Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 August 2022 | 14(8): 21529–21552

 

ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) 

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7592.14.8.21529-21552

#7592 | Received 27 July 2021 | Final received 07 August 2022 | Finally accepted 17 August 2022

 

 

 

Alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya: a comprehensive review

 

Shikha Arora 1 , Amit Kumar 2, Khima Nand Balodi 3 & Kusum Arunachalam 4

 

1,3,4 School of Environment and Natural Resources, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248012, India.

2 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India.

1 arorashikha13@gmail.com, 2 amit@wii.gov.in (corresponding author), 3 knbalodidoon@gmail.com, 4 kusumdoon@gmail.com

 

 

Editor: Afroz Alam, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India.   Date of publication: 26 August 2022 (online & print)

 

Citation: Arora, S., A. Kumar, K.N. Balodi & K. Arunachalam (2022). Alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya: a comprehensive review. Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(8): 21529–21552. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7592.14.8.21529-21552

 

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Funding: (i) National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) – MoEFCC (GBPI/NMHS 2015-16/HF07/07); (ii) DST-SERB (CRG/2019/001077).

 

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

 

Author details: Shikha Arora has worked as a researcher at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Doon University, Dehradun. Her area of research includes phyto-chemical characterization of plants, effectiveness of phytochemical constituents on wood preservation and plant invasion ecology.  Dr. Amit Kumar is a faculty at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. He has been exploring Himalayan regions in terms of eco-floristics since 10 years. His current research involves understanding vegetation patterns, plant associations and plant invasion ecology.  Dr. Khima Nand Balodi currently works as freelance conservation ecologist. He has been working on high altitude wetlands, characterization of forest ecosystems, mitigation of human-wildlife conflict and community-based biodiversity conservation in the Himalayan region since 10 years. His current research involves assessment of vegetation structure, human-nature interaction and raptor conservation.  Prof. Kusum Arunachalam is Head and Professor at School of Environment and Natural Resources, Doon University, Dehradun. Her area of research includes forest ecosystem and management, biodiversity conservation, climate change, soil microbial ecology, socio-ecological studies on Himalayan communities and traditional knowledge systems.

 

Author contributions: SA conceived the idea, collected and analysed the data, wrote the manuscript; AK provided constructive suggestions in analysis and reviewed the manuscript; KNB and KA reviewed the manuscript.

 

Acknowledgements: The authors wish to acknowledge Doon University, Dehradun and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun for institutional support. The authors are also grateful to National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) and DST-SERB (CRG/2019/001077) for funding support.

 

 

 

Abstract: Alien plant species have captured attention of the scientific community, ecologists, and environmentalists throughout the world. Like other regions, the Himalayan region is also grappling with the disrupting impacts of plant invasions. Based on an extensive review of studies conducted on alien plant species in the Indian Himalayan region, we report 728 alien plant species belonging to 450 genera under 108 families in the state of Uttarakhand, which represents 15% of the state’s flora. Fabaceae (89 species under 49 genera) followed by Asteraceae (63 species under 43 genera) and Poaceae (50 species under 35 genera) were the most diverse families amid alien species. Eucalyptus (15 species) followed by Ipomoea and Euphorbia (12 species each) and Pinus (11 species) were the most diverse genera. The maximum numbers of aliens (mostly herbs) in the state were introduced from America, followed by Europe. Owing to relatively high number of alien plant species in Uttarakhand, it is submitted that serious ecological and socio-economic consequences are likely to escalate in the future.

 

Keywords: Alien plants, biological invasion, Himalayan region, invasive species, plant invasion.

 

 

Introduction

 

Non-native species or alien species have captured attention of the scientific community, ecologists, and environmentalists. It was once considered that alien plants will not spread in high mountains, but ongoing processes of economic development such as trans-boundary trade and migration have altered the situation (Khuroo et al. 2007). Recent studies have reported that increasing global trade and climate change will drastically affect the spread of non-native species (Khuroo et al. 2007; Bellard et al. 2018; Panda & Behera 2019; Tripathi et al. 2019) outside their native habitats. Several studies have attempted to investigate the impact of climate change on the spread of invasive alien species (IAs) using predictive modelling (Wasowicz et al. 2013; Chakraborty et al. 2018; Wan & Wang 2018; Mungi et al. 2020). According to Ahmad et al. (2019), approximately 65% of the total geographical area of India is prone to invasion by Parthenium hysterophorus, one of the world’s worst weeds, with the western Himalaya being highly vulnerable under changing climate scenarios. Adhikari et al. (2015) identified invasion hotspots of alien species in India, and reported that most of the biodiversity hotspots, coastal regions and forest reserves are prone to plant invasion. Half of the total geographical area of India is vulnerable to invasion by alien plant species owing to favorable climatic conditions. Mungi et al. (2018) and Thapa et al. (2018) predicted that global climate change in the future will lead to expansion of invasive species in the western Himalaya. Weber & Li (2008) suggested that economic development is directly proportional to the rate of biological invasion. Also, it is observed that higher levels of imports and human development were responsible for the increase in the number of invasive species (Nunez & Pauchard 2009). Invasive species have high capacity to tolerate wide environmental conditions, high growth and dispersal rates along with short generation time, which resulted in their successful establishment (Lamsal 2018). Besides having aesthetic costs, such as change in land-use patterns, reduced crop production (Born et al. 2004), loss of native species, degradation of resources (Everard 2018), these invasive alien species incur huge economic costs. Further, the annual costs due to invasive alien species have been estimated to about US$137 billion in USA, US$14.5 billion in China (Weber & Li 2008), €12 billion in Europe, and £1.7 billion in Great Britain (Reshi & Khuroo 2012). Considering this in view, the documentation, identification, and economic evaluation of invasive alien species at the national level in general and at regional levels, specifically would be required.

The spread of IAs has raised significant concerns around the world; studies aimed at tracking and understanding the impact of alien flora have been undertaken in China (Liu et al. 2005; Weber & Li 2008; Qin et al. 2018; Yang et al. 2018b; Zhu et al. 2018), Japan (Enomoto 1999), Korea (Koh et al. 2000), Taiwan (Wu et al. 2004), and Singapore (Corlett 1988). India is also facing problems of alien plant invasion that are expected to exacerbate further. Once known for their harsh climate, diverse habitats, varied environmental conditions and limited accessibility, the Indian Himalayan region (IHR) is now at high risk due to human interventions, climate change and economic development (Yang et al. 2018a). Despite of rich floral diversity and vulnerability to changing scenario, minuscule efforts have been attempted to inventorize, predict and map the alien flora of IHR. Thus, documentation of the alien flora of the region is called for to develop management strategies. Although a handful of workers such as Pathak et al. (2019) have highlighted the need and importance of studies relating to alien plant invasion in IHR. Further, comprehensive studies on the alien floras exists for some parts of the IHR such as the Kashmir Himalaya (Khuroo et al. 2007; Dar et al. 2018; Haq et al. 2018; Mehraj et al. 2018a,b; Muzafar et al. 2019; Shaheen et al. 2019), Himachal Pradesh (Jaryan et al. 2013; Ahmad et al. 2018), Arunachal Pradesh (Kosaka et al. 2010), and its adjoining hilly regions of Assam (Barua et al. 2013), West Bengal (Maiti & Bakshi 1981), Manipur (Khomdram et al. 2011) and Tripura (Debnath et al. 2017; Debnath & Debnath 2017). Unfortunately, a detailed inventory of alien plants is still lacking for the state of Uttarakhand. As a Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, the mountainous state has been invaded by several alien plant species. Noteably, a few studies at regional level have been conducted such as Negi & Hajra (2007) listed 436 alien plant species of Doon valley, and Sekar et al. (2012) documented a total of 163 invasive alien plant species in Uttarakhand. In spite of the fact that only a small percentage of alien plants have the potential to become invasive, the damage they incur is irreparable. Thus, a detailed inventory documenting alien plants, including naturalized as well as invasives, for the entire Indian Himalayan region in general and the state of Uttarakhand specifically is not yet available. The objective of this communication is to present a checklist of alien plants for Uttarakhand, and highlight the significance of studies carried out on alien plant species in the Indian Himalayan region.

