Casuarina cunninghamiana

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Common name (English)

She-oak

Ηabitat

I1 Arable

X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

X10 Mixed landscapes

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive. Cultivated tree; listed sites at Nicosia & Dhekelia. Specifically listed for Akrotiri Salt Lake wetlands, where it is invasive, locally replacing reeds.

Found as naturalized in inhabited areas (Tsintides et al. 2002).

First detection year

1890

Impacts

Negative

Specifically listed for Akrotiri Salt Lake wetlands, where it is invasive, locally replacing reeds.

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Forestry – For

Pathway detail

Introduced during the first years of the British colonialism (1878-1959).

References

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

Hadjikyriakou G, Hadjisterkotis E (2002) The adventive plants of Cyprus with new records of invasive species. Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft 48: 59–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02192393

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