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List of Species

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

Domain	Kingdom	Phylum	Species	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Mycosphaerella fijiensis (black Sigatoka)	Present	Introduced	Invasive	Sebasigari and Stover (1988)
Eukaryota	Fungi	Ascomycota	Phomopsis vexans (Phomopsis blight of eggplant)	Present			CABI and EPPO (2008)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Anoplolepis gracilipes (yellow crazy ant)	Present	Introduced		Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (2011)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Aspidiotus destructor (coconut scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1966)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ceratitis rosa (Natal fruit fly)	Present	Native		Schotman (1989)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chilo partellus (spotted stem borer)	Present			Ali et al. (2006)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomphalus aonidum (circular scale)	Present			UK, CAB International (1988)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (dictyospermum scale)	Present			GREEN (1916); UK, CAB International (1969)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screw-worm)	Present	Native	Invasive	James (1947)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Coccidohystrix insolita (eggplant mealybug)	Present			Veilleux et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)	Present, Widespread			Subra (1981)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dinoderus minutus (bamboo borer)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Dysmicoccus brevipes (pineapple mealybug)	Present			Ben-Dov (1994)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Ferrisia virgata (striped mealybug)	Present			Williams and Matile-Ferrero (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Mononychellus tanajoa (cassava green mite)	Present, Widespread			Makame and Said (1984); Yaninek (1988)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Nipaecoccus viridis (spherical mealybug)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pheidole megacephala (big-headed ant)	Present	Native	Invasive	Wheeler (1922)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Phenacoccus manihoti (cassava mealybug)	Present, Localized	Introduced	Invasive	CABI (Undated);
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Planococcus citri (citrus mealybug)	Present			Williams and Matile-Ferrero (2005)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)	Present			Nakahara (1982)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Arthropoda	Trogoderma granarium (khapra beetle)	Present	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Bubalus bubalis (Asian water buffalo)	Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s)			Cockrill (1977)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Camelus dromedarius (dromedary camel)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Corvus splendens (house crow)	Present, Widespread	Introduced	Invasive	Ryall (2010)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia)	Present	Native		Pullin et al. (1997)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Psittacula krameri (rose-ringed parakeet)	Present, Widespread	Introduced		Cramp (1985)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Chordata	Tyto alba (Barn owl)	Present	Native		Bruce (1999)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Arcuatula senhousia (Asian date mussel)	Present	Introduced		Mastrototaro et al. (2003)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Mollusca	Melanoides tuberculata (red-rimmed melania)	Present			Brot (1862)
Eukaryota	Metazoa	Nematoda	Radopholus similis (burrowing nematode)	Present			Sebasigari and Stover (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Chlorophyta	Ulva reticulata (ribbon sea lettuce)	Present			Msuya et al. (2006)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Rhodophyta	Acanthophora spicifera	Present	Native		Guiry and Guiry (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Rhodophyta	Gracilaria salicornia	Present	Native		Guiry and Guiry (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia auriculiformis (northern black wattle)	Present, Planted	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia farnesiana (huisache)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Acacia nilotica (gum arabic tree)	Present, Planted	Native		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Alysicarpus vaginalis (alyce clover)	Present	Native		Duke (1981)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Amaranthus viridis (slender amaranth)	Present			Townsend (1985)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Annona squamosa (sugar apple)	Present	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2010)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Asparagus densiflorus (asparagus fern)	Present	Native		Sebsebe (2006)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Averrhoa bilimbi (bilimbi)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Azadirachta indica (neem tree)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Barringtonia asiatica (sea poison tree)	Present	Introduced		PROTA (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bixa orellana (annatto)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al. (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Bocconia frutescens (plume poppy)	Present, Widespread	Introduced		Benitez and Saulibio (2007); Bishop Museum (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina equisetifolia (casuarina)	Present, Planted	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Casuarina glauca (scaly oak (Australia))	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cenchrus biflorus (Indian sandbur)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Chloris barbata (purpletop chloris)	Present			Clayton et al. (1974)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cocos nucifera (coconut)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al. (2009); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Colocasia esculenta (taro)	Present	Introduced		Safo-Kantaka (2004)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Commelina benghalensis (wandering jew)	Present			Wilson (1981)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Corymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Cyperus papyrus (papyrus)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2015)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (crowfoot grass)	Absent, Eradicated			Clayton et al. (1974)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Dichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush)	Present	Native		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Digitaria velutina (velvet fingergrass)	Present, Widespread		Invasive	Clayton and Renvoize (1982); Terry and Michieka (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa colona (junglerice)	Present			Clayton and Renvoize (1982)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Echinochloa pyramidalis	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2012)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)	Present, Localized	Introduced		Gopal (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eleusine indica (goose grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al. (1974)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eucalyptus