Family

Species

EPPO Code

Growing habit

AD

RD (%)

Rank

Acanthaceae

Asystasia gangetica (L.)T. Anderson

ASYCO

P

0.05

0.03

Asystasia mysorensis (Roth) T. Anderson

ASYSC

A/P

0.27

0.19

Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine

HYGAU

A

0.59

0.44

Amaranthaceae

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

ALRSE

A/P

0.78

0.58

Amaranthus cruentus L.

AMACR

A

0.07

0.05

Amaranthus retroflexus L.

AMARE

A

3.61

2.67

Amaranthus spinosus L.

AMASP

A

2.01

1.49

Amaranthus viridis Hook. f

AMAVI

A

2.02

1.49

Gomphrena celosioides Mart.

GOMCE

A/P

0.38

0.28

Apiaceae

Centela asiatica (L.) Urb.

CLLAS

P

0.43

0.32

Asteraceae

Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild

APIMO

A/P

0.04

0.03

Acanthospermum hispidum DC.

ACNHI

A

1.36

1.01

Achyranthes aspera L.

ACYAS

P

0.11

0.08

Ageratum conyzoides L.

AGECO

A

2.87

2.13

Athroisma stuhlmannii O. Hoffm.

AJMST

A/P

0.01

0.01

Bidens pilosa L.

BIDPI

A

4.07

3.02

9

Eclipta prostata (L.) L.

ECLAL

A

0.07

0.05

Enydra fluctuans Lour

ENYFL

P

0.02

0.02

Flaveria trinervia (Spreng.) C. Mohr

FLATN

A

0.59

0.44

Galinsoga parviflora Cav.

GASPA

A

0.69

0.51

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.

LEONE

A/P

0.09

0.07

Parthenium hysterophorus L.

PTNHY

A

12.31

9.12

2

Acmella radicans (Jacq.) R. K.

SPIRA

A

0.31

0.23

Sphaeranthus steetzii Oliv. & Hiern

SPSST

A/P

0.79

0.59

Sphaeranthus suaveolens (Forssk.) DC

SPSSU

A

0.67

0.50

Synedrella nodiflora Gaertn.

SYDNO

A

0.55

0.41

Tagetes minuta L.

TAGMI

A/P

0.08

0.06

Xanthium strumarium L.

XANSTL

A

7.61

5.63

5

Commelinaceae

Aneilema umbrosum (Vahl) Kunth

ANEUM

P

0.21

0.15

Commelina africana L.var. africana

COMAF

P

0.02

0.02

Commelina benghalensis L. var. benghalensis (non Hybrid)

COMBE1

A/P

2.17

1.60

Commelina benghalensis L. (Hybrid)

COMBE2

A/P

0.97

0.72

Commelina diffusa Burm. f.

COMDI

A/P

11.98

8.87

3

Commelina erecta L. var. livingistonii

COMEL

P

0.08

0.06

Commelina forskaolii Vahl

COMFO

A

1.34

1.00

Commelina kotschyi Hassk.

COMKO

A/P

1.64

1.22

Commelina latifolia A. Rich. var. latifolia

COMLF

P

0.09

0.07

Commelina petersii Hassk.

COMPE

P

0.03

0.02

Commelina purpurea C. B. Clarke

COMPU

P

0.03

0.03

Commelina sp.

COMSP

P

0.07

0.05

Convolvulaceae

Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.

IPOAQ

A

0.37

0.28

Ipomoea vagans L.

IPOVA

P

0.23

0.17

Cyperaceae

Cyperus diffomis L.

CYPDI

A

1.73

1.28

Cyperus esculentus L.

CYPES

P

0.08

0.06

Cyperus imbricatus Retz.

CYPIM

P

0.04

0.03

Cyperus rotundus L.

CYPRO

P

10.63

7.88

4

Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl

FIMFE

P

0.14

0.11

Fimbristylis littoralis Gaudich.

FIMLI

A

0.04

0.03

Kyllinga bulbosa P. Beauv.

KYLBU

P

0.07

0.05

Kyllinga pulchella Kunth

KYLPU

Unknown

0.06

0.04

Pycreus lanceolatus (Poiret) C. B. Clarke

CYPLC

P

0.41

0.30

Euphorbiaceae

Acalypha ciliata Forssk.

ACCCI

A

1.07

0.79

Euphorbia hirta L.

EPHHI

A

0.51

0.37

Euphorbia heterophylla L.

EPHHL

A

1.42

1.05

Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

EPHHY

A

0.06

0.04

Ricinus communis L.

