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Mirabilis jalapa

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Tracheophyta » Caryophyllales » Nyctaginaceae » Mirabilis jalapa
Common name (English)
Marvel-of-peru
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X10 Mixed landscapes
Global distribution

Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas), Portugal (I), Spain (I), Gibraltar (I), Baleares (I), Croatia (I), Montenegro (I), France (I), Malta (I), Sicily (I), Italy (I), Greece (I), Cyprus (I), East Aegaean Isl. (I), Rhodos (I), Lebanon / Syria (I), Israel / Jordania (I), Saudi Arabia (I), Kuwait (I), Morocco (c), Algeria (c), Tunisia (c), Libya (c), European Russia (I), Uzbekistan (I), Australia (I) (South Australia (I), Queensland (I), New South Wales (I), Victoria (I)), Saudi Arabia (I), trop. Africa (I), Somalia (I), Taiwan (I), Korea (I), Java (I), Malesia (I), India (I), Pakistan (I), Sri Lanka (I), Bhutan (I), Myanmar [Burma] (I), Thailand (I), Laos (I), Vietnam (I), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives) (I), Maldives (I), Galapagos Isl. (I), Bahamas (I), Cayman Isl. (I), Cuba (I), Hispaniola (I), Jamaica (I), Puerto Rico (I), Virgin Isl. (I) (St. Croix (I), St. Thomas (I), Tortola (I)), Lesser Antilles (I) (Antigua (I), Barbados (I), Grenada (I), Guadeloupe (I), Martinique (I), Montserrat (I), Saba (I), St. Eustatius (I), St. Lucia (I), St. Vincent (I)), Isla Margarita (I), Peru (I), Panama (I), Nicaragua (I), Brazil (I), Venezuela (I), Belize (I), Costa Rica (I), South Africa (I), Guinea-Bissau (I), Annobon Isl. (I), Sudan (I), South Sudan (I), Angola (I), Burkina Faso (I), Cameroon (I), Benin (I), Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo) (I), Mozambique (I), Zambia (I), Zimbabwe (I), Namibia (I), Sao Tome (I), Guinea (I), New Caledonia (I), Lord Howe Isl. (I), Rotuma Isl. (I), Fiji (I), Hawaii (I) (Midway Isl. (I), Kauai (I), Oahu (I), Molokai (I) (Kamalo (I)), Lanai (I), Maui (I), Hawaii Isl. (I)), Andamans (I), Nicobars (I), Nepal (I), Philippines (I), Christmas Isl. (Austr. (I)), Guyana (I), Surinam (I), French Guiana (I), Ecuador (I), Bolivia (I), Paraguay (I), Chile (I), Argentina (I) (Buenos Aires (I), Catamarca (I), Cordoba (I), Corrientes (I), Entre Rios (I), Jujuy (I), Salta (I), Santiago del Estero (I), San Juan (I), San Luis (I), Tucuman (I)), Colombia (I), Trinidad & Tobago (I), Cook Isl. (I) (Rarotonga (I)), Gilbert Isl. (I) (Butaritari (I), Tarawa (I), Tabiteuea (I)), Marshall Isl. (I) (Eniwetok (I), Utirik (I), Kwajalein (I), Ailuk (I), Likiep (I), Ailinglapalap (I), Majuro (I), Arno (I), Jaluit (I)), Micronesia (I) (Ulithi (I), Fais (I), Woleai (I), Ifaluk (I), Farautap (I), Lamotrek (I), Satawal (I), Namonuito (I), Murilo (I), Nomwin (I), Pohnpei (I), Truk (I), Pis (I), Namoluk (I), Lukunor (I), Satawan (I), Mokil (I), Pingelap (I), Kosrae (I)), Niue (I), N-Line Isl. (I) (Washington Isl. (I), Fanning Isl. (I), Christmas Isl. - Kiritimati (I)), Palau Isl. (I) (Kayangl (I), Babeldaob (I), Sonsorol (I)), Society Isl. (I) (Tahiti (I)), Southern Marianas (I) (Rota (I), Guam (I)), Tokelau (I) (Swains Isl. (I)), Tuamotu Arch. (I) (Makatea Isl. (I), Rangiroa Atoll (I)), Tuvalu (I) (Nui Atoll (I)), Western Samoa (I) (Savaii (I)), Austral Isl. (I) (Tubuai (I)), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), Rodrigues (I), Madagascar (I), Yemen (I) (W-Yemen (I), N-Inner Yemen (I)), Azores (I) (Santa Maria Isl. (I), Sao Miguel Isl. (I), Terceira (I), Sao Jorge (I), Pico (I), Faial (I), Flores Isl. (I), Corvo Isl. (I)), Madeira (I) (Madeira Isl. (I)), Canary Isl. (I) (Fuerteventura (I), Gran Canaria (I), Tenerife (I), La Gomera (I), Hierro (I), La Palma Isl. (I)), Cape Verde Isl. (I) (Santo Antao Isl. (I), Ilha de Sao Nicolau (I), Ilha de Sao Tiago (I), Fogo Isl. (I), Ilha Brava (I)), USA (I) (Alabama (I), Arizona (I), Arkansas (I), California (I), Connecticut (I), D.C. (I), Florida (I), Georgia (I), Illinois (I), Indiana (I), Kentucky (I), Louisiana (I), Maryland (I), Mississippi (I), Nevada (I), New Jersey (I), New Mexico (I), New York (I), North Carolina (I), Ohio (I), Oklahoma (I), Pennsylvania (I), Rhode Island (I), South Carolina (I), Texas (I), Utah (I), Vermont (I), Virginia (I)), Bermuda (I) 123274 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive. In general cultivation - Meikle does not mention any escaped or naturalised records.

First detection year
1950
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

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.

Hand R (2019) Further noteworthy records of vascular plants in Cyprus (1997–2018) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 12: 1-17.

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

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