 

 

Material and Methods

 

Study area

The state of Uttarakhand is largely mountainous and shares international boundaries with China in the north and Nepal in the east. With an area of 53,483 km2, the state lies between 30.06680N & 79.01930E. Nested in the western Himalaya, Uttarakhand varies greatly in terms of altitude, climate and topography. This variation has resulted in the successful establishment of diverse flora that comprises approximately 5,000 vascular plant species in the state (Rana & Rawat 2017) including alien plant species. According to Champion & Seth (1968) and India State of Forest Report (2019), the state comprises of eight forest types, viz., tropical moist deciduous, tropical dry deciduous, sub-tropical Himalayan pine forests, Himalayan moist temperate, Himalayan dry temperate, sub-alpine forests, moist alpine scrub, and dry alpine scrub. The elevation ranges between 210–7,817m with glaciers at the highest elevation to tropical forests at the lower elevations. The average annual precipitation ranges 1,000–2,500 mm (Kala 2014) and temperature ranges from sub-zero to 43 °C (India State of Forest Report 2009).

 

Data collection

An extensive review of existing information in the form of scientific research articles, online database, books, reports, and thesis dealing with alien plant research and inventories were examined. Indian herbaria such as the Botanical Survey of India (BSD), Dehradun, Forest Research Institute (DD), Dehradun and Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun were consulted to validate the species. The listing of alien plant species was enriched by collating information from existing flora and relevant scientific literature on the state, such as Hajra & Balodi (1995), Gaur (1999), Singh & Prakash (2002), Uniyal et al. (2007), Negi & Hajra (2007), Reddy (2008), Sekar et al. (2012), Jaryan et al. (2013), Sankaran & Suresh (2013), Rana & Rawat (2017), Inderjit et al. (2018), and Pusalkar & Srivastava (2018) to name a few. Thus, the extensive review of these studies resulted in a master list comprising of the plant species which are alien to the state of Uttarakhand along with information on their nativity and life form. The authenticity of the plants occurring in the state and their growth form was also determined using regional floras or checklists such as Kanjilal (1928), Babu (1977), Osmaston (1994), Hajra & Balodi (1995), Gaur (1999), Singh & Prakash (2002), Uniyal et al. (2007), and Pusalkar & Srivastava (2018). Further, the plant names and family were rechecked using ‘Plants of the World online (POWO)’ (www.theplantsoftheworldonline.org.), the Plant List (www.theplantlist.org), and Tropicos (www.tropicos.org). Elimination of the synonyms was done to avoid the taxonomic inflation. The nativity of the plant species was established following POWO; International Plant Names Index (www.ipni.org), Khuroo et al. (2007), Negi & Hajra (2007), and Jaryan et al. (2012). The nativity of the species was further categorized at the continent level or geographical regions such as Africa, America (includes plant species occurring in Central or Tropical North and South America), North America (NAM), South America (SAM), Asia (excluding the Indian sub-continent, i.e., countries such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), Australia, Europe, and Oceania. This resulted in the generation of a complete and updated list of the alien plant species that are reported in the state of Uttarakhand, located in the western Himalaya (Table 1).

 

 

Results

 

A total of 728 alien plant species belonging to 450 genera under 108 families were noted in Uttarakhand (Table 1), representing 15% of total floral species. The most diverse families contributing to alien flora are Fabaceae (89 species), Asteraceae (63 species), Poaceae (50 species), Solanaceae (31 species), Malvaceae (29 species), Amaranthaceae (28 species), Myrtaceae (25 species), Euphorbiaceae (24 species), Brassicaceae (22 species), Cupressaceae (21 species), Rosaceae (19 Species), Convolvulaceae (16 species), Lamiaceae (15 species) Apocynaceae (14 species), Bignoniaceae (13 species), Pinaceae, & Rubiaceae (11 species each), Arecaceae & Cyperaceae (10 species each), which accounts 68% of the total alien flora of the Uttarakhand (Table 2). Seventeen genera account for majority of alien plant species, viz., Eucalyptus (15 species), Ipomoea and Euphorbia (12 species each), Pinus (11 species), Acacia, Hibiscus, Solanum, & Juniperus (08 species each), Amaranthus & Senna (07 species each), Brassica & Indigofera (06 species each), Alternanthera, Cupressus, Bauhinia, Rosa, Trifolium, & Prunus (05 species each). Herbs (338 species) account for 46% of alien taxa of Uttarakhand, followed by trees (197 species; 27%), shrubs (91 species; 12%), grasses (50 species; 7%), climbers (42 species; 6%), and sedge (10 species; 1%) (Figure 1). The highest number of species (62) among herbs belonged to Asteraceae, trees in Fabaceae (41), shrubs in Solanaceae (11 species), grasses in Poaceae (50), climbers in Convolvulaceae (9), and sedges in Cyperaceae (10 species) (Table 2).

With respect to nativity, America (plant species occurring in central or tropical, North, and South America) contributed the maximum (146 species), i.e., 20% of alien introductions in Uttarakhand, followed by Europe 104 species (14%), South America 91 species (13%), Asia (excluding the Indian sub-continent) 80 species (11%), North America 79 species (11%), and Africa 76 species (10%) (Table 3). The remaining 20% of the alien plant species were contributed by other continents or geographical regions. Noteably, majority of the herbs were introduced from America (Table 3). Interestingly, a few workers have provided an account on the status of naturalized and invasive alien plants in different regions of IHR, the details are provided in Table 4.

 

 

Discussion

 

Uttarakhand harbours a rich diversity of natural resources. Several workers (Kala & Rawat 2004; Uniyal et al. 2007; Mathur & Joshi 2013; Rai et al. 2017) have explored the rich floral diversity of this Himalayan state. Several studies have estimated aliens in different regions of India, for instance, Nayar (1977) reported that 18% of the Indian flora comprise of alien plant species. Khuroo et al. (2007) reported a total of 571 alien plant species (29%) from the Kashmir Himalaya. Jaryan et al. (2013) estimated that almost 14% of the flora of Himachal Pradesh comprises of alien plant species. Inderjit et al. (2018) documented naturalized alien plant species in the Indian states and found 181 alien species that have naturalized in Uttarakhand. According to Dutta (2018), climate change accelerates alien species invasion whereby a number of non-invasive species may become invasive. Negi et al. (2019) reported that increased level of demographic transitions and climate change will further exaggerate the situation in IHR, thus enabling suitable conditions for the spread of invasive alien species.

Of 108 plant families reported, 20 families comprise more than 68% of the alien flora of the state. Sekar et al. (2012) also reported Fabaceae as the largest family in terms of IAs in Uttarakhand. Reddy (2008) reported that Asteraceae also contributed a major portion of exotics in India. Khuroo et al. (2007) and Jaryan et al. (2013) also reported the dominance of Asteraceae and Poaceae from the Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir Himalaya, respectively. Subsequently, Baard & Kraaij (2014) in South Africa and Shen et al. (2017) in Yunnan province of China reported dominance of Asteraceae followed by Fabaceae and Poaceae that accounts for majority of the alien flora. Categorization of the growth form showed the preponderance of herbs (46%) which may be associated with its short generation time, greater viability and the ability to tolerate wide environmental fluctuations. Interestingly, this is in agreement with the other studies (Khuroo et al. 2007; Reddy 2008; Sekar et al. 2012; Adhikhari et al. 2015; Rastogi et al. 2015; Inderjit et al. 2018) carried out in India as well as in the world (Baard & Kraaij 2014; Shen et al. 2017; Lee et al. 2018; Vinogradova et al. 2018).

A large number of aliens in Uttarakhand are reported from America, accounting for the majority of herbs. A majority of alien introductions in China (Weber et al. 2008) and India (35%) (Khuroo et al. 2012), specifically in Himachal Pradesh (23%) (Jaryan et al. 2013) are from South America, while Europe contributes the highest percentage (38%) of alien species in Kashmir (Khuroo et al. 2007). The prevalence of genera such as Eucalyptus, Ipomoea, Euphorbia, Pinus, Acacia, Juniperus, Amaranthus, Hibiscus, and Solanum is observed in Uttarakhand, which is in accordance with the studies carried out in India (Khuroo et al. 2012), Himachal Pradesh (Jaryan et al. 2013). A report of comparatively higher number of alien plant species (728) in Uttarakhand could be attributed due to higher species richness (ca. 5,000) and lack of persuaded literature exclusively on alien plant species in other Himalayan states.

