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Chromolaena odorata

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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regions
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
citation

CTA. 1987. Chromolaena odorata. Spore 12. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

More commonly known as Laos weed, this plant was introduced to Africa in 1937 as a cover crop and it has now spread throughout West Africa, particularly in deforested areas. From 2 to 4 metres high, it grows quickly almost anywhere, spread by its...

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