Scientific name
Common name
:
Bitter bush, Siam weed, Devil weed
Origin
Tropical South and Central America
Introduction
:
Via ballast ship, as an ornamental plant (1840)
Likely pathways of spread
:
By wind, spreads rapidly in land used for forestry, pasture and plantation crop
Vectors
:
Wild animals and dispersal of seed by wind
Distribution patterns
:
Spread in dry open areas of forests, plantations and scrubland. In forest areas of eastern Ghats the species colonizes mostly in forest clearing and along the fringes.
Threat level
:
National, Regional
