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Tradescantia fluminensis

Vell.
Tracheophyta » Commelinales » Commelinaceae » Tradescantia fluminensis
Ηabitat
G1 Deciduous woodland
C2 Running waters
Global distribution

Alabama 27 1; Alabama 674 0; Argentina Northeast 325 0; Argentina Northwest 608 0; Azores 53 1; Azores 2814 0; Bolivia 102 0; Brazil South 164 0; Brazil Southeast 165 0; California 111 1; California 471 0; Canary Is. 168 1; Canary Is. 1146 0; Corse 174 1; Corse 1747 0; Florida 213 1; Florida 327 0; Galpagos 5954 0; Georgia 362 0; Greece 734 0; Italy 226 0; Japan 1090 5; Japan 113 0; Kentucky 309 1; Kentucky 678 0; Kriti 307 1; Kriti 2207 0; KwaZulu-Natal 406 1; KwaZulu-Natal 634 0; Louisiana 333 1; Louisiana 1453 0; Madeira 346 1; Madeira 718 0; Morocco 227 0; New South Wales 437 1; New South Wales 13 0; Norfolk Is. 930 0; Northern Provinces 196 0; Paraguay 324 0; Portugal 225 0; Queensland 474 1; Queensland 263 0; Spain 106 0; St.Helena 516 1; St.Helena 1162 0; Swaziland 820 0; Taiwan 209 0; Tasmania 530 1; Tasmania 655 0; Transcaucasus 1521 0; Tristan da Cunha 539 1; Tristan da Cunha 1140 0; Uruguay 607 0; Victoria 571 1; Victoria 111 0

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Habitat detail

"in three perennial river stretches along Marathasa, Kargotis and Kouris catchments in Cyprus (Tab. 1, Fig. 3). It was found in shady, wet river banks, of mid-altitudes, always at low density" (Spitale and Papatheodoulou 2019).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalised non-invasive.

First detection year
2018
Impacts
Neutral
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

CBD pathway per EASIN (2023), excluding TRANSPORT - STOWAWAY: Vehicles (car, train, …).

References

Spitale D, Papatheodoulou A (2019) First record of the invasive Tradescantia fluminensis Vell. (Commelinaceae) in three rivers in Cyprus. Cypricola 11: 1-7. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332727237_First_record_of_the_invasive_Tradescantia_fluminensis_Vell_Commelinaceae_in_three_rivers_in_Cyprus

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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