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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
BacteriaFirmicutesCandidatus Phytoplasma solani (Stolbur phytoplasma) Present Chinmay et al., 2014.
BacteriaFirmicutespeach yellows phytoplasma (peach yellows) Absent, unreliable record EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriacitrus huanglongbing (greening) disease (citrus greening) Present EPPO, 2011.
BacteriaProteobacteriaLiberibacter asiaticus (Asian greening) Present CABI/EPPO, 2006; EPPO, 2014.
BacteriaProteobacteriaRalstonia solanacearum (bacterial wilt of potato) Present CABI/EPPO, 1999; Mondal et al., 2012; EPPO, 2014; Sarkar and Chaudhuri, 2015.
BacteriaProteobacteriaRalstonia solanacearum race 1 (bacterial wilt of solanaceous crops) Present CABI and EPPO, 1999.
BacteriaProteobacteriaRalstonia solanacearum race 2 (moko disease) Present CABI and EPPO, 1999; 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.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora cinnamomi (Phytophthora dieback) Present IMI, 1991; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora colocasiae (taro leaf blight) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaChromistaOomycotaPhytophthora infestans (Phytophthora blight) Present De and Basu, 2002.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaAlternaria japonica (pod spot of radish) Present Verma, 1964; CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaAlternaria triticina (leaf blight of wheat) Present Native Chowdhury and Roy, 1995; Sharma et al., 1998.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaFusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Panama disease of banana) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaKabatiella zeae (eyespot) Present Kaiser, 1994.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaPhomopsis vexans (Phomopsis blight of eggplant) Present CABI/EPPO , 2008; Manna et al., 2004.
EukaryotaFungiAscomycotaTrichoconiella padwickii (stackburn disease) Present CMI, 1984; Ganguly, 1947.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaPuccinia graminis (stem rust of cereals) Widespread JOSHI et al., 1970; Joshi et al., 1978.
EukaryotaFungiBasidiomycotaTilletia indica (Karnal bunt of wheat) Present Singh et al., 1985; IMI, 1996; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaFungiChytridiomycotaSynchytrium endobioticum (wart disease of potato) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAceria guerreronis (coconut mite) Present CABI/EPPO, 2006; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAedes albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAgrotis ipsilon (black cutworm) Present Pramanik and Basu, 1971; Mandal and Biswas, 1992.
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.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAonidiella orientalis (oriental yellow scale) Present NHM, 1956.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaAphis craccivora (groundnut aphid) Present Biswas et al., 2008.
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 YesDrew and Hancock, 1994; CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera latifrons (Solanum fruit fly) Present Hardy, 1977; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera minax (Chinese citrus fly) Present IIE, 1991; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera tau Present Pal and Choudhuri, 2007.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBactrocera zonata (peach fruit fly) Present EPPO, 2014; Hardy, 1977; CABI/EPPO, 2013.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaBrevipalpus phoenicis (false spider mite) Present CABI/EPPO, 2013; Gupta and Shreya, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCalacarus carinatus (purple tea mite) Present CABI/EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChilo partellus (spotted stem borer) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale) Present CIE, 1988; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale) Present CIE, 1969; Varshney, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaChrysomya bezziana (Old World screw-worm) Present Native YesNorris and Murray, 1964.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCoccidohystrix insolita (eggplant mealybug) Present Veilleux et al., 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCoccinella septempunctata (seven-spot ladybird) Present Nath and Sen, 1976.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaConopomorpha cramerella (cocoa pod borer) Present Nair and Sahoo, 2006.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCulex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito) Widespread YesDe and Chandra, 1994.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaCylas formicarius (sweet potato weevil) Present Soumik et al., 2006.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaDialeurodes citri (citrus whitefly) Present IIE, 1996; Konar, 1997; 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.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaEriosoma lanigerum (woolly aphid) Present Ghosh and Raychaudhuri, 1981.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaEuwallacea fornicatus (tea shot-hole borer) Present CABI/EPPO, 2013; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaFerrisia virgata (striped mealybug) Present Williams, 2004; CIE, 1966.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaGreenidea ficicola Present CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHelicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm) Present IIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaHemiberlesia rapax (greedy scale (USA)) Present Blank et al., 1987.