 

 

Conclusion

 

Biological invasions have been considered as the second largest threat to global biodiversity after habitat loss, and undoubtedly a huge number of species extinctions are associated with such invasions. Recognising the array of impacts that invasive alien species can have, one needs to reconsider the strategies that have been developed to deal with invasions. Although, several international and regional programmes such as Global Invasive Species Programme, European Network of Invasive Species, Invasive Species Information Network and regional Eurasian networks have been initiated, little has been achieved in understanding and controlling plant invasions. Regional inventorization of alien flora is now considered a pre-requisite for gaining a better understanding and undertaking appropriate management practices. Also, modelling studies can predict the concurrence of invasion hotspots with biodiversity hotspots.  Despite a large number of studies undertaken to assess the alien flora of the country, it is submitted that correct identification and authentication of names of several unresolved or illegitimate species, for instance, names of alien plant species such as Adenostemma houstonianum, Anethum scandicina, Bignonia anguis-cati, Caesulia officinalis, Dombeya cayuseii, Hibiscus hawaii, Lagerstroemia floribunda, Luchea endopogon, Manihot tweediana, Oxalis dehradunensis, Oxalis richardiana, Peltophorum vogetianu, Persia owdenii, Phoenix senegalensis, Pterospermum semisagittatum, Roylea coccinea, Siegesbeckia marianum, Terminalia calamansanai, Terminalia oliveri, and Vigna faba reported by various workers need to be carried out. There is an urgent need to rectify such information gaps to pave the way forward for the correct compilation of regional databases that will in turn strengthen the scientific pool of knowledge and management practices. Uttarakhand is vulnerable to alien plants, and unfortunately the intensity of introductions is expected to escalate rapidly due to climate change and economic developments.

 

 

Table 1. List of alien plant species reported in Uttarakhand, western Himalaya.

 

Name of the species

Family

Nativity

Life form

Reference

1

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Malvaceae

AS/AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

2

Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth.

Fabaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

3

Acacia confusa Merr.

Fabaceae

AS (Philippines)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

4

Acacia dealbata Link

Fabaceae

AU

Tree

Sekar et al. (2012)

5

Acacia decurrens Willd.

Fabaceae

AU

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013)

6

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Fabaceae

SAM

Tree

Sekar et al. (2012)

7

Acacia karroo Hayne

Fabaceae

AF (South Africa)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

8

Acacia robusta Burch.

Fabaceae

AF (South Africa)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

9

Acacia willdenowiana Wendl.

Fabaceae

AF (South Africa)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

10

Acalypha australis L.

Euphorbiaceae

AS (China, Japan)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

11

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

Asteraceae

SAM (Brazil)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

12

Acer negundo L.

Sapindaceae

NAM

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013) 

13

Achillea millefolium L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

14

Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R.K. Jansen

Asteraceae

SAM

Herb

Rana & Rastogi (2017)

15

Aconitum laeve Royle

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

16

Adonis aestivalis L.

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

17

Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume

Amaranthaceae

AF

Herb

Singh & Prakash (2002)

18

Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC.

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

19

Afrocarpus gracilior (Pilg.) C.N. Page

Podocarpaceae

AF (Kenya)

Tree

Tiwari et al. (2010)

20

Afzelia martabanica (Prain) J. Leonard

Fabaceae

AS (Burma)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

21

Agathis robusta (C. Moore ex F. Muell.) F.M. Bailey

Araucariaceae

AU/SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

22

Agave americana L.

Asparagaceae

America

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

23

Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R.M. King &H. Rob.

Asteraceae

SAM/NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

24

Ageratina riparia (Regel) R.M. King & H. Rob.

Asteraceae

NAM (Mexico, West Indies)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

25

Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

26

Ageratum houstonianum Mill.

Asteraceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

27

Agrostis canina L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

28

Agrostis stolonifera L.

Poaceae

NAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

29

Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

Simaroubaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007) Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

30

Alcea rosea L.

Malvaceae

AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

31

Alisma lanceolatum With.

Alismataceae

AF/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013) 

32

Allamanda cathartica L.

Apocynaceae

Trop. America/SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

33

Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

34

Allium ampeloprasum L.

Amaryllidaceae

AS/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

35

Allium cepa L.

Amaryllidaceae

AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

36

Allium sativum L.

Amaryllidaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

37

Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S. Johnson

Casuarinaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

38

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Mediteranean/AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

39

Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.

Poaceae

NAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

40

Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

41

Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) Sm.

Amaranthaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

42

Alternanthera paronychioides A. St.-Hil.

Amaranthaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

43

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.

Amaranthaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

44

Alternanthera pungens Kunth

Amaranthaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

45

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.

Amaranthaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

46

Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus (L.) Costea

Amaranthaceae

AS/AF/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

47

Amaranthus caudatus L.

Amaranthaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

48

Amaranthus cruentus L.

Amaranthaceae

NAM/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

49

Amaranthus graecizans L.

Amaranthaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

50

Amaranthus hybridus L.

Amaranthaceae

NAM/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

51

Amaranthus spinosus L.

Amaranthaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

52

Amaranthus viridis L.

Amaranthaceae

SAM

Herb

Singh & Prakash (2002)

53

Anagallis arvensis L.

Primulaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

54

Anethum graveolens L.

Apiaceae

AS/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

55

Annona reticulata L.

Annonaceae

Trop. America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

56

Annona squamosa L.

Annonaceae

EU/SAM

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013)

57

Anthemis cotula L.

Asteraceae

EU/AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

58

Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.

Polygonaceae

Trop. America

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

59

Antirrhinum majus L.

Plantaginaceae

EU/AS (Syria)/America

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) ;Negi & Hajra (2007)

60

Apium graveolens L.

Apiaceae

EU

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

61

Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

Brassicaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

62

Arachis hypogaea L.

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

63

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze

Araucariaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

64

Araucaria bidwillii Hook.

Araucariaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

65

Araucaria columnaris (G. Forst.) Hook.

Araucariaceae

Oceania (New Caledonia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

66

Araucaria cunninghamii Mudie

Araucariaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

67

Arctium lappa L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

68

Argemone mexicana L.

Papaveraceae

SAM/NAM (West Indies)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

69

Argemone ochroleuca Sweet

Papaveraceae

SAM/NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

70

Aristolochia littoralis Parodi

Aristolochiaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

71

Artemisia absinthium L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

72

Artemisia dracunculus L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

73

Artemisia gmelinii Weber ex Stechm.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

74

Arthraxon lancifolius (Trin.) Hochst.

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

75

Arundo donax L.

Poaceae

Eurasia/AF/EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

76

Asclepias curassavica L.

Apocynaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

77

Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.

Xanthorrhoeaceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

78

Atriplex hortensis L.

Amaranthaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

79

Avena barbata Pott ex Link

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

80

Avena  fatua L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

81

Avena sativa L.

Poaceae

AS/EU

Grass

Jaryan et al. (2013)

82

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.

Poaceae

NA

Grass

Negi & Hajra (2007)

83

Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J. Scoot

Amaranthaceae

EU/AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

84

Bauhinia carronii F.Muell.

Fabaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

85

Bauhinia corymbosa Roxb.

Fabaceae

AS (China)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

86

Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.

Fabaceae

AF (South Africa)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

87

Bauhinia hookeri F. Muell.

Fabaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

88

Bauhinia picta (Kunth) DC.

Fabaceae

SAM (Colombia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

89

Beaucarnea stricta Lem.

Asparagaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

90

Bellis perennis L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

91

Beta vulgaris L.

Amaranthaceae

EU/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

92

Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

93

Bidens cernua L.

Asteraceae

EU/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

94

Bidens pilosa L.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

95

Bidens tripartita L.

Asteraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

96

Bixa orellana L.

Bixaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

97

Blainvillea acmella (L.) Philipson

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

98

Blumea eriantha DC.

Asteraceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

99

Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

100

Blumea obliqua (L.) Druce

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

101

Boerhavia erecta L.

Nyctaginaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

102

Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms

Fabaceae

AF (South Africa)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

103

Borassus flabellifer L.

Arecaceae

AF

Tree

Sekar et al. (2012)

104

Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

105

Bougainvillea glabra Choisy

Nyctaginaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

106

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Nyctaginaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

107

Brachychiton acerifolius (A. Cunn. ex G. Don) F. Muell.

Malvaceae

Oceania

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

108

Brachychiton rupestris (T. Mitch. ex Lindl.) K. Schum.

Malvaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

109

Brassica cretica Lam.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

110

Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Brassicaceae

AS

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

111

Brassica napus L.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

112

Brassica nigra (L.) K. Koch

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

113

Brassica oleracea L.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

114

Brassica rapa L.

Brassicaceae

EU/Mediterranean region

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

115

Breynia vitis- idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C. Fisch.

Phyllanthaceae

NAM (West Indies)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

116

Briza media L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

117

Bromus catharticus Vahl

Poaceae

SAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

118

Bromus inermis Leyss.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

119

Bromus japonicus Thunb.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

120

Bromus tectorum L.

