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Nicotiana glauca

R.C. Graham
Tracheophyta » Solanales » Solanaceae » Nicotiana glauca
Common name (English)
Tree tobacco
Common name (Greek)
Αρκοκαπνός, Γιατρός
Ηabitat
B1 Coastal Sand
I1 Arable
I2 Parks
H5 Miscellaneous unvegetated
J1 Buildings
X10 Mixed landscapes
X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
X11 Large parks
X21 Archaeological
Global distribution

Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, Corrientes, Distrito Federal, Entre Rios, Formosa Prov., Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, San Luis, Tucuman), Chile (Tarapaca, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, Region Metropolitana), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Cordillera, Paraguari), Uruguay (Montevideo, Salto, Soriano), NE-Brazil (Piaui, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Bahia), WC-Brazil (Distrito Federal), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro), S-Brazil (Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Venezuela (Distrito Federal, Lara, Miranda, Trujillo), Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Potos, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Peru, Ecuador, Lesser Antilles (I) (Antigua (I), St. Barts (I), Redonda (I), Montserrat (I), Guadeloupe (I), Dominica (I), Martinique (I), St. Lucia (I), St. Vincent (I), Barbados (I)), Cuba (I), Mexico (I), Corsica (I), Crete (I), France (I), Greece (I), Spain (I), Gibraltar (I), Italy (I), Portugal (I), Sardinia (I), Sicily (I), Croatia (I), Mexico (I) (widespread), Australia (I) (Western Australia (I), Northern Territory (I), South Australia (I), Queensland (I), New South Wales (I), Victoria (I)), Morocco (I), Algeria (I), Tunisia (I), Libya (I), South Africa (I), Sudan (I), Mauritania (I), Namibia (I), Lesotho (I), Botswana (I), tropical Africa (I), Kenya (I), Zambia (I), Zimbabwe (I), Malawi (I), Mozambique (I), China (I), New Caledonia (I), Clipperton Isl. (I), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), Turkey (I) (SSW-Anatolia (I), W-Anatolia) (I), Cyprus (I), East Aegaean Isl. (I), Rhodos (I), Egypt (I), Israel (I), Lebanon (I), Sinai peninsula (I), Madeira (I) (Madeira Isl. (I), Porto Santo Isl. (I)), Islas Selvagens (I), Canary Isl. (I) (Lanzarote (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), Sao Vicente Isl. (I), Santa Luzia Isl. (I), Ilha de Sao Nicolau (I), Sal Isl. (I), Ilha da Boa Vista (I), Ilha de Maio (I), Ilha de Sao Tiago (I), Fogo Isl. (I), Ilha Brava (I)), Hawaii (I) (Oahu (I), Molokai (I) (Kaunakakai (I)), Lanai (I), Maui (I), Kahoolawe Isl. (I), Hawaii Isl. (I) (North Kona District) (I)), USA (I) (Alabama (I), Arizona (I), California (I), Florida (I), Georgia (I), Maryland (I), New Jersey (I), New Mexico (I), Nevada (I), Ohio (I), Texas (I)) 100913 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized invasive. Gardens, waste ground & roadsides; sea-level to 500' - listed sites do not include any in Division 3.

Naturalised along roadsides and waste ground - common almost everywhere (Tsintides et al. 2002).

First detection year
1913
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
Pathway detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

References

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

Chrtek J, Slavík B (1993) Contribution to the flora of Cyprus. 2.  Flora Mediterranea 3: 239-259.

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.

Coulot P (2000) Approche de la flore de l'ile de Chypre. Monde Pl. 470: 16-20.

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

Hand R (2004) Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus IV. Willdenowia 34(2): 427-456. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.34.34210

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