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The introduced flora of Madagascar

2012-04-01

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We provide the first comprehensive inventory of the non-native plants on Madagascar since Perrier de la Bâthie’s effort 80 years ago, and evaluate the characteristics and importance of this biota. Using botanical databases (especially the Tropicos Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar), published plant lists, field observation, and relevant literature, we inventory 546 introduced species that have natural...

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Literature Corpus work: 298c5602-628b-514f-9db2-d6db2947617b
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0124-6

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