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Proboscidea louisianica

(Mill.) Thell.
Tracheophyta » Lamiales » Martyniaceae » Proboscidea louisianica
Common name (English)
Ram's horn

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Habitat detail

Kornos, dry fields, 300 m, Oct. 1990, T. Tsintides in FD 1001 (Della and Iatrou 1995).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual. 

First detection year
1990
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Food contaminant – Food
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Other means of transport – Other Transport
Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

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

References

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

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

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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