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIcerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale) Present Introduced YesKonar, 1998.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaIdioscopus nitidulus (mango leafhopper) Present Sahoo and Samanta, 2006.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaInsignorthezia insignis (greenhouse orthezia) Present NHM collection.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaLiriomyza trifolii (American serpentine leafminer) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMaconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug) Present Native NoEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMyzus cerasi (black cherry aphid) Present Raychaudhuri and, 1980.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaMyzus persicae (green peach aphid) Present CIE, 1979; Biswas and Mandal, 1992.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNezara viridula (green stink bug) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNipaecoccus nipae (spiked mealybug) Absent, unreliable record CABI/EPPO, 2005.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaNipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaOryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPapilio demoleus (chequered swallowtail) Present Subhankar and Amitava, 2007.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaParacoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug) Present Lalitha et al., 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaParatachardina pseudolobata (lobate lac scale) Present Native NoISSG, 2011.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhenacoccus solenopsis (cotton mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 2012.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhthorimaea operculella (potato tuber moth) Present Amitava and Mohasin, 2004; CABI/EPPO, 2012.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPhyllocnistis citrella (citrus leaf miner) Present IIE, 1995; CABI/EPPO, 2003; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPieris brassicae (large cabbage white) Present Bhatia et al., 1995.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlanococcus citri (citrus mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 1999.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPlutella xylostella (diamondback moth) Present CIE, 1967.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPolyphagotarsonemus latus (broad mite) Present Gupta, 1985; CIE, 1986.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaPseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale) Present EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaQuadrastichus erythrinae (Erythrina gall wasp) Present Das and Barindra, 2011; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRaoiella indica (red palm mite) Widespread Senapati and Biswas, 1990; Sarkar and Somchoudhury, 1988; Sarkar and Somchoudhury, 1989a; Sarkar and Somchoudhury, 1989b; CABI/EPPO, 2007; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRastrococcus invadens (fruit tree mealybug) Present CABI/EPPO, 1998; Williams, 1989; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaRhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil) Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2016.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaScirtothrips dorsalis (chilli thrips) Present CABI/EPPO, 2010; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSepedon aenescens (snail-killing fly) Present Knutson and Orth, 1984.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSesamia cretica (greater sugarcane borer) Present Native NoCIE, 1968; CABI/EPPO, 2001; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitobion miscanthi (indian grain aphid) Present Native NoNHM, 1954; David, 1975; CABI/EPPO, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitophilus oryzae (lesser grain weevil) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSitotroga cerealella (grain moth) Present Singh, 1979.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSolenopsis geminata (tropical fire ant) Present Introduced YesChintha et al., 2002; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSpodoptera litura (taro caterpillar) Present YesIIE, 1993; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaSternochetus mangiferae (mango seed weevil) Present Fletcher, 1916; EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2015.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaTetranychus urticae (two-spotted spider mite) Present IIE, 1996; Ghoshal et al., 2004; Lahiri et al., 2005.
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.
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.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus crassiusculus (Asian ambrosia beetle) Present Native NoWood and Bright, 1992; CABI/EPPO, 2009; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus discolor Present Native NoBeeson, 1930.
EukaryotaMetazoaArthropodaXylosandrus morigerus (brown twig beetle) Present Native NoWood and Bright, 1992; EPPO, 2014.
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
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataCapra hircus (goats) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataColumba livia (pigeons) Present Introduced ISSG, 2011.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataIctalurus punctatus (channel catfish) Present Introduced NoSingh and Lakra, 2011.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataMacaca mulatta (rhesus macaque) Present Native NoTimmins et al., 2008.
EukaryotaMetazoaChordataOryctolagus cuniculus (rabbits) Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
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.
