Caesalpinia decapetala (tree, shrub)

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General Impact Grows into impenetrable thorny thickets limiting passage of animals. May overgrow exisiting vegetation. Invades forest margins and gaps, plantations, roadsides and watercourses (PIER, 2002). C. decapetala scrambles over and smothers other species, including tall forest trees. It hinders access to plantations and riverbanks. It retards growth of saplings in newly established plantations. Further more, infestations along riverbanks are likely to affect streamflow.          Location Specific Impacts: South Africa   Physical disturbance: Hampers human and animal movement because of its thorny, tangled growth. Hawaii (United States (USA))   Physical disturbance: Mysore thorn can engulf native forest, water delivery systems, and utility right of ways.