RIICO

P

0.02

0.02

Fabaceae

Aeschynomene mimosifolia Vatke

AESMI

A/P

0.84

0.63

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

CASHI

P

0.03

0.02

Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

CASOB

P

0.48

0.36

Crotalaria brevidens Benth.

CVTBD

A/P

0.03

0.02

Crotalaria laburnifolia L.

CVTPE

A/P

0.02

0.01

Crotalaria retusa L.

CVTRE

A/P

0.06

0.05

Desmodium incanum (Sw.) DC.

DEDCA

P

0.23

0.17

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

DEDTO

P

0.06

0.04

Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.

DEDUN

P

0.06

0.05

Indigofera spicata Forssk.

INDSP

P

0.69

0.51

Mimosa pigra L.

MIMPI

A/P

0.42

0.31

Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.

SEBSE

P

0.08

0.06

Linderniaceae

Crepidorhopalon hepperi Eb. Fisch

LIDHE

A

0.01

0.01

Lythraceae

Ammannia baccifera L.

AMMBA

A

0.23

0.17

Malvaceae

Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.

ABUMT

P

0.09

0.07

Corchorus olitorius L.

CRGOL

A

1.12

0.83

Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke

MAVCO

A

0.89

0.66

Sida acuta Burm.f.

SIDAC

P

0.09

0.07

Sida cordifolia L.

SIDCO

P

0.07

0.05

Marsileaceae

Marsilea minuta L.

MASMI

P

0.14

0.10

Menispermaceae

Stephania abyssinica Oliv.

STJAB

0.02

0.02

Mollugonaceae

Mollugo nudicaulis Lam.

MOLNU

A

0.01

0.00

Nyctaginaceae

Boerhavia diffusa L.

BOEDI

P

1.98

1.46

Onagraceae

Ludwigia adscendens (L.) Hara

LUDAD

P

1.66

1.23

Orobanchaceae

Striga hermonthica (Delile) Benth

STRHE

OP

2.23

1.65

Phyllantaceae

Phyllanthus niruri L.

PYLNIL

P

0.08

0.06

Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.

PYLAM

A

0.24

0.18

Poaceae

Chloris virgata Sw.

CHRVI

A

0.02

0.02

Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

CYNDA

P

15.62

11.57

1

Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich) Stapf.

DIGAB

A

3.68

2.73

10

Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv.

DIGVE

A

0.18

0.13

Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) P. Beauv.

DTTAE

A

0.76

0.56

Echinochloa colona L. (Link)

ECHCO

A

6.42

4.76

6

Echinochloa pyramidalis (Lam.) Hitchc. & Chase

ECHPY

P

0.43

0.32

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn

ELEIN

A

0.70

0.52

Eragrostis tenuifolia (A.Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

ERATE

P

0.11

0.08

Ischaemum rugosum Salisb.

ISCRU

A

1.02

0.76

Paspalum scrobiculatum L.

PASSC

P

0.19

0.14

Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.

PHRCO

P

0.17

0.12

Setaria verticillata P. Beauv.

SETVE

A

0.09

0.07

Sorghum arundinaceum (Desv.) Stapf

SORVE

A/P

0.08

0.06

Sporobolus pyramidalis L.

SPZPY

P

0.01

0.01

Polygonaceae

Persicaria pulchra (Blume) Soják

POLPV

P

0.08

0.06

Persicaria setosula (A.Rich.) K. L. Wilson

POLSM

P

0.02

0.02

Pontederiaceae

Heteranthera callifolia Rchb. ex Kunth

HETCA

A

0.04

0.03

Portulacaceae

Portulaca oleracea L.

POROL

A

4.36

3.23

8

Portulaca quadrifida L.

PORQU

A/P

1.86

1.38

Rubiacae

Mitracarpus hirtus (L.) DC

MTCVI

A

0.94

0.70

Oldenlandia corymbosa L.

OLDCO

A

0.05

0.04

Solanaceae

Datura stramonium L.

DATST

A

0.08

0.06

Physalis angulata L.

PHYAN

A

0.56

0.41

Solanum incanum L.

SOLIA

P

0.12

0.09

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

WITSO

A/P

0.19

0.14

Sphenocleaceae

Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn.

SPHZE

A

0.01

0.00

Tribulaceae

Tribulus terrestris L.

TRBTE

A/P

0.98

0.72

Typhaceae

Typha domingensis Pers.

TYHDO

P

0.15

0.11

Verbenaceae

Lantana camara L.

LANCA

P

0.01

0.01

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

STCIN

P

6.27

4.64

7

Vitaceae

Cyphostemma adenocaule (A. Rich.) Wild & R. B. Drumm.

CWMAA

A

0.01

0.01