EukaryotaMetazoaMolluscaAchatina fulica (giant African land snail) Widespread Introduced YesRaut and Ghara, 1990; Raut, 1991.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaAphelenchoides besseyi (rice leaf nematode) Present Prasad et al., 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaDitylenchus angustus (rice stem nematode) Present Chatterjee, 1984; CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaDitylenchus dipsaci (stem and bulb nematode) Absent, unreliable record Chakraborti, 2001.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaHelicotylenchus multicinctus (banana spiral nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaHeterodera cajani (pigeon pea cyst nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2002; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne arenaria (peanut root-knot nematode) Present Sen and Dasgupta, 1979; CABI/EPPO, 2003.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne graminicola (rice root knot nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2001; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne hapla (root knot nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematode) Widespread Sen & Das Gupta, 1976; Prasad and, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaMeloidogyne javanica (sugarcane eelworm) Present Sen and Das Gupta, 1976; CABI/EPPO, 2002.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaPratylenchus coffeae (banana root nematode) Present CABI Bioscience, 1981; CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaRadopholus similis (burrowing nematode) Present Khan, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaTylenchulus semipenetrans (citrus root nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 1999; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaNematodaXiphinema index (fan-leaf virus nematode) Present CABI/EPPO, 2000; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaMetazoaPlatyhelminthesTaenia solium Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeRhodophytaPolysiphonia brodiei Present Introduced Biswas, 1926.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle) Present Introduced WorldWideWattle, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia crassicarpa (northern wattle) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia dealbata (acacia bernier) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia decurrens (green wattle) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia mangium (brown salwood) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia mearnsii (black wattle) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012; ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAcacia nilotica (gum arabic tree) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAdenanthera pavonina (red-bead tree) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgeratum conyzoides (billy goat weed) Present Introduced NoKabir et al., 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAgrostis capillaris (common bent) Present Introduced Noltie, 2000.
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 Introduced Lal and Sah, 1990; Chandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAlternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAnagallis arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) Present Mukhopadhyay and Duary, 1995.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArthraxon hispidus (small carpetgrass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaArundo donax (giant reed) Present Native Shukla, 1996; Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAsphodelus tenuifolius (onionweed) Widespread Anon, 1985.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaAxonopus compressus (carpet grass) Present Lana and Khatua, 1985.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBambusa bambos (giant thorny bamboo) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBambusa vulgaris (common bamboo) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia monandra (Napoleon's plume) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia purpurea (purple bauhinia) Present Native Contu, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBauhinia variegata (mountain ebony) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBixa orellana (annatto) Present Introduced Hassler, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBothriochloa pertusa (pitted beard grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBrassica rapa subsp. oleifera (turnip rape) Unconfirmed record CAB Abstracts.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaBrugmansia suaveolens (white angel's trumpet) Present Introduced GBIF, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCaesalpinia decapetala (Mysore thorn) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCaesalpinia pulcherrima (peacock flower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalophyllum inophyllum (Alexandrian laurel) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCalotropis procera (apple of sodom) Present Native YesSastry and Kavathekar, 1990.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia fistula (Indian laburnum) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia grandis (pink shower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassia javanica (pink shower) Present Introduced YesTalukdar and Talukdar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCassytha filiformis (love-vine) Present Ghosh and Das, 1998.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCasuarina equisetifolia (casuarina) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCentella asiatica (Asiatic pennywort) Present Native Grierson and Long, 1999.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCeratophyllum demersum (coontail) Widespread Mukhopadhyay and Taraphdar, 1973; Hajra, 1987.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChamaecrista nictitans (sensitive partridge pea) Present ILDIS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChenopodium album (fat hen) Widespread Hooker, 1885.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChloris virgata (feather finger grass) Present Introduced Clayton et al., 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaChromolaena odorata (Siam weed) Present Introduced YesGautier, 1992b.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCleome rutidosperma (fringed spiderflower) Present Introduced Bose et al., 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum indicum (Turk's turban) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClerodendrum wallichii (Wallich's glorybower) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClidemia hirta (Koster's curse) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaClitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea) Present ILDIS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCoccinia grandis (scarlet-fruited ivy gourd) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCocos nucifera (coconut) Present Introduced India Biodiversity, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCordia obliqua (clammy cherry) Present Native Orwa et al., 2009.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrotalaria retusa (rattleweed) Present USDA-ARS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCrotalaria spectabilis (showy rattlepod) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCuscuta campestris (field dodder) Present Introduced Srinivasan, 1976.