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Datasheet

Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar periwinkle)

Summary

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  • 26 October 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Invasive Species
  • Host Plant
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Catharanthus roseus
  • Preferred Common Name
  • Madagascar periwinkle
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Dicotyledonae
  • Summary of Invasiveness
  • C. roseus has been widely commercialized as an ornamental plant. Endangered in the wild, it is a fast-growing plant that is easy to cultivate. It is grown in gardens and parks worldwide and it has escaped from cultivation and naturalized near hous...

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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Preferred Common Name

  • Madagascar periwinkle

Other Scientific Names

  • Ammocallis rosea (L.) Small
  • Catharanthus roseus var. albus G. Don
  • Catharanthus roseus var. roseus
  • Hottonia littoralis Lour.
  • Lachnea rosea (L.) Rchb.
  • Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb.
  • Lochnera rosea var. alba (G. Don) Hubbard
  • Lochnera rosea var. flava Tsiang
  • Pervinca rosea (L.) Moench
  • Pervinca rosea (L.) Gaterau
  • Vinca gulielmi-waldemarii Klotzsch
  • Vinca rosea L.
  • Vinca rosea var. alba (G. Don) Sweet
  • Vinca rosea var. albiflora (G. Don) Sweet
  • Vinca rosea var. albiflora Bertol.

International Common Names

  • English: bright-eyes; Cape periwinkle; old-maid; old-maid-flower; periwinkle; pink periwinkle; rose periwinkle; rosy periwinkle; white flower
  • Spanish: adorna patio; cangrejera; catalana; coneja; flor boba; flor de todo el año; jazmín de la mar; rosa catalana
  • French: fleurs des meres; fleurs des roches; pervenche; pervenche de Madagascar; pervenche du pays
  • Chinese: chang chun hua
  • Portuguese: avadeira; boa-noite; boa-tarde; lavadeira; pervinca-rosa; vinca-de-gato; vinca-de-madagascar; vinca-rosea

Local Common Names

  • Australia: pink periwinkle
  • Bahamas: old maid; red periwinkle
  • Cuba: vicaria
  • Dominican Republic: buenas tardes; cangrejera; libertine; mujer vegana; todo el año; vagabunda vegana
  • Germany: Immergrün, Madagaskar-
  • Haiti: pervenche blanche; pervenche rose; petit perbenche rose; san cesse; sans cesse blanche; sans cesse rose
  • Indonesia: bunga serdadu; kembang tembaga; tapak dara
  • Jamaica: ram-goat rose
  • Lesser Antilles: churchyard blosson; doctor dyette; every day flower; pervanche de Madagascar; twelve o'clock
  • Malaysia: kemunting china; rumput jalang; tahi ayam
  • Philippines: amnias; chichirica; kantotai
  • Puerto Rico: cangrejera; desbarata casamiento; flor de todo el año; jazmín del mar; playera
  • Sweden: Oegonklara
  • Thailand: nom in; phaengphuai bok; phakpot bok
  • USA: Madagascar periwinkle; rose periwinkle

EPPO code

  • CTURO (Catharanthus roseus)

Summary of Invasiveness

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C. roseus has been widely commercialized as an ornamental plant. Endangered in the wild, it is a fast-growing plant that is easy to cultivate. It is grown in gardens and parks worldwide and it has escaped from cultivation and naturalized near houses, in disturbed sites, and in natural habitats in seasonal dry and humid habitats. The species produces numerous small seeds that can be easily dispersed by ants, wind and water, but it can be also propagated vegetatively by cuttings (Sutarno and Rudjiman, 1999). C. roseus is listed as invasive in numerous countries in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. 

