) Restricted distribution Native NoPrakash et al., 1995; Satyan et al., 1995.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPimenta dioica (allspice) Present Introduced Parthasarathy et al., 2008.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPolypogon monspeliensis (annual beard grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaProsopis glandulosa (honey mesquite) Present, few occurrences Introduced NoTewari et al., 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaProsopis juliflora (mesquite) Widespread Introduced YesTewari et al., 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaProsopis pallida (mesquite) Present, few occurrences Introduced NoTewari et al., 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPrunella vulgaris (self-heal) Present Native WCSP, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPtychosperma macarthurii (Macarthur palm) Present only in captivity/cultivation Introduced Flora of India, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRivina humilis (bloodberry) Present Introduced Mukherjee, 2006.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRubus ellipticus (yellow Himalayan raspberry) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRusselia equisetiformis (firecracker plant) Present only in captivity/cultivation Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSaccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane) Widespread Caius, 1986.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSamanea saman (rain tree) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna alata (candle bush) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna hirsuta (hairy senna) Present Introduced NoILDIS, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna obtusifolia (sicklepod) Present Kene et al., 1988.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna siamea (yellow cassia) Present Introduced NoILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna surattensis (golden senna) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSesbania sesban (sesban) Present Deshpande et al., 1993; USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria verticillata (bristly foxtail) Present Introduced Gandhe and Kanchanganga, 1999.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum viarum (tropical soda apple) Present Introduced Suryawansi et al., 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSphagneticola trilobata (wedelia) Present Introduced Nirmal et al., 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSporobolus tenuissimus (tropical dropseed) Present Introduced Missouri Botanical Garden, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStriga asiatica (witch weed) Present Native NoHosmani, 1978.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStriga densiflora (witchweed) Present Cooke, 1905.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStriga gesnerioides (cowpea witchweed) Present Saldanha, 1963.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSyzygium cumini (black plum) Present CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTabebuia rosea (pink poui) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTectona grandis (teak) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTephrosia candida (white tephrosia) Present Native ILDIS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTerminalia catappa (Singapore almond) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaToona ciliata (toon) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTrachelospermum jasminoides (star-jasmine) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTridax procumbens (coat buttons) Present Pawar and Barkhede, 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrena lobata (caesar weed) Present Salgare and Acharekar, 1990.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrochloa reptans (sprawling signalgrass) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2018.
EukaryotaProtistaProtozoaToxoplasma gondii Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
VirusBanana bunchy top virus (bunchy top of banana) Present YesCABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
VirusCowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus Present CABI/EPPO, 2010.
VirusCucumber green mottle mosaic virus Present CABI/EPPO, 2015.
VirusIndian citrus ringspot virus Widespread Lokhande, 1997; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
VirusIris yellow spot virus (iris yellow spot) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; Ravi et al., 2006; EPPO, 2014; Gawande et al., 2014.
VirusMaize dwarf mosaic virus (dwarf mosaic of maize) Present Mali and Garud, 1978a; Mali and Garud, 1978b; Mali and Thakur, 2000; CABI/EPPO, 2003.
VirusPapaya ringspot virus Present Lokhande and Moghe, 1991; CABI/EPPO, 2003; Verma et al., 2014.
VirusPotato spindle tuber viroid (spindle tuber of potato) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2018.
VirusSugarcane mosaic virus (mosaic of abaca) Present Rao et al., 2003.

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.
avian leukosis sarcoma virus infections Present Rathore et al., 1985.
babesiosis Present Shastri, 1988; Shastri et al., 1991.
bluetongue Widespread Kukarni et al., 1992; Mehrotra, 1992.
buffalopox Present Ghosh et al., 1977; Singh et al., 2006.
Chrysomya bezziana infestation Present Native YesNorris and Murray, 1964.
Dichelobacter nodosus infection Present Hagawane, 2012.
Echinococcus granulosus Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
giardiasis Present Deshpande and Shastri, 1981.
paratuberculosis Present Srivastava and More, 1987.
Pasteurella multocida infections Localised Kumar et al., 2004.
Q fever Widespread Menon et al., 1975; Padbidri et al., 1984.
rotavirus infections in livestock and poultry Widespread Rai, 1989; Varshney et al., 2002; Kelkar and Zade, 2004.
sheep and goat pox Widespread OIE, 1998.
swine influenza Present Rao et al., 1983.
Theileria annulata infections Widespread Gill et al.(1981); Singh, 1991a; Shastri et al., 1993.

List of Animal Diseases CSV Output

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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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