Summary of non-native plant species that have become established in the Cockpit Country region of Jamaica

 

  SCIENTIFIC NAME  COMMON NAME  HABIT/THREAT
 Graminae    
 Brachiaria decumbens  Brachiaria  Grass Hillsides and cockpit bottoms
 Bambusa vulgaris  Bamboo Grass  Cockpit bottoms
 Caesalpinaceae    
 Haematoxylum campechianum  Logwood Tree  Hillsides and cockpit bottoms in drier areas
 Mimosaceae    
 Adenenanthera pavonina  Red Bead Tree  Hillsides, tops and cockpit bottoms
 Myrtaceae    
 Syzygium jambos Rose Apple Tree  Woods and gullies islandwide
 Papilionaceae    
 Moghania strobilifera Wild Hops, Shrub  Clearings
 FERNS    
 Nephrolepis multiflora  Fern  Clearings
 Dichranopteris sp.  Fern  Clearings
 Thelypteris opulenta  Sword Fern, Fern  Clearings
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