Purpose of Introduction as a Predictor of Invasiveness among Introduced Shrubs in Rwanda

Table 1

Main purpose of introduction of alien shrubs in Rwanda.

Species uses	Introduced		Invasive
	Species count	%	Species count	%
Ornamental crops	156	87.64	5	55.56
Food crops	9	5.06	0	0
Fencing and boundary marking	5	2.81	3	33.33
Medicinal crops	4	2.25	0	0
Agroforestry crops	2	1.12	0	0
Fiber source	1	0.56	1	11.11
Biofuel	1	0.56	0	0
Total	178	100	9	100