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Dicotyledonae
  •                     Order: Gentianales
  •                         Family: Apocynaceae
  •                             Genus: Catharanthus
  •                                 Species: Catharanthus roseus

Notes on Taxonomy and Nomenclature

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The family Apocynaceae includes about 415 genera and about 4555 species widely distributed around the world (Stevens, 2012). Members of this family are characterized by the presence of “milky latex” and include trees, shrubs, and vines and rarely subshrubs and herbs (Jussieu, 2011). The genus Catharanthus comprises 8 species, all originating from Madagascar except for the species Catharanthus pusillus, which is restricted to India and Sri Lanka (Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015). The genus Catharanthus is closely related to the genus Vinca and the species C. roseus was formerly known as Vinca rosea. This species is a main source of vinca alkaloids, now sometimes called catharanthus alkaloids. The plant produces about 130 of these compounds, including vinblastine and vincristine, two drugs used to treat cancer (Sutarno and Rudjiman, 1999; PROTA, 2015). 

Description

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Perennial subshrub, woody at base, up to 1 m tall, usually with white latex and an unpleasant smell; roots up to 70 cm long; stems narrowly winged, green or red, shortly hairy to glabrous, often woody at base. Leaves decussately opposite, simple and entire; stipules 2–4 at each side of the leaf base; petiole 3–11 mm long, green or red; blade elliptical to obovate or narrowly obovate, 2.5–8.5 cm × 1–4 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse or acute with a mucronate tip, herbaceous to thinly leathery, glossy green above and pale green below, sparsely shortly hairy to glabrous on both sides. Inflorescence terminal, but apparently lateral, 1–2-flowered. Flowers bisexual, 5-merous, regular, almost sessile; sepals slightly fused at base, (2–)3–5 mm long, erect, green; corolla tube cylindrical, 2–3 cm long, widening near the top at the insertion of the stamens, laxly shortly hairy to glabrous outside, with a ring of hairs in the throat and another lower down the tube, greenish, lobes broadly obovate, 1–2(–3) cm long, apex mucronate, glabrous, spreading, pink, rose-purple or white with a purple, red, pink, pale yellow or white centre; stamens inserted just below the corolla throat, included, filaments very short; ovary superior, consisting of 2 very narrowly oblong carpels, style slender, 15–23 mm long, with a cylindrical pistil head provided at base with a reflexed transparent frill and with rings of woolly hairs at base and apex, stigma glabrous. Fruit composed of 2 free cylindrical follicles 2–4.5 cm long, striate, laxly shortly hairy to glabrous, green, dehiscent, 10–20-seeded. Seeds oblong, 2–3 mm long, grooved at one side, black (Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015; PROTA, 2015). 

Plant Type

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Seed propagated
Shrub

Distribution

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C. roseus is native to Madagascar, where it is now endangered due to habitat destruction. It has been cultivated as an ornamental throughout tropical and subtropical regions and thus it has become naturalized in many regions in Asia, Africa, America, southern Europe and Oceania (see distribution table for details; Govaerts, 2015; PIER, 2015; PROTA, 2015; USDA-ARS, 2015).

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

BangladeshPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
CambodiaPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
Chagos ArchipelagoPresentIntroducedInvasiveWhistler, 1996
ChinaPresentIntroducedInvasiveWeber et al., 2008
-FujianPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
-GuizhouPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Cultivated
-Hong KongPresentIntroducedWu, 2001
-HunanPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
-JiangsuPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
-JiangxiPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
-SichuanPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
-YunnanPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
-ZhejiangPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlora of China Editorial Committee, 2015
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)PresentIntroducedInvasiveSwarbrick, 1997
IndiaPresent
-Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
-AssamPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
-Himachal PradeshPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
Indonesia
-JavaPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
-SumatraPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
Japan
-Ryukyu ArchipelagoPresentIntroducedInvasiveKato, 2007
Malaysia
-Peninsular MalaysiaPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
MaldivesPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
MyanmarPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
PhilippinesPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
SingaporePresentIntroducedInvasiveChong et al., 2009
Sri LankaPresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2015
ThailandPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
VietnamPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015

