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Two biotypes of Chromolaena odorata (L.) King & Robinson (Asteraceae: Eupatorieae) are invading sub-Saharan Africa. One (the Asian/West African biotype) is spreading from tropical West Africa and the other (the southern African biotype) from south-eastern Africa. The area invaded by the former is...

Author(s)
Zachariades, C.; Rensburg, S. J. van; Witt, A. B. R.
Publisher
ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Citation
Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Biological Control and Management of Chromolaena odorata and Other Eupatorieae, 1-2 November 2010, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013, pp 20-27
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The trumpet tree (Cecropia peltata) is a small weedy tree from humid tropical America, which was introduced to Africa around 1910. For half a century after introduction, the trumpet tree remained a welcome guest in West and Central Africa, spreading only very slowly, before it began to invade...

Author(s)
Binggeli, P.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
Forest gaps in West Africa: a new frontier for an invasive pioneer, 2004, pp unpaginated