Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia
The impetus for the development of this Field Guide came about as a result of pleas from the community around the village of Doldol, Laikipia County, to initiate a control programme for Australian prickly pear [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.; Fabaceae], an invasive plant which was having a dramatic imp...
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| description | The impetus for the development of this Field Guide came about as a result of pleas from the community around the village of Doldol, Laikipia County, to initiate a control programme for Australian prickly pear [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.; Fabaceae], an invasive plant which was having a dramatic impact on livelihoods. However, a number of other exotic plants, which were less widespread, but had the potential of becoming invasive, were not seen as a potential problem. In order to avoid a similar situation from arising in the future, the community expressed a need for a Field Guide, which would include descriptions of naturalized and invasive species already present in, and those that were most likely to invade Laikipia County and, information on how best to manage them. An additional impetus was to contribute to the four main objectives of the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Management of Invasive Species in Kenya's Protected Areas. The Field Guide contributes in some or other way to all of these objectives which are to (i) Enhance awareness of invasive species to relevant actors; (ii) Prevent new invasions, manage established invasions and rehabilitate degraded habitats; (iii) Enhance research, monitoring and information management on invasive species; and (iv) Enhance capacity, resource mobilization and coordination. Extensive surveys revealed the presence of a number of introduced plant species which had escaped cultivation and established populations in the 'wild' to the detriment of natural resources and the people that depend on them. Introduced succulents, especially those in the genus Opuntia (Cactaceae), were found to be the most widespread and abundant invasive species in the semi-arid regions in the north and east of Laikipia County. Other succulents, those in the genus Bryophyllum (Crassulaceae), were also found to have escaped cultivation and were locally abundant. In the higher rainfall areas to the west and southwest, introduced trees such as black wattle (Acacia mearnsii De Wild.; Fabaceae) and Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.; Fabaceae) and the shrubs/climbers, Mauritius thorn [Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston; Fabaceae] and yellow cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl.; Solanaceae), were invasive. Introduced plants, which have the potential to become problematic in Laikipia, unless eradicated or controlled, have also been included in the Guide. This includes species such as famine weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.; Asteraceae) and 'mathenge' [Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.; Fabaceae], which are already abundant in areas adjoining the County. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-49009.32024-04-05T17:31:26Z Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia Witt, Arne QK1-989 S1-972 invasives nonindigenous species Solanales Prosopis eudicots Caesalpinia decapetala Fabales Parthenium hysterophorus Asterales Opuntia stricta exotic species ACP Countries weeds Solanaceae invasive organisms eukaryotes nonindigenous organisms Commonwealth of Nations Africa Mimosoideae Acacia mearnsii non-native species invasions invasive alien species Caryophyllales late black wattle Developing Countries Opuntia East Africa non-indigenous species non-native organisms common prickly pear weed control Caesalpinia blackwood plants Parthenium Acacia melanoxylon Bryophyllum introduced organisms Cestrum Cactaceae Prosopis juliflora Kenya invasive species Fabaceae Africa South of Sahara Caesalpinioideae angiosperms exotic organisms Cestrum aurantiacum Acacia Asteraceae subsaharan Africa Spermatophyta Anglophone Africa alien invasive species introduced species non-indigenous organisms thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa::1HFGK Kenya The impetus for the development of this Field Guide came about as a result of pleas from the community around the village of Doldol, Laikipia County, to initiate a control programme for Australian prickly pear [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.; Fabaceae], an invasive plant which was having a dramatic impact on livelihoods. However, a number of other exotic plants, which were less widespread, but had the potential of becoming invasive, were not seen as a potential problem. In order to avoid a similar situation from arising in the future, the community expressed a need for a Field Guide, which would include descriptions of naturalized and invasive species already present in, and those that were most likely to invade Laikipia County and, information on how best to manage them. An additional impetus was to contribute to the four main objectives of the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Management of Invasive Species in Kenya's Protected Areas. The Field Guide contributes in some or other way to all of these objectives which are to (i) Enhance awareness of invasive species to relevant actors; (ii) Prevent new invasions, manage established invasions and rehabilitate degraded habitats; (iii) Enhance