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Catharanthus roseus

(L.) G. Don
Common name (English)
Madagascar periwinkle
Ηabitat
X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)

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Habitat detail

"+ Division 1: Pafos, Ktima, bishopric area, E side of Agios Theodoros cathedral, 1 individual in pavement crack, alt. 74 m, 24.12.2019, R. Hand 9346 (CYP). First record for Cyprus. This finding does not come as a surprise. Madagascar periwinkle, an endemic of the eponymous island, belongs to the group of very popular ornamental and medicinal plants in subtropical and tropical regions worldwide. It is widely grown in gardens and pots in Cyprus, escapes here and there but has never been documented in detail. To be classified as ‘Casual’ as in other parts of the Mediterranean, e. g. Catalonia (Spain; Aymerich & Sáez 2019)" (Hand 2020).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

First detection year
2019
Online resource
http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Catharanthus-roseus
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

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

References

Hand R (2020) Various noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1996–2019) and some status clarifications. Cypricola, 15, 1-11.

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

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