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   Macfadyena unguis-cati (vine, climber)
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    Details of this species in South Africa
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: Williams, 2002
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction: Intentional
    Species Notes for this Location:
    Macfadyena unguis-cati was introduced as an ornamental species.
    Management Notes for this Location:
    Charidotis auroguttata (Coleoptera) was introduced as a biological control agent in 1996 after mechanical and chemical control methods were proven to be unsuccessful. No herbicides are registered for use on the species in this country (Williams, 2002).
    Location Notes:
    Impacts:
    Habitat alteration: Macfadyena unguis-cati has severly degraded some of the indigenous forest on the Westfalia Estate of the Hans Merensky Foundation and is currently threatening the indigenous forest of the Grootvadersbosch of Magoebaskloof (Williams, 2002).
    Last Modified: 21/01/2008 1:07:16 p.m.
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