Purpose of introduction as a predictor of invasiveness among introduced shrubs in Rwanda

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The introduced shrub flora in Rwanda was analyzed and the risk of invasion was assessed based on the species' purposes of introduction. The results showed that more than half of invasive alien shrubs in Rwanda were introduced as ornamentals. They include Agave americana L., Bryophyllum proliferum Bowie ex Hook., Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston, Lantana camara L., and Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsley) A. Gray. However, these represented only 3.16% of the total number of introduced ornamental shrubs. At the time when the study was conducted, no introduced food crop had become invasive. Species introduced for purposes other than food or culinary use showed higher likelihood of becoming invasive.

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Seburanga, J. L. (2015). Purpose of introduction as a predictor of invasiveness among introduced shrubs in Rwanda. Journal of Botany, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/167186

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