New book on ‘Invasive plants’ published in Sri Lanka  

Invasive plant scientist Dr. Lalith Gunasekera, Sri Lankan who is working and living in Australia has published an illustrated guided book to identify invasive plants that affect the biodiversity of Sri Lanka.  
The writer says Sri Lanka is a tropical paradise and biologically diverse country that is recognised as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance for plants. There are so many plant species endemic to Sri Lanka and home to a high level of species diversity per unit area than any other tropical Asian country.
“Bio invasions have serious negative impacts on the function of the different ecosystems and biodiversity in Sri Lanka. Intentional and unintentional introduction of alien invasive plants and their impacts has to be addressed to maintain biodiversity in the country,” the writer says.
The main objective of this book is to improve the public knowledge, awareness and identification of the most invasive plants that occur in Sri Lanka which has not been addressed in the past. “Please help to restore biodiversity of this wonderful country. Prevent the invasion of alien invasive plants,” the writer added.