camaldulensis (red gum)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Eucalyptus robusta (swamp mahogany)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al. (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ficus benghalensis (banyan)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fimbristylis dichotoma (tall fringe rush)	Present			Napper (1965)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Fimbristylis littoralis (lesser fimbristylis)	Present			Haines and Lye (1983)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Flemingia strobilifera (wild hops)	Present, Widespread	Introduced		Broome et al. (2007)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Furcraea foetida (Mauritius hemp)	Present	Introduced		Fitzgerald (1898)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia)	Present, Planted	Introduced		WAC (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Halophila stipulacea (halophila seagrass)	Present	Introduced		Kamermans et al. (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ischaemum rugosum (saramollagrass)	Present			Clayton and Renvoize (1982)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lagerstroemia speciosa (Pride of India)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Lawsonia inermis (Egyptian privet)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al. (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leersia hexandra (southern cut grass)	Present			Clayton (1970)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leptochloa fusca (sprangletop)	Present	Native		USDA-ARS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mangifera indica (mango)	Present	Introduced	Naturalized	Orwa et al. (2009)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Megathyrsus maximus (Guinea grass)	Present	Native		Clayton et al. (1974)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melaleuca quinquenervia (paperbark tree)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Melia azedarach (Chinaberry)	Present, Planted	Introduced		World Agroforestry Centre (2002)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Merremia peltata	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Mimosa pigra (giant sensitive plant)	Present	Introduced		Brenan (1959)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Moringa oleifera (horse radish tree)	Present, Planted	Introduced		PROTA (2017)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Morus alba (mora)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Nymphaea lotus (white Egyptian lotus)	Present	Native		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oeceoclades maculata (monk orchid)	Present	Native		Garay and Taylor (1976)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oryza barthii	Present	Native		GBIF (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oryza punctata (wild rice)	Present			Clayton (1970); Ghosh (1976); Ivens (1989)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel)	Present			Q-bank (2013); Kabuye (1971)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Panicum repens (torpedo grass)	Present	Native		Clayton and Renvoize (1982)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Paspalum vaginatum (seashore paspalum)	Present	Native		Clayton and Renvoize (1982)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pennisetum polystachion (mission grass)	Present	Native		Clayton and Renvoize (1982)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Physalis angulata (cutleaf groundcherry)	Present	Introduced		Mairura (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pinus caribaea (Caribbean pine)	Present	Introduced		Khiari and Iddi (1991)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Pithecellobium dulce (Manila tamarind)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Prosopis juliflora (mesquite)	Present, Planted	Introduced		Pasiecznik et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rhamphicarpa fistulosa	Present, Localized			EAH (2013)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Rottboellia cochinchinensis (itch grass)	Present			RNG (2008)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Samanea saman (rain tree)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna alata (candle bush)	Present	Introduced		PROTA (2016)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna obtusifolia (sicklepod)	Present			Brenan (1967)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Senna occidentalis (coffee senna)	Present	Introduced		Brenan (1967)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sesbania cannabina (corkwood tree)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree)	Present, Planted			CABI (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Stachytarpheta urticifolia (rattail)	Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s)			Moldenke (1980)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Sterculia foetida (Java olive)	Present, Planted			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Striga asiatica (witch weed)	Present	Native		Parker and Riches (1993); Mohamed et al. (2001)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium cumini (black plum)	Present	Introduced		Morton (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Syzygium jambos (rose apple)	Present, Planted	Introduced	Invasive	Morton (1987)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Terminalia catappa (Singapore almond)	Present	Introduced		PROTA (2017); CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican sunflower)	Present, Widespread		Invasive	Williams (1949)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tribulus cistoides (false puncture vine)	Present			CABI (Undated)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tribulus terrestris (puncture vine)	Present			El Hadidi (1985)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Tridax procumbens (coat buttons)	Present			Ivens (1989)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Typha domingensis (southern cattail)	Present	Native		Napper (1971)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Vigna marina (beach bean)	Present	Native		ILDIS (2014)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ziziphus mauritiana (jujube)	Present, Planted	Introduced		CABI (2005)
Eukaryota	Plantae	Spermatophyta	Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ's thorn jujube)	Present	Introduced		Orwa et al. (2009)
Virus			African cassava mosaic virus (African cassava mosaic)	Present	Native	Invasive	Ndunguru et al. (2005)
Virus			Banana streak disease	Present, Localized			Sebasigari and Stover (1988)
Virus			East African cassava mosaic virus	Present	Native	Invasive	Ndunguru et al. (2005)
Virus			Rice yellow mottle virus	Present			Rossel et al. (1982); Ali and Abubakar (1995)

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The table lists the animal diseases recorded in the Compendium for this region (from the full disease datasheets). For further information, please follow the link to the datasheet.

Disease	Distribution	Origin	Invasive	References
anaplasmosis	Present			CABI (Undated)
babesiosis	Present			Flach et al. (1989); Flach et al. (1990)
Chrysomya bezziana infestation	Present	Native	Invasive	James (1947)
heartwater	Present			Flach et al. (1990)
Theileria parva infections	Present			Hofstedt (1977); Shambwana (1989); Norval et al. (1992)

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