Guests who never left: A book of invasive plant species found in Peninsular India

This reference book is a collaboration between the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and the Biodiversity Collaborative.

The book is written by R. S. Reshnu Raj, A. P. Madhavan, T. R. Shankar Raman, Divya Mudappa, Anita Varghese, and Ankila J. Hiremath. It has been illustrated by Ravi Jambhekar.

It lists 50 species of plants found in Peninsular India that are invasive and harmful to the ecosystem.

There are detailed illustrations and names of plants in local languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, etc.

A pdf version of the book is available for free download.

It can be downloaded from here.