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCuscuta reflexa (dodder) Present Debabrata Das, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCymbopogon citratus (citronella grass) Present Mandal De, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCymbopogon nardus (citronella grass) Widespread Native USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus compressus (annual sedge) Widespread Bennet, 1979.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus difformis (small-flowered nutsedge) Present Introduced YesSingh, 1993; Chandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCyperus iria (rice flatsedge) Present Mukhopadhyay, 1982.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaCytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass) Present Introduced NoShukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDalbergia sissoo Present Native NoILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDendrocalamus strictus (male bamboo) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDesmostachya bipinnata (halfa grass) Present Native NoDabadghao and Shankarnarayan, 1973; Singh and Gupta, 1992.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDigitaria ciliaris (southern crabgrass) Present Native Clayton et al., 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaDrymaria cordata (tropical chickweed) Present Yonzone and Mandal, 1988; Kabir et al., 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa colona (junglerice) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEchinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass) Present Shukla, 1996; Chandra-Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEclipta prostrata (eclipta) Present Shadiza, 1993.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) Widespread Introduced YesGopal, 1987.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEragrostis japonica (pond lovegrass) Present Native India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaErigeron karvinskianus (Karwinsky’s fleabane) Present Introduced YesBantawa and Mondal, 2008.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEupatorium trapezoideum (crofton weed) Present Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEuphorbia hirta (garden spurge) Present Mukhopadhyay and Duary, 1995.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaEuphorbia tirucalli (Indian-tree spurge ) Present Native Govaerts, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFalcataria moluccana (batai wood) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2009.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFallopia sachalinensis (giant knotweed) Localised Introduced Bailey and Conolly, 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus benghalensis (banyan) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFicus religiosa (sacred fig tree) Present Native
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia macrophylla (large leaf flemingia) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFlemingia strobilifera (wild hops) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaFurcraea foetida (Mauritius hemp) Localised Introduced Drummond and Prain, 1907.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGalinsoga parviflora (gallant soldier) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGliricidia sepium (gliricidia ) Present Introduced India Biodiversity Portal, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGmelina arborea (candahar) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaGrevillea robusta (silky oak) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHedychium coccineum (scarlet ginger lily) Present Native Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHeliotropium indicum (Indian heliotrope) Present Pons and Sutton, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHibiscus tiliaceus (coast cottonwood) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaHydrilla verticillata (hydrilla) Widespread Cook and Lüönd, 1982; Buckingham and Bennett, 1998.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaImpatiens balsamina (garden balsam) Present India Biodiversity Portal, 2018.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaImperata cylindrica (cogon grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
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 YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea aquatica (swamp morning-glory) Present Cook, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaIpomoea purpurea (tall morning glory) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaJatropha curcas (jatropha) Present Introduced Caius, 1986.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLagerstroemia speciosa (Pride of India) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLantana camara (lantana) Present Introduced YesSinha and Sharma, 1984.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLawsonia inermis (Egyptian privet) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeersia hexandra (southern cut grass) Present Pyrah, 1969.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLepidium virginicum (Virginian peppercress) Present Introduced E-Flora of India, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucaena leucocephala (leucaena) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLeucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy) Present Introduced Grierson and Long, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLindernia crustacea (Malaysian false pimpernel) Present Native Lansdown, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLolium temulentum (darnel) Indigenous, localized Introduced Bhattacharya, 1977.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaLudwigia hyssopifolia (water primrose) Present Barua, 2010.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMangifera indica (mango) Present Native Bally, 2006.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMegathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass) Present Introduced NoShukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMelinis minutiflora (molasses grass) Restricted distribution Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMerremia umbellata (hogvine) Present Native Bandyopadhyay and Mukherjee, 2010.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMicrostegium vimineum (Nepalese browntop) Present Native Shukla, 1996; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMoorochloa eruciformis (sweet signal grass) Present Native Kumar, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMorus nigra (black mulberry) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMucuna pruriens (velvet bean) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMurdannia nudiflora (doveweed) Present Native NoHolm et al., 1977; Satpathi, 1999.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaMyroxylon balsamum (Peru balsam) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2015.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNeyraudia reynaudiana (burma reed) Present Native Shukla, 1996; Basnet, 2005; Moktan and Das, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaNypa fruticans (nipa palm) Widespread Native NoDas et al., 1995.