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Luffa aegyptiaca

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Tracheophyta » Cucurbitales » Cucurbitaceae » Luffa aegyptiaca
Common name (English)
Sponge gourd
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Online resource
http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Luffa-aegyptiaca
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

CBD pathways ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Horticulture and ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Ornamental purpose other than horticulture as per EASIN (2023), excluding ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT: Other escape from confinement.

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Christofides Y (2017) Illustrated flora of Cyprus. Yiannis Christofides, Cyprus, 383 pp.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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

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