Invasive plant species of Maharashtra state: a review.

Abstract

Invasive plants are the species which do not occur naturally in the region but rapidly proliferate in the area where they introduced and causes several negative impacts on local biodiversity, economy and human health. Many such plants are intentionally or non-intentionally introduced in various regions of the world and particularly in India. In the stateof, Maharashtra many such plant species have been introduceddeliberately for the purpose of ornamentation, agriculture and for other purposes. In this article, efforts are taken to gather information of such invasive alien species introduced in different regions of Maharashtra state.