Summary
Georgiades (1994) records 152 adventive species for Cyprus, out of which the following 16 species were regarded as spreading to natural habitats:Vinca major L.,Cistus ladanifer L.,Tagetes minuta L.,Tanacetum balsamita L.,Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip.,Corylus maxima Mill.,Iris albicans Lange,Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.Wendl.,Robinia pseudoacacia L.,Epilobium angustifolium L.,Oxalis pescaprae L.,Eschscholzia californica Cham.,Papaver somniferum L.,Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq.,Antirrhinum majus L.,Vitis vinifera L. We reexamined the spreading status of these species and we found thatAcacia saligna (Labill.) H.Wendl. is the most serious invasive species on Cyprus, threatening many natural habitats, invading forests, maquis, gangue, phrygana, marshy areas and agricultural land, becoming a serious weed.Robinia pseudoacacia L. similarly toAcacia saligna, but to a less extend is spreading in forests, maquis, garigue and phrygana vegetation. Apart from the above species, we observed for the first time that the following adventive species (Georgiades, 1994) are spreading in natural habitats, namely:Celtis australis L.,Cercis siliquastrum L.,Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb,Ailantus altissimma (Mill.) Swingle andCasuarina cunninghamiana Miq. The spreading status ofAilanthus altissima threatens natural habitats invading forests and maquis. Further moreFraxinus angustifolia Vahl subsp.angustifolia, Pyrus malus L. andPrunus persica (L.) Batasch are new additions to the adventive flora of Cyprus, recorded for the first time. These three species are also spreading in natural habitats. Also, the problems posing to the environment and to biodiversity are discussed.
Zusammenfassung
Georgiades (1994) registrierte 152 adventive Arten für Zypern von welchen die folgenden 16 Arten sich in den natürlichen Lebensräume ausgebreitet haben:Vinca major L.,Cistus ladanifer L.,Tagetes minuta L.,Tanacetum balsamita L.,Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip.,Corylus maxima Mill.,Iris albicans Lange,Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. Wendl.,Robinia pseudoacacia L.,Epilobium angustifolium L.,Oxalis pes-capre L.,Eschscholzia californica Cham.,Papaver somniferum L.,Dodonea viscosa (L.) Jacq.,Antirrhinum majus L.,Vitis vinifera L. Wir untersuchten noch mal Das ausma\ der Verbreitung dieser Arten und stellten fest dass Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. Wendl.die aggressivste eingewanderte Art auf Zypern ist. Es bedroht vielerlei natürliche Lebensräume und dringt z.B., ein in Wälder, Maquis, Garigue, Phrygana (Strauch Heide), Feuchtgebiete und Agrarland wo es sich zu einem lästigen Unkraut entwickelt. ähnlich verhält sichRobinia pseudoacacia L. dass sich aber nicht so extensive in Wäldern, Maquis, Garigue und Phrygana Vegetation ausbreitet. Abgesehen von den obigen Arten beobachteten wir erstmalig dass die folgenden adventiven Arten (Georgiades, 1994) sich in natürlichen Lebensräume ausbreiteten:Celtis australis L.,Cercis siliquastrum L.,Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb,Ailantus altissimma (mill.) Swingle undCasurina cunninghamiana Miq. Der Ausbreitungsgrad vonAilantus altissimma bedroht die natürlichen Lebensräume Wälder und Maquis. Weiterhin sind Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl subsp.Angustifolia, Pyrus malus L., undPrumus persica L. Batasch Neuankömmlinge zur Adventivflora von Zypern. Diese 3 Arten verbreiten sich auch in den natürlichen Lebensräumen. Die Probleme dieser Adventivarten für die Umwelt und für die Biodiversität werden erörtert.
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Hadjikyriakou, G., Hadjisterkotis, E. The adventive plants of Cyprus with new records of invasive species. Zeitschrift für Jagdwissenschaft 48 (Suppl 1), 59–71 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02192393
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Key words
- Cyprus
- alien invasive species
- adventive plants
- Acacia saligna
- Robinia pseudoacacia
- Ailanthus altissima