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOcimum tenuiflorum (holy basil) Present only in captivity/cultivation Nepal Checklist, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOrobanche aegyptiaca (Egyptian broomrape) Present Rae, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaOryza rufipogon (wild rice) Present Chang, 1975.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaederia foetida (skunkvine) Localised Native NoPuff, 1991.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaParthenium hysterophorus (parthenium weed) Widespread Introduced Mandal et al., 1980; Mahadevappa, 1997; EPPO, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum distichum (knotgrass) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPaspalum scrobiculatum (ricegrass paspalum) Present Native Noltie, 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPeltophorum pterocarpum (copperpod) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum pedicellatum (deenanath grass) Widespread Introduced YesMukherjee et al., 1982.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum polystachion (mission grass) Present Introduced Lahiri, 1992.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPennisetum purpureum (elephant grass) Present Introduced YesChandra-Sekar, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhalaris arundinacea (reed canary grass) Present Noltie, 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhalaris minor (littleseed canarygrass) Present Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhaseolus lunatus (lima bean) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhyllanthus urinaria (leafflower) Widespread Native YesMoody, 1989.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPhyllostachys bambusoides (castillon bamboo) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPinus patula (Mexican weeping pine) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPluchea indica (Indian camphorweed) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPolygonum persicaria (redshank) Present Sefaur and Mukherjee, 2010.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPolypogon monspeliensis (annual beard grass) Present Native Noltie, 2000.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaProsopis juliflora (mesquite) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPrunella vulgaris (self-heal) Present Native WCSP, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaPueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRicinus communis (castor bean) Present Introduced Govaerts, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaRottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSaccharum ravennae (ravenna grass) Present Native Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSaccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane) Widespread Thakur, 1984.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSacciolepis indica (glen woodgrass) Present Native De Gennaro, 2011.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSamanea saman (rain tree) Present Introduced
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSanchezia parvibracteata (sanchezia) Present Introduced India Biodiversity, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna alata (candle bush) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna multijuga (November shower) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna septemtrionalis (smooth senna) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna siamea (yellow cassia) Present Introduced NoILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna spectabilis (whitebark senna) Present ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSenna surattensis (golden senna) Present Native ILDIS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSesbania cannabina (corkwood tree) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSesbania sesban (sesban) Present USDA-ARS, 2014.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria palmifolia (palm grass) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria verticillata (bristly foxtail) Present Introduced Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSetaria viridis (green foxtail) Present Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum seaforthianum (Brazilian nightshade) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSolanum viarum (tropical soda apple) Present Introduced Mill, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle) Present Introduced YesChandra, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSorghum halepense (Johnson grass) Present Shukla, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSpathodea campanulata (African tulip tree) Present CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSterculia foetida (Java olive) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaStriga asiatica (witch weed) Present Native NoCooke, 1905.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaSyzygium cumini (black plum) Unconfirmed record CABI, 2005.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTagetes erecta (African marigold) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTecoma stans (yellow bells) Present Introduced Pal and Das, 2001.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTephrosia candida (white tephrosia) Present Native ILDIS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTerminalia catappa (Singapore almond) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaThemeda quadrivalvis (grader grass) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2017.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaToona ciliata (toon) Present
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaToxicodendron succedaneum (wax tree) Present Native USDA-ARS, 2016.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaTypha domingensis (southern cattail) Widespread Native Chakraborty, 1996.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUlex europaeus (gorse) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2007.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaUrena lobata (caesar weed) Present Pandit, 1998; Chandra-Sekar, 2012; Randall, 2012.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaVallisneria spiralis (eelweed) Present Jana and Choudhuri, 1979.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaWisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria) Present Introduced ILDIS, 2013.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaWolffia arrhiza Present Datamining 2011 - Invasive Species Databases.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaXyris complanata (yellow-eyed grass) Present only in captivity/cultivation Introduced Voigt, 1845.
EukaryotaPlantaeSpermatophytaZingiber montanum (cassumunar ginger) Present Native Govaerts, 2013.
EukaryotaProtistaProtozoaToxoplasma gondii Present CAB ABSTRACTS Data Mining 2001.
VirusBanana bunchy top virus (bunchy top of banana) Present CABI/EPPO, 2013.
VirusPapaya ringspot virus Present Capoor and Varma, 1958; CABI/EPPO, 2003.
VirusSweet potato feathery mottle virus (internal cork disease of sweet potato) Present Sinha and Tarafdar, 2007.

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 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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