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Introduced to Indian subcontinent and Gujarat in late 19th and early 20th centuries as a hardy pioneer to stabilize shifting sands, check the advancement of the Rann of Kachchh, and provide rural firewood. It has escaped cultivation and invaded vast tracts of grasslands, riverbeds, coastal belts, and agricultural borders across Kachchh (Banni grasslands), Saurashtra, and North Gujarat.
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