Senna tora Plant

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About Senna tora Plant:

It is a native species of Central America.
Habitat: It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
It is emerging in drier areas and germinates after the southwest monsoon and gradually withers by the end of the year.
Uses: It is used as animal food, a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Key facts about Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR)

Location: It is located in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu state at the tri-junction of three states, viz, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The name Mudumalai means the ancient hill range because it is as old as 65 million years when the Western Ghats were formed.
It has a common boundary with Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) on the West, and Bandipur Tiger Reserve (Karnataka) on the North.
The Theppakadu elephant camp is a popular tourist attraction.
Vegetation: A variety of habitats ranging from tropical evergreen forest, moist deciduous forest, moist teak forest, dry teak forest, secondary grasslands and swamps are found here.
Flora: The Reserve has tall grasses, commonly referred to as “Elephant Grass”, Bamboo of the giant variety, valuable timber species like Teak, Rosewood, etc.
Fauna: Elephants, Gaur, Tiger, Panther, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Wild Boar, Porcupine etc.

Q1: What is an invasive species?

It is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and, whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

Source: How T.N. Forest Dept. is tackling Senna tora plants, an emerging threat to Mudumalai’s native ecology