Poaceae

Mediterranean region

Grass

Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

121

Brugmansia suaveolens (Humb. &Bonpl. ex Willd.) Bercht. & J. Presl

Solanaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013);

122

Brunfelsia americana L.

Solanaceae

NAM (West Indies)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

123

Brunfelsia densifolia Krug & Urb. 

Solanaceae

Trop. America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

124

Brunfelsia latifolia (Pohl) Benth.

Solanaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

125

Brunfelsia pauciflora (Cham. & Schltdl.) Benth.

Solanaceae

Trop. America

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

126

Buddleja davidii Franch.

Scrophulariaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

127

Buddleja madagascariensis Lam.

Scrophulariaceae

AS

Shrub

Jaryan et al. (2013)

128

Buxus sempervirens L.

Buxaceae

AS/AF/EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007)

129

Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth

Malpighiaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

130

Caesalpinia ferrea C.Mart.

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

131

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

132

Calendula officinalis L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

133

Calliandra brevipes Benth.

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

134

Calliandra haematocephala Hassk.

Mimosaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

135

Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

136

Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

137

Callistemon viminalis (Sol. ex Gaertn.) G. Don ex Loudon

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013);

138

Callitris columellaris F. Muell.

Cupressaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

139

Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand.

Apocynaceae

AF

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

140

Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.

Apocynaceae

AF

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

141

Camellia japonica L.

Theaceae

AS (Japan)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

142

Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Schum.

Bignoniaceae

AS

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

143

Campsis radicans (L.) Seem.

Bignoniaceae

NAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

144

Canna indica L.

Cannaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

145

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

146

Capsicum annuum L.

Solanaceae

EU/NAM/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

147

Cardamine flexuosa With.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

148

Cardamine hirsuta L.

Brassicaceae

Trop. America/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

149

Carduus edelbergii Rech.f.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

150

Carduus nutans L.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

151

Carica papaya L.

Caricaceae

SAM/Trop. America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

152

Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold

Apocynaceae

SAM

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

153

Casimiroa edulis La Llave

Rutaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

154

Castanea sativa Mill.

Fagaceae

AF/EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

155

Castanospermum australe A.Cunn. & C.Fraser

Fabaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

156

Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq.

Casuarinaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

157

Catharanthus pusillus (Murray) G. Don

Apocynaceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

158

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Apocynaceae

AF (Madagascar)/NAM (West Indies)

Herb

Singh & Prakash (2002); Negi & Hajra (2007)

159

Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna

Malvaceae

NAM/SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

160

Celosia argentea L.

Amaranthaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

161

Celtis sinensis Pers.

Cannabaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

162

Cephalotaxus harringtonii (Knight ex J. Forbes) K. Koch

Taxaceae

AS (Japan)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

163

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

Caryophyllaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013);

164

Ceratophyllum demersum L.

Ceratophyllaceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

165

Cestrum nocturnum L.

Solanaceae

NAM (West Indies)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

166

Cestrum parqui (Lam.) L'Hér.

Solanaceae

Central and SAM

Shrub

Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

167

Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

168

Chamaecrista pumila (Lam.) K. Larsen

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

169

Chamaerops humilis L.

Arecaceae

EU

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

170

Chenopodium album L.

Amaranthaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

171

Chenopodium hybridum L.

Amaranthaceae

AS/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013) 

172

Chenopodium murale L.

Amaranthaceae

Trop. America/AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

173

Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J. Koch & Ziz

Amaranthaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

174

Chloris barbata Sw.

Poaceae

Trop. America

Grass

Sekar et al. (2012)

175

Chloris gayana Kunth.

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

176

Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Srivastava et al. (2014)

177

Chrysophyllum oliviforme L.

Sapotaceae

Trop. America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

178

Cicer arietinum L.

Fabaceae

AS/EU

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

179

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

Lauraceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

180

Cissampelos pareira L.

Menispermaceae

SAM

Climber

Jaryan et al. (2013)

181

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

Cucurbitaceae

SAM

Climber

Jaryan et al. (2013)

182

Citrus reticulata Blanco

Rutaceae

AS

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

183

Cleome gynandra L.

Cleomaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

184

Cleome viscosa L.

Cleomaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

185

Clerodendrum splendens G.Don

Lamiaceae

AF (Angola)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007); Srivastava et al. (2014)

186

Clitoria ternatea L.

Fabaceae

EU/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

187

Consolida ajacis (L.) Schur

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

188

Convolvulus arvensis L.

Convolvulaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

189

Corchorus aestuans L.

Malvaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

190

Corchorus olitorius L.

Malvaceae

AF

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

191

Corchorus tridens L.

Malvaceae

AF

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

192

Corchorus trilocularis L.

Malvaceae

AF

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

193

Cordia africana Lam.

Boraginaceae

AF (Sudan)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

194

Cordia alba (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult.

Boraginaceae

 NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

195

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

196

Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

197

Corymbia maculata (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

198

Corymbia torelliana (F.Muell.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

199

Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.

Asteraceae

SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

200

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore

Asteraceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

201

Crotalaria pallida Aiton

Fabaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Srivastava et al. (2014)

202

Crotalaria retusa L.

Fabaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

203

Croton bonplandianus Baill.

Euphorbiaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

204

Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don

Cupressaceae

AS (Japan, China)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010); Jaryan et al. (2013)

205

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Cucurbitaceae

SAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

206

Cucurbita pepo L.

Cucurbitaceae

AF/SAM/NAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

207

Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.

Cupressaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010); Jaryan et al. (2013)

208

Cupressus arizonica Greene

Cupressaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

209

Cupressus funebris Endl.

Cupressaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

210

Cupressus goveniana Gordon

Cupressaceae

NAM (California)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

211

Cupressus lusitanica Mill.

Cupressaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010); Jaryan et al. (2013)

212

Cupressus sempervirens L.

Cupressaceae

EU (Cyprus)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

213

Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.

Convolvulaceae

Mediterranean region

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

214

Cyanus segetum Hill

Asteraceae

Mediterranean region

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

215

Cycas revoluta Thunb.

Cycadaceae

AS (South Japan)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

216

Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad.

Cucurbitaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

217

Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague

Apiaceae

America/AU

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

218

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Srivastava et al. (2014)   

219

Cyperus cyperoides (L.) Kuntze

Cyperaceae

Trop. America

Sedge

Srivastava et al. (2014) 

220

Cyperus difformis L.

Cyperaceae

Trop. America/AF/EU

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

221

Cyperus involucratus Rottb.

Cyperaceae

AF

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007); Srivastava et al. (2014)

222

Cyperus rotundus L.

Cyperaceae

EU

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

223

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Fabaceae

EU

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

224

Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Pers.

Fabaceae

AF (Sudan)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

225

Datura innoxia Mill.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/NAM/SAM

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

226

Datura metel L.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

227

Datura stramonium L.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/NAM/SAM

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

228

Daucus carota L.

Apiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

229

Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.

Amaranthaceae

AU

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

230

Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.

Fabaceae

AF (Madagascar)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007) 

231

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl

Brassicaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013) 

232

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

Fabaceae

America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

233

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.

Fabaceae

AF (Congo)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

234

Dicliptera paniculata (Forssk.) I.Darbysh.

Acanthaceae

AF/Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

235

Digitalis lanata Ehrh.

Plantaginaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

236

Digitalis purpurea L.

Plantaginaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

237

Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers.

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

238

Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

239

Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G. Lohmann

Bignoniaceae

Trop. America

Climber

Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

240

Dombeya burgessiae Gerrard ex Harv.

Malvaceae

AF

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

241

Duboisia myoporoides R.Br.

Solanaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

242

Duranta erecta L.

Verbenaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Srivastava et al. (2014);

243

Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Amaranthaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

244

Dysphania botrys (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Amaranthaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

245

Echinochloa colona (L.) Link

Poaceae

SAM/EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

246

Echitesum bellatus Jacq.

Apocynaceae

NAM (Florida)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

247

Eclipta prostrata L.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013); Rana & Rastogi (2017)

248

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

Pontederiaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

249

Eleocharis atropurpurea (Retz.) J. Presl & C. Presl

Cyperaceae

SAM

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

250

Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. ex DC.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

251

Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

252

Epilobium hirsutum L.

Onagraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

253

Epilobium parviflorum Schreb.

Onagraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

254

Epilobium tetragonum L.

Onagraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

255

Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv.

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

256

Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

257

Erigeron bonariensis L.

Asteraceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

258

Erigeron canadensis L.

Asteraceae

SAM/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

259

Erigeron karvinskianus DC.

Asteraceae

SAM/Central America

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

260

Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.

Rosaceae

AS (Japan, China)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

261

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’Hér.

Geraniaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

262

Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Jaryan et al. (2013)

263

Eryngium foetidum L.

Apiaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

264

Erysimum hieraciifolium L.f.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Kumar et al. (2013)

265

Eschscholzia californica Cham.

Papaveraceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

266

Eucalyptus alba Reinw. ex Blume

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

267

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

268

Eucalyptus deglupta Blume

Myrtaceae

AS (Indonesia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

269

Eucalyptus drepanophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

270

Eucalyptus globulus Labill.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013)

271

Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

272

Eucalyptus microcorys F.Muell.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

273

Eucalyptus paniculata Sm.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

274

Eucalyptus propinqua H.Deane & Maiden

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

275

Eucalyptus punctata A.Cunn. ex DC.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

276

Eucalyptus resinifera Sm.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

277

Eucalyptus robusta Sm.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

278

Eucalyptus saligna Sm.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013); 

279

Eucalyptus sideroxylon A.Cunn. ex Woolls

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

280

Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

281

Eugenia uniflora L.

Myrtaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

282

Euphorbia chamaesyce L.

Euphorbiaceae

AF (Mauritius)

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

283

Euphorbia cotinifolia L.

Euphorbiaceae

NAM (Mexico)/SAM

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

284

Euphorbia cyathophora Murray

Euphorbiaceae

Trop.America

Herb

Rana & Rastogi (2017)

285

Euphorbia heterophylla L.

Euphorbiaceae

Trop. America/SAM/NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

286

Euphorbia hirta L.

Euphorbiaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

287

Euphorbia leucocephala Lotsy

Euphorbiaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

288

Euphorbia milii Des Moul.

Euphorbiaceae

AF (Madagascar)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

289

Euphorbia peplus L.

Euphorbiaceae

EU

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

290

Euphorbia prostrata Aiton

Euphorbiaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

291

Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch

Euphorbiaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

292

Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Euphorbiaceae

SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

293

Euphorbia tirucalli L.

Euphorbiaceae

AF (Kenya)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

294

Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

295

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Polygonaceae

AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

296

Ficus carica L.

Moraceae

EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

297

Ficus pumila L.

Moraceae

AS

Climber

Jaryan et al. (2013) 

298

Ficus religiosa L.

Moraceae

EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

299

Flindersia australis R.Br.

Rutaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

300

Foeniculum vulgare Mill.

Apiaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

301

Fragaria nubicola (Lindl. ex Hook.f.) Lacaita

Rosaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

302

Fragaria vesca L.

Rosaceae

EU/NAM/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013); 

303

Fraxinus uhdei (Wenz.) Lingelsh.

Oleaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

304

Freesia refracta (Jacq.) Klatt

Iridaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

305

Fuirena ciliaris (L.) Roxb.

Cyperaceae

Trop. America

Sedge

Sekar et al. (2012)

306

Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

307

Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.

Asteraceae

NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

308

Galium aparine L.

Rubiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

309

Galium asperifolium Wall.

Rubiaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

310

Galium elegans Wall. ex Roxb.

Rubiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

311

Galphimia gracilis Bartl.

Malpighiaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

312

Gardenia volkensii subsp. spathulifolia (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc.

Rubiaceae

AF (Uganda)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

313

Geijera parviflora Lindl.

Rutaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

314

Gigantochloa albociliata (Munro) Kurz

Poaceae

central America

Grass

Negi & Hajra (2007)

315

Gigantochloa atter (Hassk.) Kurz

Poaceae

AS (Malaysia)

Grass

Negi & Hajra (2007)

316

Gigantochloa verticillata (Willd.) Munro

Poaceae

AS (Malaysia)

Grass

Negi & Hajra (2007)

317

Ginkgo biloba L.

Ginkgoaceae

AS (China, Japan)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010); Jaryan et al. (2013)

318

Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach

Asteraceae

AF/EU/Mediterranean region

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

319

Gleditsia macracantha Desf.

Fabaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

320

Gleditsia sinensis Lam.

Fabaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

321

Gleditsia triacanthos L.

Fabaceae

USA

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

322

Glycine max (L.) Merr.

Fabaceae

AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

323

Gnaphalium pensylvanicum Willd.

Asteraceae

Trop. America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

324

Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

325

Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.

Apocynaceae

AF

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

326

Gomphrena celosioides Mart.

Amaranthaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013);

327

Gomphrena globosa L.

Amaranthaceae

SAM/Trop. America

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

328

Gomphrena serrata L.

Amaranthaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

329

Gossypium hirsutum L.

Malvaceae

Central America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

330

Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir.

Asteraceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

331

Grevillea robusta A.Cunn. ex R.Br.

Proteaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007) 

332

Guadua angustifolia Kunth

Poaceae

USA

Grass

Negi & Hajra (2007)

333

Haematoxylum campechianum L.

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

334

Hamelia patens Jacq.

Rubiaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

335

Hedera helix L.

Araliaceae

EU

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

336

Helianthus annuus L.

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

337

Helianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) Heiser

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

338

Helianthus tuberosus L.

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

339

Helictotrichon pratense (L.) Pilg.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

340

Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.

Xanthorrhoeaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

341

Hibiscus arnottianus A.Gray

Malvaceae

NAM (Hawaii)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

342

Hibiscus cannabinus L.

Malvaceae

SAM/Trop. America

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

343

Hibiscus mutabilis L.

Malvaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

344

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.

Malvaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

345

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

Malvaceae

SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

346

Hibiscus schizopetalus (Dyer) Hook.f.

Malvaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

347

Hibiscus syriacus L.

Malvaceae

AS (Syria) (Uncertain)

Shrub

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

348

Hibiscus trionum L.

Malvaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

349

Holosteum umbellatum L.

Caryophyllaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

350

Hordeum vulgare L.

Poaceae

EU/NAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

351

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.

Hydrangeaceae

AS (China, Japan)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

352

Hyoscyamus niger L.

Solanaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

353

Hypericum perforatum L.

Hypericaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Sankaran & Suresh (2013);

354

Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.

Lamiaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012);

355

Iberis amara L.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

356

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

Poaceae

Trop. America/AS/EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

357

Indigofera astragalina DC.

Fabaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

358

Indigofera glandulosa Wendl.

Fabaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

359

Indigofera hirsuta L.

Fabaceae

AF

Herb

Srivastava et al. (2014)   

360

Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz.

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

361

Indigofera linnaei Ali

Fabaceae

AF

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012)

362

Indigofera trita L.f.

Fabaceae

AF

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012)

363

Ipomoea arborescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G.Don

Convolvulaceae

USA

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

364

Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet

Convolvulaceae

AF

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

365

Ipomoea carnea Jacq.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

366

Ipomoea hederifolia L.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

367

Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.

Convolvulaceae

EU/SAM

Climber

Jaryan et al. (2013); 

368

Ipomoea muricata (L.) Jacq.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

369

Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth

Convolvulaceae

NAM/SAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

370

Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.

Convolvulaceae

AF

Climber

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013) 

371

Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.

Convolvulaceae

AF

Climber

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

372

Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth

Convolvulaceae

SAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

373

Ipomoea quamoclit L.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

374

Ipomoea triloba L.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

375

Iris germanica L.

Iridaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013) 

376

Iris spuria L.

Iridaceae

AS/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

377

Ixora macrothyrsa (Teijsm. & Binn.) T. Moore

Rubiaceae

AS (Indonesia)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

378

Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don

Bignoniaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi &Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

379

Jasminum mesnyi Hance.

Oleaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

380

Jatropha curcas L.

Euphorbiaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Srivastava et al. (2014)

381

Jatropha gossypifolia L.

Euphorbiaceae

SAM (Brazil)/Trop. America

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Srivastava et al. (2014)

382

Jatropha integerrima Jacq.

Euphorbiaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

383

Joannesia princeps Vell.

Euphorbiaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

384

Juncus inflexus L.

Juncaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

385

Juniperus bermudiana L.

Cupressaceae

NAM (Bermuda)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

386

Juniperus chinensis L.

Cupressaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

387

Juniperus communis L.

Cupressaceae

EU (Yugoslavia)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010); Jaryan et al. (2013)

388

Juniperus deppeana Steud.

Cupressaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

389

Juniperus oxycedrus L.

Cupressaceae

AS (Syria)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

390

Juniperus phoenicea L.

Cupressaceae

AF (Algeria)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

391

Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl.

Cupressaceae

AF (Kenya)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

392

Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.

Cupressaceae

USA

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

393

Justicia procumbents L.

Acanthaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Hajra & Balodi (1995); Singh & Prakash, (2002)

394

Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A.Juss.

Meliaceae

AF (Mozambique)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

395

Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

Bignoniaceae

AF (Rhodesia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

396

Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm.

Sapindaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

397

Lactuca dissecta D.Don

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

398

Lactuca sativa L.

Asteraceae

AS/EU

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

399

Lagascea mollis Cav.

Asteraceae

Trop. Central America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

400

Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.

Lythraceae

NAM

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013)

401

Lagerstroemia turbinata Koehne

Lythraceae

AS (Vietnam)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

402

Lantana camara L.

Verbenaceae

Trop. America/SAM/NAM (West Indies)

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

403

Laphangium affine (D.Don) Tzvelev

Asteraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

404

Lathyrus aphaca L.

Fabaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

405

Lathyrus odoratus L.

Fabaceae

EU

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007)

406

Lathyrus sativus L.

Fabaceae

AS/AF

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

407

Lens culinaris Medik.

Fabaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

408

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.

Lamiaceae

AF

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

409

Lepidium didymium L.

Brassicaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Srivastava et al. (2014)

410

Lepidium virginicum L.

Brassicaceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

411

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

Fabaceae

Trop. America/SAM/NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

412

Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton

Oleaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Sankaran &Suresh (2013)

413

Linum usitatissimum L.

Linaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

414

Liquidambar formosana Hance

Altingiaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

415

Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Magnoliaceae

USA

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

416

Livistona australis (R.Br.) Mart.

Arecaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

417

Livistona chinensis (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Mart.

Arecaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

418

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.

Brassicaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

419

Lolium temulentum L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

420

Lonchocarpus guillemineanus (Tul.) Malme

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

421

Lonicera japonica Thunb.

Caprifoliaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

422

Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G. Wilson & J.T. Waterh.

Myrtaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

423

Ludwigia adscendens (L.) H.Hara

Onagraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

424

Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven

Onagraceae

AF

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

425

Ludwigia perennis L.

Onagraceae

AF

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013); Srivastava et al. (2014)

426

Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

Solanaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

427

Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth.

Fabaceae

Trop. America

Tree

Sekar et al. (2012)

428

Maclura pomifera (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

Moraceae

USA

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

429

Magnolia soulangeana Soul. -Bod.

Magnoliaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

430

Magnolia figo (Lour.) DC.

Magnoliaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

431

Magnolia grandiflora L.

Magnoliaceae

NAM

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

432

Magnolia wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) Rehder

Magnoliaceae

AS (Japan)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

433

Malachra capitata (L.) L.

Malvaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

434

Malva parviflora L.

Malvaceae

EU

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

435

Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke

Malvaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

436

Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.

Malvaceae

Trop. America

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

437

Manihot dichotoma Ule

Euphorbiaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

438

Manihot esculenta Crantz

Euphorbiaceae

Trop. America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

439

Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A.H. Gentry

Bignoniaceae

SAM

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

440

Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum.

Bignoniaceae

AF (Uganda)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

441

Martynia annua L.

Martyniaceae

Trop. America/NAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

442

Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small

Plantaginaceae

Trop. NAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

443

Medicago lupulina L.

Fabaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

444

Medicago polymorpha L.

Fabaceae

EU/AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Jaryan et al. (2013)

445

Medicago sativa L.

Fabaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

446

Melaleuca styphelioides Sm.

Myrtaceae

AF (Uganda)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

447

Melilotus albus Medik.

Fabaceae

Europe

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

448

Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

Poaceae

Trop. America

Grass

Sekar et al. (2012)

449

Melochia corchorifolia L.

Malvaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

450

Mentha piperita L.

Lamiaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

451

Mentha arvensis L.

Lamiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

452

Mentha longifolia (L.) L.

Lamiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

453

Mentha spicata L.

Lamiaceae

EU/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

454

Merremia dissecta (Jacq.) Hallier f.

Convolvulaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Srivastava et al. (2014) 

455

Millingtonia hortensis L.f.

Bignoniaceae

AS (Myanmar, Malaya)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

456

Mimosa pudica L.

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

457

Mirabilis jalapa L.

Nyctaginaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

458

Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl.

Pontederiaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

459

Montanoa grandiflora (DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Hemsl.

Compositae

NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

460

Morus alba L.

Moraceae

AS

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

461

Muehlenbeckia platyclados (F. Muell.) Meisn.

Polygonaceae

Solomon Isles

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

462

Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.

Rubiaceae

Trop.AF

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

463

Mussaenda philippica A. Rich.

Rubiaceae

AS (Philippines)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

464

Najas graminea Delile

Hydrocharitaceae

NAM/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

465

Nandina domestica Thunb.

Berberidaceae

AS (China, Japan)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)  

466

Narcissus tazetta L.

Amaryllidaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

467

Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.

Solanaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) Jaryan et al. (2013)

468

Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

469

Nicotiana rustica L.

Solanaceae

Central and SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Jaryan et al. (2013)

470

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Solanaceae

NAM/Central and SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

471

Nigella sativa L.

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

472

Nymphaea alba L.

Nympheaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

473

Nymphaea lotus L.

Nympheaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

474

Ochrosia elliptica Labill.

Apocynaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

475

Ocimum americanum L.

Lamiaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

476

Oenothera biennis L.

Onagraceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)  

477

Oenothera rosea L’Hér. ex Aiton

Onagraceae

SAM/ NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

478

Olea europaea L.

Oleaceae

Mediterranean region

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

479

Ononis spinosa subsp. hircina (Jacq.) Gams

Fabaceae

EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

480

Opuntia elatior Mill.

Cactaceae

SAM

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

481

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.

Cactaceae

SAM

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

482

Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

Cactaceae

Trop. America

Shrub

Sekar et al. (2012)

483

Origanum vulgare L.

Lamiaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

484

Oryza sativa L.

Poaceae

AS

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

485

Oxalis corniculata L.

Oxalidaceae

EU/AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

486

Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa (DC.) Lourteig

Oxalidaceae

SAM/Trop.America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013) Srivastava et al. (2014)

487

Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro

Poaceae

AF (Zambia)

Grass

Negi & Hajra (2007)

488

Papaver dubium L.

Papaveraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

489

Papaver rhoeas L.

Papaveraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Jaryan et al. (2013)

490

Papaver somniferum L.

Papaveraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

491

Parapiptadenia rigida (Benth.) Brenan

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

492

Parkinsonia aculeata L.

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)/SAM

Tree

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

493

Parthenium hysterophorus L.

Asteraceae

Trop. NAM/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007);  Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

494

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Poaceae

SAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

495

Paspalum distichum L.

Poaceae

NAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

496

Passiflora caerulea L.

Passifloraceae

SAM

Climber

Jaryan et al. (2013)

497

Passiflora edulis Sims

Passifloraceae

SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

498

Passiflora foetida L.

Passifloraceae

Trop. SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

499

Passiflora suberosa L.

Passifloraceae

NAM (West Indies)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

500

Peltophorum africanum Sond.

Fabaceae

AF (Uganda)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

501

Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne

Fabaceae

AS (Sri Lanka)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

502

Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.

Poaceae

Trop. America

Grass

Sekar et al. (2012)

503

Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers

Rubiaceae

AF (Kenya, Egypt)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

504

Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth

Piperaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

505

Pereskia aculeata Mill.

Cactaceae

Trop. America

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

506

Pereskia grandiflora Pfeiff.

Cactaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

507

Persia americana Mill.

Lauraceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

508

Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre

Polygonaceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

509

Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre

Polygonaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

510

Petrea volubilis L.

Verbenaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

511

Petunia hybrida Vilm.

Solanaceae

NA

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

512

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

513

Phleum pratense L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

514

Phlox drummondii Hook.

Polemoniaceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

515

Phoenix canariensis Chabaud

Arecaceae

AF (Canary Isles)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

516

Phoenix reclinata Jacq.

Arecaceae

Trop. AF

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

517

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

Poaceae

SAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007)

518

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

Verbenaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

519

Physalis angulata L.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

520

Physalis heterophylla Nees

Solanaceae

SAM (Peru)/NAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

521

Physalis minima L.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

522

Physalis peruviana L.

Solanaceae

SAM (Peru)

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013);

523

Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.

Urticaceae

Trop. SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

524

Pilea serpyllifolia (Poir.) Wedd.

Urticaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

525

Pinus canariensis C.Sm.

Pinaceae

AF (Canary Island)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

526

Pinus caribaea Morelet

Pinaceae

NAM (Cuba)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

527

Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.

Pinaceae

AS (Japan)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

528

Pinus echinata Mill.

Pinaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Tiwari et al. (2010)

529

Pinus elliottii Engelm.

Pinaceae

USA

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

530

Pinus halepensis Mill.

Pinaceae

EU (Cyprus)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

531

Pinus hartwegii Lindl.

