Aesculus hippocastanum | RIS-ky

Aesculus hippocastanum

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Common name (English)

Horse chestnut

Common name (Greek)

Ιπποκαστανιά

Ηabitat

C2 Running waters

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Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: An exotic species to Cyprus, native of the Balkan Peninsula, It has been planted along streams on Troodos (Tsintides et al. 2002).

Online resource

http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Aesculus-hippocastanum

Pathway

1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Landscape/flora/fauna improvement in the wild – L

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023), excluding TRANSPORT - CONTAMINANT: Seed contaminant and TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Other means of transport.

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

References

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/