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Plan to eradicate invasive plant
February 6 , 2023
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- The Nodal Centre for Biological Invasions (NCBI) at the Kerala Forest Research Institute has come out with a management plan to eradicate Senna spectabilis.
- It is the exotic invasive plant that is posing a severe threat to the State’s wildlife habitat.
- Senna spectabilis is a deciduous tree native to tropical areas of America.
- It grows up to 15 to 20 metres in a short period of time and distributes thousands of seeds after flowering.
- The thick foliage of the tree arrests the growth of other indigenous tree and grass species.
- Thus, it causes food shortage for the wildlife population, especially herbivores.
- It also adversely affects the germination and growth of the native species.
- It is categorised as ‘Least Concern’ under IUCN Red List.
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