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Plumbago auriculata

Lam.
Tracheophyta » Caryophyllales » Plumbaginaceae » Plumbago auriculata
Ηabitat
C2 Running waters
I1 Arable
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X21 Archaeological
X10 Mixed landscapes
Global distribution

South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Mozambique, Sao Tome (I), Seychelles (I), Cameroon (I), trop. Afr. (I), Burkina Faso (I), Benin (I), Portugal (I), Italy (I), Crete (I), Baleares (I), Spain (I), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), Rodrigues (I), Canary Isl. (I) (Gran Canaria (I), Tenerife (I), La Gomera (I)), Libya (I), Costa Rica (I), Panama (I), Taiwan (I), Sri Lanka (I), Nepal (I), India (I), Java (I), Malesia (I), Peru (I), Cuba (I), Hispaniola (I), Puerto Rico (I), Virgin Isl. (I) (Guana (I), St. Croix (I), Tortola (I)), Lesser Antilles (I) (Antigua (I), Barbados (I), Dominica (I), Guadeloupe (I), Martinique (I), Montserrat (I), Saba (I), St. Lucia (I), St. Martin (I)), Isla Margarita (I), Ecuador (I), Venezuela (I), Brazil (I), Nicaragua (I), Fiji (I), New Caledonia (I), Niue (I), Society Isl. (I) (Tahiti (I)), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Cook Isl. (I) (Rarotonga (I)), Tonga (I), Hawaii (I) (East Maui (I) (Keokea (I), below Kula Hwy) (I)), Myanmar [Burma] (I), Philippines (c), Pakistan (I), Vietnam (I), Mexico (I), Guatemala (I), Honduras (I), El Salvador (I), Nicaragua (I), Colombia (I), USA (I) (California (I), Florida (I), Louisiana (I)), Bolivia (I), Trinidad & Tobago (I) 129266 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Widely cultivated in Cyprus but no records for it as a naturalised plant on the island (Meikle 1985).

Native of S. Africa, frequently grown in parks and gardens in Cyprus (Tintides et al. 2002).

Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

References

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

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

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

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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

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