Lantana camara L. (sensu lato): an enigmatic complex
- Lantana camara L., considered among the world’s worst invaders is in identity crisis and contentiously referred as Lantana camara L. (sensu lato). Taxonomic ambiguity in L. camara L. (sensu lato), a species complex is one of the grim caveats behind incompetence of its management efforts. Recognizing the extent of variability within the complex, we aim to highlight the need to circumscribe its composition to bring effective management and control efforts into practice. There is a need for clear terminology to examine weedy, naturalized and/or invasive complex constituents that have been placed under the contentious umbrella of 'L. camara L. (sensu lato)'. The time is ripe for invasion ecologists, cytogeneticists and conservationists to collaboratively focus on disentangling the complex and integrate their knowledge and expertise into management and control programs.
Author: | Neha Goyal, Gyan Prakash Sharma |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-454873 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.25.8205 |
Parent Title (English): | NeoBiota |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2015 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2018/01/25 |
Tag: | Control; genetics; invasive; species complex; taxonomy |
Volume: | 2015 |
Issue: | 25 |
Page Number: | 12 |
First Page: | 15 |
Last Page: | 26 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 425430510 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte: | NeoBiota / NeoBiota 25 |
: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-454866 |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |