In the Indian sub-continent Lantana has invaded vast tracts of dry-moist forests and other culturable wastelands, and has potentially altered biodiversity, landscape ecology and ecosystem services. It has invaded most Indian pasture lands (13.2 million ha) besides forest and fallow areas, and the cost of its control is estimated at US$ 70 per ha. This invasive weed stands out because of its rapid spread, intensity of infestation, allelopathy, opportunistic growth behaviour, reproductive biology traits and tenacious resistance to cutting and burning. This paper reviews the current knowledge on L. camara with particular focus on its ecological attributes such as biomass productivity, reproductive biology, invasiveness, allelopathy, eradication measures and economic uses reported from India. Based on the literature review it can be pointed out that the positive impacts and economic uses of Lantana outweigh its negative impacts and require further studies on cost-benefit considerations for decision making for its eradication and management.

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印度马缨丹的生态和使用

在印度次大陆，兰塔纳入侵了大片干燥潮湿的森林和其他可耕种的荒地，并有可能改变生物多样性、景观生态和生态系统服务。除森林和休耕地外，它已经入侵了大部分印度牧场（1320 万公顷），其控制成本估计为每公顷 70 美元。这种侵入性杂草因其快速传播、侵染强度、化感作用、机会性生长行为、生殖生物学特性以及对切割和燃烧的顽强抵抗力而引人注目。本文回顾了目前关于 L. camara 的知识，特别关注其生态属性，如生物生产力、生殖生物学、侵入性、化感作用、根除措施和印度报告的经济用途。