This datasheet on Mammea americana covers Identity, Overview, Associated Diseases, Pests or Pathogens, Distribution, Dispersal, Biology & Ecology, Environmental Requirements, Impacts, Uses, Management, Genetics and Breeding, Food Quality, Further Information.

This datasheet on Setaria barbata covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Dispersal, Hosts/Species Affected, Biology & Ecology, Environmental Requirements, Natural Enemies, Impacts, Uses, Prevention/Control, Further Information.

L. acutangula is a large, annual climbing plant, grown commercially for its unripe fruits which are used as a vegetable (PROTA, 2016). Native to southern Asia, it is now widely found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world (USDA-ARS, 2016). It grows vigorously, producing long stems that scramble over the ground or climb into nearby vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils (Useful Tropical Plants, 2016). It is listed as invasive in Cuba (Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012) and on Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean (PIER, 2016).

Ixora coccinea is a dense, multi-branched evergreen shrub native to India and Sri Lanka. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates and has naturalized in Puerto Rico, presumably dispersed by birds. I. coccinea has been occasionally persisting around former habitations and waste areas in Florida. There is no evidence to suggest or imply that I. coccinea is an invasive species.

L. nealleyi is a grass weed which has been described as an invasive species in Cuba by Oviedo Prieto et al. (2012). However, in the Manual of Grasses of North America (Barkworth et al., 2007) it is regarded as a rare species in Cuba. Although not mentioned as an invasive species, Bergeron et al. (2015), report that L. nealleyi has expanded its habitat by becoming a worrisome weed in rice production in Louisiana and Texas, USA.