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Non-native plants of the British Indian Ocean Territory

This is a guide to the non-native plant species of the British Indian Ocean Territory that are found outside of ornamental plantings.
This list is based on work from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and SWCA Hawai'i as part of the creation of a plant ...more ↓

ladder fern 1
Pteris vittata
Rough Sword Fern 2
Nephrolepis hirsutula
Chinese arborvitae 3
Platycladus orientalis
Coffee Senna 4
Senna occidentalis
Sensitive Plant 5
Mimosa pudica
White leadtree 5
Leucaena leucocephala
Guamúchil 6
Pithecellobium dulce
lebbeck 7
Albizia lebbeck
elephant ear tree 8
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Phasey Bean 9
Macroptilium lathyroides
Indian coral tree 5
Erythrina variegata
Calopo 5
Calopogonium mucunoides
creeping tick trefoil 5
Grona triflora
Alyce Clover 5
Alysicarpus ovalifolius
White Moneywort 5
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Florida beggarweed 5
Desmodium tortuosum
Streaked Rattlepod 10
Crotalaria pallida
Aeschynomene americana americana 11
Stylosanthes scabra 12
hairy indigo 5
Indigofera hirsuta
Beach Bean 5
Canavalia rosea
Sesbania bispinosa 13
Chinese Apple 14
Ziziphus mauritiana
Indian banyan 15
Ficus benghalensis
Giantleaf Fig 16
Ficus lutea
white mulberry 5
Morus alba
artillery plant 17
Pilea microphylla
Garden balsam 18
Impatiens balsamina
Mimusops coriacea 19
tropical milkweed 20
Asclepias curassavica
oleander 21
Nerium oleander
Madagascar Periwinkle 22
Catharanthus roseus
Grey Milkwood 23
Cerbera manghas
Frangipani trees 24
Plumeria
Egyptian Star-cluster 25
Pentas lanceolata
Noni 26
Morinda citrifolia
Old World Diamond Flower 27
Oldenlandia corymbosa
Shaggy Buttonweed 28
Spermacoce hispida
Woodland false buttonweed 29
Spermacoce remota
Creeping Dentella 5
Dentella repens
Pink Weed 30
Spigelia anthelmia
Marvel of Peru 31
Mirabilis jalapa
mountain knotgrass 32
Ouret lanata
green callaloo amaranth 5
Amaranthus viridis
pigeonberry 33
Rivina humilis
star-flowered vernonia 13
Gymnanthemum coloratum
little ironweed 5
Cyanthillium cinereum
billygoat weed 34
Ageratum conyzoides
mile-a-minute 35
Mikania micrantha
Siam weed 36
Chromolaena odorata
daisy fleabane 5
Erigeron bellioides
horseweed 37
Erigeron canadensis
Tridax daisy 5
Tridax procumbens
Hairy Beggarticks 38
Bidens pilosa
Nodeweed 29
Synedrella nodiflora
sea daisy 5
Wollastonia biflora
false daisy 39
Eclipta prostrata
Common Sunflower 40
Helianthus annuus
Elegant Zinnia 41
Zinnia elegans
Chinchweeds, Fetid Marigolds, and Allies 42
Pectis
Cure-for-all 43
Pluchea carolinensis
Indian blanket 44
Gaillardia pulchella
Star of Bethlehem 45
Hippobroma longiflora
lemondichina 46
Triphasia trifolia
Varnishleaf 47
Dodonaea viscosa
Sea Almond 5
Terminalia catappa
Beach Sheoak 5
Casuarina equisetifolia
Buchnera hispida 48
Witchweed 24
Striga asiatica
Pink Trumpet-tree 2
Tabebuia heterophylla
Tabebuia pallida 49
common lantana 50
Lantana camara
Blue Porterweed 51
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Nettleleaf Velvetberry 52
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Strobilanthes alternata 53
greater plantain 54
Plantago major
Yellow-flowered waterhyssop 5
Mecardonia procumbens
Obi-Wan conobea 55
Leucospora multifida
licorice weed 5
Scoparia dulcis
Flame Violet 56
Episcia cupreata
Brittle False Pimpernel 5
Torenia crustacea
sparrow false pimpernel 5
Bonnaya antipoda
Rust Weed 57
Polypremum procumbens
cutleaf groundcherry 5
Physalis angulata
Solanum anguivi 58
potato 59
Solanum tuberosum
black nightshade 60
Solanum nigrum
Tiger's Footprint 5
Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Littlebell 5
Ipomoea triloba
Gotu Cola 5
Centella asiatica
largeleaf pennywort 61
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Indian Mallow 62
Abutilon indicum
Spinyhead Sida 63
Sida acuta
three-lobe false mallow 5
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Upland Cotton 64
Gossypium hirsutum
East Indian Mallow 5
Corchorus aestuans
Pyramid Flower 65
Melochia pyramidata
Sleepy Morning 66
Waltheria indica
mago 67
Hernandia sonora
Propeller Tree 68
Gyrocarpus americanus

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