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Washingtonia filifera

(J. A. Linden) H.A. Wendl.
Tracheophyta » Arecales » Arecaceae » Washingtonia filifera
Common name (English)
California palm
Common name (Greek)
Φοινιτζιά, Φοινικόδεντρο
Ηabitat
I2 Parks
J2.43 Greenhouse
X11 Large parks
X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X10 Mixed landscapes
Global distribution

Arizona 38 1; Arizona 1513 0; Bolivia 69 1; Bolivia 172 0; California 111 1; California 1527 0; Cyprus 190 1; Cyprus 1994 0; East Aegean Is. 198 1; East Aegean Is. 1986 0; Florida 213 1; Florida 129 0; Hawaii 1597 0; Italy 285 1; Italy 357 0; Kriti 307 1; Kriti 1766 0; Madeira 346 1; Madeira 359 0; Mexico Northeast 151 0; Mexico Northwest 152 0; Nevada 422 1; Nevada 1552 0; New South Wales 437 1; New South Wales 71 0; Sicilia 503 1; Sicilia 1592 0; Spain 513 1; Spain 257 0

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Habitat detail

Gardens, streets, fields (Tsintides et al. 2002).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual. Planted tree e.g. Nicosia Municipal Gardens.

First detection year
1880
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

Intorduced as an ornamental to the island during the first years of the Anglocracy (1787-1959).

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.

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.

Hand R (2022) New noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (2019–2021) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 20: 1-10.

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

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