Pinaceae

Mediterranean

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

532

Pinus merkusii Jungh. & deVriese

Pinaceae

AS (Myanmar)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

533

Pinus oocarpa Schiede

Pinaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

534

Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham.

Pinaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

535

Pinus radiata D.Don

Pinaceae

USA

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

536

Pistia stratiotes L.

Araceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

537

Pisum sativum L.

Fabaceae

AS/EU

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013) 

538

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

539

Plantago lanceolata L.

Plantaginaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

540

Plantago major L.

Plantaginaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

541

Platanus occidentalis L.

Platanaceae

America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

542

Platanus orientalis L.

Platanaceae

AS/EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007)

543

Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

Cupressaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

544

Plumbago auriculata Lam.

Plumbaginaceae

S.AF

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

545

Plumeria alba L.

Apocynaceae

America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

546

Plumeria rubra L.

Apocynaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

547

Poa annua L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

548

Poa pratensis L.

Poaceae

EU/NAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

549

Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.

Podocarpaceae

AF (Kenya)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

550

Podocarpus macrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet

Podocarpaceae

AS (China, Japan)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

551

Polemonium caeruleum L.

Polemoniaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)  

552

Polygonum aviculare L.

Polygonaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)  

553

Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

554

Populus deltoides Marshall

Salicaceae

USA

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

555

Populus nigra var. italica Münchh.

Salicaceae

EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

556

Portulaca grandiflora Hook.

Portulacaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

557

Portulaca oleracea L.

Portulacaceae

AF/NAM/SAM

Herb

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

558

Portulaca pilosa L.

Portulacaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

559

Portulaca quadrifida L.

Portulacaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

560

Potamogeton crispus L.

Potamogetonaceae

EU/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

561

Potamogeton lucens L.

Potamogetonaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

562

Potamogeton nodosus Poir.

Potamogetonaceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

563

Potentilla supina L.

Rosaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

564

Prosopis chilensis (Molina) Stuntz

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

565

Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.

Fabaceae

NAM (Mexico)/SAM

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

566

Prunella vulgaris L.

Lamiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

567

Prunus yedoensis Matsum.

Rosaceae

AS (Japan)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

568

Prunus armeniaca L.

Rosaceae

AS

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

569

Prunus cerasus L.

Rosaceae

AS/EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)  

570

Prunus domestica L.

Rosaceae

AS

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

571

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch

Rosaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

572

Psidium cattleianum Afzel. ex Sabine

Myrtaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

573

Psidium guajava L.

Myrtaceae

SAM

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013);  Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

574

Pterocarya stenoptera C. DC.

Juglandaceae

AS(China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

575

Pycreus flavidus (Retz.) T. Koyama

Cyperaceae

AF/EU

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

576

Pycreus sanguinolentus (Vahl) Nees

Cyperaceae

NAM/SAM

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

577

Pyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers

Bignoniaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

578

Pyrus communis L.

Rosaceae

AS/EU

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

579

Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Nakai

Rosaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

580

Ranunculus arvensis L.

Ranunculaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

581

Ranunculus laetus Wall. ex Hook. f. & J.W. Thomson

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

582

Ranunculus muricatus L.

Ranunculaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

583

Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

584

Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin

Brassicaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

585

Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.

Apocynaceae

NAM (West Indies)

Herb

Srivastava et al. (2014)

586

Ribes alpestre Wall. ex Decne.

Grossulariaceae

AF/EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)  

587

Richardia scabra L.

Rubiaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

588

Ricinus communis L.

Euphorbiaceae

AF

Shrub

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

589

Rivina humilis L.

Phytolaccaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

590

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Fabaceae

NAM

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013);  Sankaran & Suresh (2013)

591

Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H.Hara

Brassicaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

592

Rosa banksiae R.Br.

Rosaceae

AS

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007)

593

Rosa cathayensis (Rehder & E.H. Wilson) L.H. Bailey

Rosaceae

AS (China)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

594

Rosa laevigata Michx.

Rosaceae

AS (China, Japan)/America

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

595

Rosa moschata Herrm.

Rosaceae

AF/EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

596

Rosa multiflora Thunb.

Rosaceae

AS

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

597

Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Lamiaceae

EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

598

Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.

Lamiaceae

AF

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

599

Roystonea regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook

Arecaceae

NAM (Cuba)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

600

Rubus ellipticus Sm.

Rosaceae

Trop. America

Shrub

Sekar (2012)

601

Ruellia tuberosa L.

Acanthaceae

Trop. America/NAM (West Indies)

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

602

Rumex dentatus L.

Polygonaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

603

Rumex nepalensis Spreng.

Polygonaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

604

Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.

Plantaginaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

605

Sabal palmetto (Walter) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.

Arecaceae

NAM (Bermuda Island)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

606

Saccharum ravennae (L.) L.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007)

607

Sagina procumbens L.

Caryophyllaceae

EU/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

608

Sagina saginoides (L.) H. Karst.

Caryophyllaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

609

Sagittaria sagittifolia L.

Alismataceae

NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

610

Salix babylonica L.

Salicaceae

AS (China, Babylon)

Tree

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

611

Salvia coccinea Buc’hoz ex Etl.

Lamiaceae

NAM/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

612

Salvia officinalis L.

Lamiaceae

EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007)

613

Sambucus nigra L.

Adoxaceae

EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

614

Sanicula elata Buch. -Ham. ex D.Don

Apiaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

615

Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.

Euphorbiaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

616

Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms

Araliaceae

AU

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

617

Schefflera arboricola (Hayata) Merr.

Araliaceae

AS (Taiwan)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

618

Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F. Blake

Fabaceae

SAM

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

619

Schoenoplectiella juncoides (Roxb.) Lye

Cyperaceae

NAM

Sedge

Jaryan et al. (2013)

620

Schoenoplectus triqueter (L.) Palla

Cyperaceae

AF

Sedge

Khuroo et al. (2007)

621

Scoparia dulcis L.

Plantaginaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

622

Searsia lancea (L.f.) F.A. Barkley

Anacardiaceae

Trop. AF

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

623

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

Cucurbitaceae

SAM

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

624

Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose

Cactaceae

NAM (Jamaica, Cuba)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

625

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Fabaceae

Trop. America

Shrub

Rana & Rastogi (2017)

626

Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae

America/ AS (Malaysia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

627

Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

628

Senna occidentalis (L.) Link

Fabaceae

SAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

629

Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae

Trop. America

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

630

Senna splendida (Vogel) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

631

Senna tora (L.) Roxb.

Fabaceae

Trop. SAM/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

632

Sesamum indicum L.

Pedaliaceae

AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

633

Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight

Fabaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

634

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

Fabaceae

S.AF

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

635

Setaria palmifolia (J. Koenig) Stapf

Poaceae

Trop. America

Grass

Sekar et al. (2012)

636

Setaria parviflora (Poir.) M.Kerguelen

Poaceae

Trop. America

Grass

Sekar et al. (2012)

637

Sida acuta Burm.f.

Malvaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

638

Sida cordata (Burm.f.) Borss. Waalk.

Malvaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

639

Silene latifolia subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet

Caryophyllaceae

EU/AF/AS

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

640

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Asteraceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

641

Sinapis alba L.

Brassicaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

642

Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq.

Solanaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Srivastava et al. (2014)

643

Solanum americanum Mill.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

644

Solanum asperolanatum Ruiz & Pav.

Solanaceae

SAM (Peru)/Trop. America

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

645

Solanum pseudocapsicum L.

Solanaceae

Trop. America/AS/AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

646

Solanum seaforthianum Andrews

Solanaceae

SAM (Brazil)

Climber

Sekar et al. (2012)

647

Solanum torvum Sw.

Solanaceae

NAM (West Indies)/SAM

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012)

648

Solanum tuberosum L.

Solanaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

649

Solanum viarum Dunal

Solanaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

650

Solidago canadensis L.

Asteraceae

NAM

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

651

Soliva anthemifolia (Juss.) Sweet

Asteraceae

America/AU

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013); Srivastava et al. (2014);

652

Sonchus arvensis L.

Asteraceae

AS/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

653

Sonchus oleraceus (L.) L.

Asteraceae

Mediterranean/AS

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

654

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Poaceae

AF

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007) 

655

Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

656

Spartium junceum L.

Fabaceae

EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

657

Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.

Bignoniaceae

AF (Uganda)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

658

Spermacoce hispida L.

Rubiaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

659

Spinacia oleracea L.

Amaranthaceae

AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

660

Spiraea cantoniensis Lour.

Rosaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007); Khuroo et al. (2007)

661

Spiraea prunifolia Siebold & Zucc.

