Broussonetia papyrifera

(L.) Vent.

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Common name (English)

Paper mulberry

Ηabitat

X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

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Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Cultivated, not uncommonly planted as an ornamental in Cyprus, and is recorded form Larnaca and Nicosia (Meikle 1985).

First detection year

1923

Online resource

http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Broussonetia-papyrifera

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

As the species is restricted to parks and gardens introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 2.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.