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    Details of this species in Saipan Is.
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: SPREP, 2000
    Arrival Date: 1936-38
    Introduction: Unknown
    Species Notes for this Location:
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    Impacts:
    Agricultural: In Saipan Island (Lange 1950, in Raut & Barker 2002) it has proven difficult to produce yam due to A. fulica infestations.
    Last Modified: 6/01/2005
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