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- Tamil Nadu Forest Department made a comprehensive strategy to deal with the spread of Senna Spectabilis in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve buffer zones.
- Senna spectabilis is an invasive species with bright yellow flowers.
- It was introduced as an ornamental species from South and Central America.
- It has become highly invasive in the Sigur plateau in both the core and buffer zones of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
- It is one among five major invasive weeds in the Nilgiri region.
- Lantana camara, Wattle, Eucalyptus and Pine are the other 4 invasive species in this region.
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