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    Details of this species in Sri Lanka
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Not specified
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: Raut & Barker 2002
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction:
    Species Notes for this Location:
    From the Indian Ocean islands, naturalists spread A. fulica to India and Sri Lanka (Raut & Barker 2002).
    Management Notes for this Location:
    Location Notes:
    Impacts:
    Agricultural: In Sri Lanka (Green 1910b, in Raut & Barker 2002) it has proven difficult to produce yam due to A. fulica infestations.
    Last Modified: 9/03/2010 3:52:00 p.m.
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