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Carya illinoinensis

(Wangenh.) K.Koch
Tracheophyta » Fagales » Juglandaceae » Carya illinoinensis
Common name (English)
Nogal morado, Pecan tree
Common name (Greek)
Πεκάν
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
C2 Running waters
X10 Mixed landscapes

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

Cultivated [...] can also be used as an ornamental (Tsintides et al. 2002).

Observed at Kampi, nature trail, by stream, fragments of riverine forest with many formerly cultivated fruit trees [...] At the mentioned site, a young tree of about 9 m height was found, which was not planted, but not far from cultivated old trees. It must be classified as ‘Casual’. (Hand et al. 2022).

Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
Pathway detail

As the species is not established introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

Other notes

as Carya pecan (Marshall) Engl. & Graebn. in Tsintides et al. (2002).

References

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

Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Makris C (2022) New noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1995–2022). Cypricola 22: 1-12.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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