Category

Sub-category

Number of species

Percentage of species

Origin

Tropical America (TAM)

70

32.40

South America (SAM)

23

10.64

Tropical Africa (TAF)

21

9.72

China (CH)

16

7.40

America (AM)

13

6.02

Europe (EU)

11

5.09

Brazil (BZ)

8

3.70

Mexico (MEX)

8

3.70

Australia (AU)

7

3.24

North America (NAM)

7

3.24

South east Tropical Asia (SETA)

7

3.24

West Indies (WI)

4

1.85

Mediterranean (MDT)

4

1.85

Madagascar (MD)

3

1.39

Tropical West Asia (TWA)

3

1.39

Myanmar (MY)

3

1.39

South Africa (SAF)

2

0.92

Malaysia (ML)

1

0.46

Burma (BUR)

1

0.46

Polynesia

1

0.46

Syria (SY)

1

0.46

Tropical East Africa (TEA)

1

0.46

Yugoslavia (YU)

1

0.46

Habit

Perennial (P)

129

59.72

Annual (A)

87

40.28

Life form

Herbs (H)

92

42.6

Shrub (S)

51

23.61

Tree (T)

48

22.22

Climber (C)

11

5.09

Grass (G)

7

3.24

Sedge (SE)

7

3.24

Mode of Introduction

Unintentionally (UI)

150

69.44

Intentionally (I)

66

30.55

Invasion Status

Naturalized (NT)

79

36.57

Invasive (IN)

52

24.07

Casual alien (CS)

51

23.61

Cultivated alien (CU)

34

15.74