Rosaceae

AS (China)

Shrub

Negi & Hajra (2007)

662

Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims

Verbenaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

663

Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Caryophyllaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

664

Swietenia macrophylla King

Meliaceae

NAM (Honduras-part of central america)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

665

Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

Meliaceae

NAM (West Indies)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

666

Tabebuia heterophylla (DC.) Britton

Bignoniaceae

NAM (West Indies)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

667

Tagetes erecta L.

Asteraceae

SAM/NAM (Mexico)

Herb

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

668

Tagetes minuta L.

Asteraceae

SAM

Herb

 Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

669

Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

Talinaceae

America

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

670

Tamarindus indica L.

Fabaceae

AF (Ethiopia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

671

Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Sch. Bip.

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

672

Taraxacum campylodes G.E. Haglund

Asteraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

673

Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.

Cupressaceae

NAM (Florida)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

674

Taxodium huegelii C. Lawson

Cupressaceae

NAM (Mexico)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

675

Taxus wallichiana Zucc.

Taxaceae

EU/AS (Afghanistan)/AF

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Tiwari et al. (2010)

676

Tecoma castanifolia (D.Don) Melch.

Bignoniaceae

SAM (Colombia)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

677

Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth

Bignoniaceae

NAM (South Florida, West Indies)/SAM

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

678

Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.

Combretaceae

S. AF

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

679

Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast.

Cupressaceae

AF (Algeria)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

680

Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.)  K. Koch

Araliaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi &Hajra (2007)

681

Thalictrum minus L.

Ranunculaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

682

Thuja occidentalis L.

Cupressaceae

NAM (Canada)

Tree

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

683

Thymus serpyllum L.

Lamiaceae

EU

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007)

684

Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze

Fabaceae

SAM (Argentina)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

685

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

Asteraceae

NAM (Mexico)

Shrub

Srivastava et al. (2014) 

686

Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl.

Arecaceae

AS (China, Japan)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

687

Trapa natans L.

Lythraceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

688

Trema orientalis (L.) Blume

Cannabaceae

AF

Tree

Srivastava et al. (2014)  

689

Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

Euphorbiaceae

AS

Tree

Jaryan et al. (2013)

690

Tridax procumbens (L.) L.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

691

Trifolium dubium Sibth.

Fabaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

692

Trifolium fragiferum L.

Fabaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

693

Trifolium hybridum L.

Fabaceae

EU/AS

Herb

Negi & Hajra (2007)

694

Trifolium pratense L.

Fabaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)  

695

Trifolium repens L.

Fabaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

696

Triticum aestivum L.

Poaceae

NA

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

697

Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.

Malvaceae

Trop. America/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

698

Tropaeolum majus L.

Tropaeolaceae

EU/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

699

Turritis glabra L.

Brassicaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Kumar et al. (2013)

700

Typha angustifolia L.

Typhaceae

Trop. America/EU/NAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

701

Urena lobata L.

Malvaceae

AF

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

702

Urtica dioica L.

Urticaceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

703

Vallisneria spiralis L.

Hydrocharitaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

704

Verbascum thapsus L.

Scrophulariaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

705

Verbena bonariensis L.

Verbenaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

706

Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw

Euphorbiaceae

AS (China)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

707

Veronica persica Poir.

Plantaginaceae

AS

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

708

Vicia faba L.

Fabaceae

AS/AF

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

709

Vicia hirsuta (L.) Gray

Fabaceae

EU/NAM/SAM

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

710

Vinca major L.

Apocynaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

711

Viola tricolor L.

Violaceae

EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

712

Vitis vinifera L.

Vitaceae

AS/EU

Climber

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

713

Vulpia myuros (L.) C.C. Gmel.

Poaceae

EU

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

714

Waltheria indica L.

Malvaceae

Trop. America

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012)

715

Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl. ex de Bary

Arecaceae

NAM (Arizona, California)

Tree

Negi & Hajra (2007)

716

Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth

Boraginaceae

Central America

Shrub

efloraofindia

717

Wisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet

Fabaceae

AS (China)

Climber

Negi & Hajra (2007)

718

Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Horkel ex Wimm.

Araceae

AF/EU

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

719

Xanthium strumarium L.

Asteraceae

Trop. America/SAM/AF/EU

Herb

BSI; Khuroo et al. (2007); Negi & Hajra (2007); Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

720

Youngia japonica (L.) DC.

Asteraceae

Trop. SAM/SAM

Herb

Sekar et al. (2012); Jaryan et al. (2013)

721

Yucca aloifolia L.

Asparagaceae

NAM

Shrub

Khuroo et al. (2007)

722

Yucca gloriosa L.

Asparagaceae

EU/NAM

Shrub

Jaryan et al. (2013)

723

Zannichellia palustris L.

Potamogetonaceae

NAM/SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

724

Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.

Araceae

AF

Herb

  Khuroo et al. (2007)

725

Zea mays L.

Poaceae

SAM

Grass

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013)

726

Zephyranthes candida (Lindl.) Herb.

Amaryllidaceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007); Jaryan et al. (2013); Srivastava et al. (2014) 

727

Zephyranthes citrina Baker

Amaryllidaceae

AU

Herb

Jaryan et al. (2013)

728

Zinnia elegans L.

Asteraceae

SAM

Herb

Khuroo et al. (2007)

NA—information not available; Nativity | NAM—North America | SAM—South America | AS—Asia | EU—Europe | AF—Africa | AU—Australia.

 

 

Table 2. Dominant families and life forms in the alien flora of Uttarakhand, western Himalaya.

 

Family

Climber

Grass

Herb

Sedge

Shrub

Tree

Grand total

1

Fabaceae

3

 

   

 

10

41

89

2

Asteraceae

 

 

62

 

1

 

63

3

Poaceae

 

50

 

 

 

 

50

4

Solanaceae

1

 

17

 

11

2

31

5

Malvaceae

 

 

19

 

7

3

29

6

Amaranthaceae

1

 

27

 

 

 

28

7

Myrtaceae

 

 

 

 

1

24

25

8

Euphorbiaceae

 

 

9

 

10

5

24

9

Brassicaceae

 

 

22

 

 

 

22

10

Cupressaceae

 

 

 

 

2

19

21

11

Rosaceae

3

 

3

 

5

8

19

12

Convolvulaceae

9

 

5

 

1

1

16

13

Lamiaceae

2

 

10

 

3

 

15

14

Apocynaceae

2

 

5

 

3

4

14

15

Bignoniaceae

5

 

 

 

 

8

13

16

Pinaceae

 

 

 

 

 

11

11

17

Rubiaceae

 

 

5

 

6

 

11

18

Arecaceae

 

 

 

 

1

9

10

19

Cyperaceae

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

20

Plantaginaceae

 

 

8

 

1

 

9

 

 

Table 3. Life form categorization of alien plant species in different continents or geographical regions.

 

Continents

 Climber

 Grass

 Herb

 Sedge

 Shrub

 Tree

  Total Species

1

NAM/SAM (Trop. A)

8

7

89

3

17

21

145

2

EU

2

16

72

1

8

5

104

3

SAM

13

4

47

1

9

17

91

4

AS

7

3

8

-

20

42

80

5

NAM

3

5

22

1

15

33

79

6

AF

5

8

18

2

16

27

76

7

AU

1

-

1

-

-

39

41

8

AF/EU

-

-

35

1

2

1

39

9

AS/EU

1

1

8

-

-

3

13

Abbreviations used: Trop. A—Tropical America | NAM—North America | SAM—South America | AS—Asia | EU—Europe | AF—Africa | AU—Australia.

 

 

Table 4. Details of the alien plant species reported in the India, Uttarakhand and its adjoining states/regions.

 

Topic

Area

Family

Genera

Species

Reference

1

Naturalized alien flora

India

-

271

471

Inderjit et al. (2018)

2

Invasive alien plants

Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

30

70

91

Rana & Rastogi (2017)

3

Invasive alien plants

Uttar Pradesh

41

100

149

Srivastava et al. (2014)

4

Alien flora

Himachal Pradesh

85

-

497

Jaryan et al. (2013)

5

Invasive alien plants

Uttarakhand

46

105

163

Sekar et al. (2012)

6

Wild and exotic gymnosperms

Uttarakhand

10

-

63

Tewari et al. (2010)

7

Exotic tree species

Doon Valley

14

-

18

Jaryan et al. (2013)

8

Alien flora

Kashmir

104

352

571

Khuroo et al. (2007)

9

Alien flora

Doon Valley, Uttarakhand

-

-

436

Negi & Hajra (2007)

10

Alien flora

Uttarakhand

108

450

728

Present study

 

 

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