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 |