Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae), a new alien species in Italy

Authors

  • Adriano Stinca Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Università 100, 80055-Portici (Naples), Italy
  • Giuseppe D’Auria Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale, Regione Campania (SeSIRCA), via Don Bosco 9/E, 80141-Naples, Italy
  • Riccardo Motti Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Università 100, 80055-Portici (Naples), Italy

Keywords:

alien status, exotic species, invasiveness, vascular flora

Abstract

In the present work the presence of Manihot esculenta Crantz is reported for the first time for Italy and Europe, a neophyte native to South America: ecology and invasive status are presented.

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2015-08-22

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Stinca, A., D’Auria, G., & Motti, R. (2015). Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae), a new alien species in Italy. Hacquetia, 13(2). Retrieved from https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/hacquetia/article/view/2820

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