research, monitoring and information management on invasive species; and (iv) Enhance capacity, resource mobilization and coordination. Extensive surveys revealed the presence of a number of introduced plant species which had escaped cultivation and established populations in the 'wild' to the detriment of natural resources and the people that depend on them. Introduced succulents, especially those in the genus Opuntia (Cactaceae), were found to be the most widespread and abundant invasive species in the semi-arid regions in the north and east of Laikipia County. Other succulents, those in the genus Bryophyllum (Crassulaceae), were also found to have escaped cultivation and were locally abundant. In the higher rainfall areas to the west and southwest, introduced trees such as black wattle (Acacia mearnsii De Wild.; Fabaceae) and Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.; Fabaceae) and the shrubs/climbers, Mauritius thorn [Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston; Fabaceae] and yellow cestrum (Cestrum aurantiacum Lindl.; Solanaceae), were invasive. Introduced plants, which have the potential to become problematic in Laikipia, unless eradicated or controlled, have also been included in the Guide. This includes species such as famine weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.; Asteraceae) and 'mathenge' [Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.; Fabaceae], which are already abundant in areas adjoining the County. Published 2023-01-18T16:06:44Z 2021-02-11T15:00:18Z 2021-05-11T13:59:29Z 2023-01-18T16:06:44Z 2020-10-16 15:23:32 2017 book 49177 9781786392152 9781786394378; https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/49009.3 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/9781786392152.0000 https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/epdf/10.1079/9781786392152.0000 CABI 10.1079/9781786392152.0000 10.1079/9781786392152.0000 f69fb9b2-0428-45ab-aaf5-f4bd898185c7 9781786392152 9781786394378; 178 open access |
| spellingShingle | QK1-989 S1-972 invasives nonindigenous species Solanales Prosopis eudicots Caesalpinia decapetala Fabales Parthenium hysterophorus Asterales Opuntia stricta exotic species ACP Countries weeds Solanaceae invasive organisms eukaryotes nonindigenous organisms Commonwealth of Nations Africa Mimosoideae Acacia mearnsii non-native species invasions invasive alien species Caryophyllales late black wattle Developing Countries Opuntia East Africa non-indigenous species non-native organisms common prickly pear weed control Caesalpinia blackwood plants Parthenium Acacia melanoxylon Bryophyllum introduced organisms Cestrum Cactaceae Prosopis juliflora Kenya invasive species Fabaceae Africa South of Sahara Caesalpinioideae angiosperms exotic organisms Cestrum aurantiacum Acacia Asteraceae subsaharan Africa Spermatophyta Anglophone Africa alien invasive species introduced species non-indigenous organisms thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa::1HFGK Kenya Witt, Arne Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia |
| title | Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia |
| title_full | Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia |
| title_fullStr | Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia |
| title_short | Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia |
| title_sort | guide to the naturalized and invasive plants of laikipia |
| topic | QK1-989 S1-972 invasives nonindigenous species Solanales Prosopis eudicots Caesalpinia decapetala Fabales Parthenium hysterophorus Asterales Opuntia stricta exotic species ACP Countries weeds Solanaceae invasive organisms eukaryotes nonindigenous organisms Commonwealth of Nations Africa Mimosoideae Acacia mearnsii non-native species invasions invasive alien species Caryophyllales late black wattle Developing Countries Opuntia East Africa non-indigenous species non-native organisms common prickly pear weed control Caesalpinia blackwood plants Parthenium Acacia melanoxylon Bryophyllum introduced organisms Cestrum Cactaceae Prosopis juliflora Kenya invasive species Fabaceae Africa South of Sahara Caesalpinioideae angiosperms exotic organisms Cestrum aurantiacum Acacia Asteraceae subsaharan Africa Spermatophyta Anglophone Africa alien invasive species introduced species non-indigenous organisms thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa::1HFGK Kenya |
| topic_facet | QK1-989 S1-972 invasives nonindigenous species Solanales Prosopis eudicots Caesalpinia decapetala Fabales Parthenium hysterophorus Asterales Opuntia stricta exotic species ACP Countries weeds Solanaceae invasive organisms eukaryotes nonindigenous organisms Commonwealth of Nations Africa Mimosoideae Acacia mearnsii non-native species invasions invasive alien species Caryophyllales late black wattle Developing Countries Opuntia East Africa non-indigenous species non-native organisms common prickly pear weed control Caesalpinia blackwood plants Parthenium Acacia melanoxylon Bryophyllum introduced organisms Cestrum Cactaceae Prosopis juliflora Kenya invasive species Fabaceae Africa South of Sahara Caesalpinioideae angiosperms exotic organisms Cestrum aurantiacum Acacia Asteraceae subsaharan Africa Spermatophyta Anglophone Africa alien invasive species introduced species non-indigenous organisms thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany and plant sciences thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa::1HF Sub-Saharan Africa::1HFG East Africa::1HFGK Kenya |
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