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Physalis angulata

L.
Tracheophyta » Solanales » Solanaceae » Physalis angulata
Common name (English)
Cutleaf groundcherry
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
J5 Artificial (waters)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
Global distribution

USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia), Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Isl., Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent), Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Veracruz, Zacatecas), Honduras, Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija), Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Belize, Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa Prov., Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucuman), Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes), Uruguay (Rivera), Costa Rica, Galapagos, Peru, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Panama, Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana, Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Portuguesa, Sucre, Yaracuy, Zulia), N-Brazil (Para, Amazonas, Acre, Rondonia), NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Bahia), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias, Distrito Federal), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro), S-Brazil (Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlntico, Bolvar, Caldas, Cauca, Choc, Crdoba, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindo, San Andrs, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle), Trinidad, Tobago, Europe (I), Greece (I), Albania (I), Croatia (I), Montenegro (I), European Russia (I), Northern Caucasus (I), Transcaucasus (I), Russian Far East (I), Japan (I), Taiwan (I), Kyrgyzstan (I), Uzbekistan (I), Tajikistan (I), Java (I), South Africa (I) (widespread), Angola (I), Zimbabwe (I), Zambia (I), Mozambique (I), Namibia (I), Swaziland (I), Lesotho (I), Botswana (I), Central African Republic (I), Guinea-Bissau (I), Cameroon (I), Annobon Isl. (I), Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo) (I), Sao Tome (I), Principe Isl. (I), Gabon (I), Seychelles (I), Madagascar (I), Tanzania (I), Zanzibar (I), Mauritania (I), Sudan (I), South Sudan (I), Burkina Faso (I), Congo (Brazzaville) (I), Ivory Coast (I), Djibouti (I), Mali (I), Senegal (I), Gambia (I), Sierra Leone (I), Guinea (I), Liberia (I), Ghana (I), Togo (I), Benin (I), Nigeria (I), China (I) (Anhui (I), Fujian (I), Guangdong (I), Guangxi (I), Hainan (I), Henan (I), Hubei (I), Hunan (I), Jiangsu (I), Jiangxi (I), Zhejiang (I)), Korea (I), Taiwan (I), New Caledonia (I), Gilbert Isl. (I) (Butaritari (I), Abaiang (I), Tarawa (I), Nonouti (I), Onotoa (I)), Marshall Isl. (I) (Bikini (I), Ujae (I), Kwajalein (I), Jemo (I), Arno (I), Jaluit (I)), Micronesia (I) (Yap (I), Ulithi (I), Fais (I), Faraulap (I), Truk (I), Ant (I), Pohnpei (I)), Nauru (I), Northern Marianas (I) (Sarigan (I), Anatahan (I)), Palau Isl. (I) (Koror (I), Malakal (I)), Phoenix Isl. (I) (Canton (I), Enderbury (I)), Society Isl. (I) (Tahiti (I), Tupai (I), Mehetia (I), Moorea (I), Raiatea (I)), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Tokelau (I) (Swains Isl. (I)), Tonga (I) (Tongatapu (I)), Tuamotu Arch. (I) (Takapoto Atoll (I)), Tuvalu (I) (Nui Atoll (I)), Western Samoa (I) (Aleipata Isl. (I)), Niue (I), Bonin Isl. (I) (Keetaajima (I), Nakohdojima (I), Hahajima (I), Anejima (I), Meijima (I)), Volcano Isl. (I) (Kita-Iwojima (I), Iwojima (I)), Rotuma Isl. (I), La Runion (I), Egypt (Nile Delta, Nile Valley), Israel (coastal W-Israel, N-Israel), Oman (Dhofar), Qatar (I), Cape Verde Isl. (I) (Ilha de Maio (I), Ilha de Sao Tiago (I)), Hawaii (I) (Kauai (I) (Hanalei (I)), Oahu (I) (Waimanalo (I)), Hawaii Isl. (I) (Waiakea Stream) (I)), Andamans (I), Nicobars (I), Sri Lanka (I), India (I), Nepal (I), Philippines (I), Laos (I), Vietnam (I), Lakshadweep Isl. (Laccadives) (I), Maldives (I), Bangladesh (I) 111534 0

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Habitat detail

In a tomato field (Della and Iatrou 1995).

"Division 3: Akrounta, W margin of Germasogeia reservoir, level of conspicuous road bend, dry bottom of reservoir, a few m above water level, alt. 71 m, 24.12.2018, R. Hand 9206 (B)" (Hand 2019).

"+ Division 1: Chlorakas, Akti beach area, close to open air fitness area, as weed in irrigated gardens, alt. 4 m, 15.12.2019, R. Hand 9330 (CYP)" (Hand 2020).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

"The occurrence in the area of the Germasogeia reservoir has already been dealt with earlier (Hand 2019). The above-mentioned earliest collection underlines the persistence of the population at this site. Its occurrence in Division 5 suggests that it must be classified as ‘Casual’ there" (Hand et al. 2022).

First detection year
1978
Impacts
Neutral
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
Pathway detail

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

References

Della A, Iatrou G (1995) New plant records from Cyprus. Kew Bulletin 50: 387-396.

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

Hand R (2020) Various noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1996–2019) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 15: 1-11.

Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Makris C (2022) New noteworthy records of flowering plants in Cyprus (1995–2022). Cypricola 22: 1-12.

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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