Biology Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 12.1
Plants that have the potential to competitively displace parthenium (see text
for references for each country)
Country
Competitive beneficial plants
India
Acanthaceae
Andrographis paniculata
Nees (medicinal)
Amaranthaceae
Achyranthus aspera
L. (medicinal)
Alternanthera sessilis
(L.) DC. (invasive?)
Amaranthus spinosus
L. (food, dye, etc.)
Aerva javanica
Juss (food)
Asteraceae
Tagetus erecta
L. (crop, ornamental)
T. patula
L. (ornamental, natural pesticide)
Capparaceae
Cleome gynandra
L. (medicinal & edible)
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium album
L. (vegetable & poultry feed)
Euphorbiaceae
Croton bonplandianum
Baill (medicinal)
Fabaceae
Cassia auriculata
L. (medicinal)
C. occidentalis
L. (medicinal)
C. sericea
SW (food, medicinal)
C. tora
L. (medicinal, natural pesticide, gelling agent)
Stylosanthes scabra
Vogel (non-native pasture)
Tephrosia purpurea
L. (medicinal)
Lamiaceae
Hyptis suaveolens
(L.) Poit. (non-native, medicinal)
Ocimum canum
Sim. (medicinal)
Malvaceae
Abutilon indicum
(Linn.) Sweet. (medicinal)
Malva pusilla
Sm. (medicinal)
Sida acuta
Burm.f. (invasive, medicinal)
S. rhombifolia
L. (invasive)
S. spinosa
L. (medicinal)
Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis jalapa
L. (non-native, ornamental)
Poaceae
Cenchrus ciliaris
L. (non-native pasture)
Panicum maximum
Jacq. (non-native pasture)
Australia
Fabaceae
Clitoria ternatea
L. (introduced legume, cattle feed)
Glycine latifolia
Newell & Hymowitz (native pasture legume)
Macroptilium bracheatum
Marechal & Baudet (pasture legume)
Stylosanthes seabrana
B.L. (non-native pasture legume)
Poaceae
Bothriochloa insculpa
A. Camus (non-native pasture)
Dicanthium aristatus
(Poir.) C.E.Hubb (non-native pasture)
Cenchrus ciliaris
L. (non-native pasture)
South Africa
Poaceae
Eragrostis curvula
(Schrad.) Nees (native grass)
Panicum maximum
Jacq. (non-native pasture)
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