It grows particularly well and is free seeding along the coast and in recently deposited volcanic ash deposits. (Mendes, S. (Unknown). Compiled database on invasive species in the West Indies. Dataset);
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- 13.3. Marine Coastal/Supratidal – Coastal Sand Dunes
- 1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland
Invasive. (Invasive Species Specialist Group (Unknown). Invasive Species Listed for Montserrat. Dataset.);
The Tree Has Been Introduced For Coastal Landscaping But Has Become Unpopular Because Of Its Invasive Growth Habit, Aggressive Choking Of Indigenous Vegetation, And Its Interference With The Nesting Habits Of Turtles And Crocodiles. It Can Produce Tremendous Numbers Of Small, Winged Seeds, Which Are Dispersed By Wind And Water. It Frequently Colonises Disturbed Sites, Is Extremely Resistant To Salt Spray And Grows Rapidly During Hot Weather. It Does Not Do Well In Areas Of Prolonged Flooding.(Forestry, Wildlife & Parks Division (Unknown). Invasives in the Non-OT Caribbean. Dataset.); Invasive (Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands)
Originally from Australia and the Indo-Pacific (Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands);
Planted as a shade tree. It Can Produce Tremendous Numbers Of Small, Winged Seeds, Which Are Dispersed By Wind And Water. It Frequently Colonises Disturbed Sites, Is Extremely Resistant To Salt Spray And Grows Rapidly During Hot Weather. It Does Not Do Well In Areas Of Prolonged Flooding.(Forestry, Wildlife & Parks Division (Unknown). Invasives in the Non-OT Caribbean. Dataset.)
Pagad, S. & Wong, L.J., 2020. Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Montserrat. Version 1.2. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/ex7uxv; Mendes, S. (Unknown). Compiled database on Montserrat invasive species. Dataset. Young, R.P. (2008). A biodiversity assessment of the Centre Hills, Montserrat. Durrell Conservation Monograph No. 1. Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, Channel Islands; Invasive Species Specialist Group (Unknown). Invasive Species Listed for Montserrat. Dataset.); Forestry, Wildlife & Parks Division (Unknown). Invasives in the Non-OT Caribbean. Dataset.