AFRICA

AldabraPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
BeninPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
BotswanaPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
Burkina FasoPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
CameroonPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
Côte d'IvoirePresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
DjiboutiPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
EritreaPresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2015
EthiopiaPresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2015
GabonPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
GuineaPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
KenyaPresentIntroducedInvasiveBioNET-EAFRINET, 2015
MadagascarPresentNativeUSDA-ARS, 2015
MalawiPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
MauritiusPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
MozambiquePresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
NamibiaPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
RéunionPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
Rodriguez IslandPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
Saint HelenaPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
SenegalPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
SeychellesPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
Sierra LeonePresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
South AfricaPresentIntroducedInvasiveFoxcroft et al., 2003
Spain
-Canary IslandsPresentIntroducedDAISIE, 2015
SwazilandPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
TanzaniaPresentIntroducedBioNET-EAFRINET, 2015Cultivated and naturalized
TogoPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
UgandaPresentIntroducedBioNET-EAFRINET, 2015Cultivated and naturalized
ZambiaPresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015
ZimbabwePresentIntroducedPROTA, 2015

NORTH AMERICA

MexicoPresentIntroducedGovaerts, 2015
USA
-AlabamaPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-CaliforniaPresentIntroducedInvasiveUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-FloridaPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-GeorgiaPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-HawaiiPresentIntroducedInvasiveWagner et al., 1999
-LouisianaPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-MississippiPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-North CarolinaPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-OhioPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-South CarolinaPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015
-TexasPresentIntroducedUSDA-NRCS, 2015

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

AnguillaPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
Antigua and BarbudaPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
ArubaPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
BahamasPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
BarbadosPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
BelizePresentIntroducedInvasiveBalick et al., 2000
British Virgin IslandsPresentIntroducedInvasiveRojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015Guana, Tortola, Virgin Gorda
Cayman IslandsPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
Costa RicaPresentIntroducedInvasiveChacón & Saborío, 2012
CubaPresentIntroducedInvasiveOviedo Prieto et al., 2012
CuraçaoPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
DominicaPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
Dominican RepublicPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
El SalvadorPresentIntroducedDavidse et al., 2009Cultivated and naturalized
GuadeloupePresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
GuatemalaPresentIntroducedDavidse et al., 2009Cultivated and naturalized
HaitiPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
HondurasPresentIntroducedDavidse et al., 2009Cultivated and naturalized
JamaicaPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
MartiniquePresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
MontserratPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
Netherlands AntillesPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
NicaraguaPresentIntroducedDavidse et al., 2009Cultivated and naturalized
PanamaPresentIntroducedDavidse et al., 2009Cultivated and naturalized
Puerto RicoPresentIntroducedInvasiveRojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015
Saint Kitts and NevisPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
Saint LuciaPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPresentIntroducedBroome et al., 2007
Trinidad and TobagoPresentIntroducedAcevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012
United States Virgin IslandsPresentIntroducedInvasiveRojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015St Croix, St John, St Thomas

SOUTH AMERICA

ArgentinaPresentIntroducedZuloaga et al., 2008Cultivated and naturalized
BoliviaPresentIntroducedJørgensen et al., 2014
Brazil
-AlagoasPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-AmazonasPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-BahiaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-CearaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Espirito SantoPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-GoiasPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-MaranhaoPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Mato GrossoPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Mato Grosso do SulPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Minas GeraisPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-ParaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-ParaibaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-ParanaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-PernambucoPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-PiauiPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Rio de JaneiroPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Rio Grande do NortePresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Rio Grande do SulPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015
-RondoniaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Santa CatarinaPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-Sao PauloPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-SergipePresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
-TocantinsPresentIntroducedKoch et al., 2015Cultivated and naturalized
Chile
-Easter IslandPresentIntroducedInvasiveMeyer, 2008
ColombiaPresentIntroducedInvasiveIdárraga-Piedrahita et al., 2011
Ecuador
-Galapagos IslandsPresentIntroducedInvasiveCharles Darwin Foundation, 2008
French GuianaPresentIntroducedFunk et al., 2007Naturalized
GuyanaPresentIntroducedFunk et al., 2007Naturalized
ParaguayPresentIntroducedZuloaga et al., 2008
PeruPresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2015Cultivated
SurinamePresentIntroducedFunk et al., 2007Naturalized
UruguayPresentIntroducedZuloaga et al., 2008
VenezuelaPresentIntroducedFunk et al., 2007Naturalized

EUROPE

GreecePresentIntroducedUSDA-ARS, 2015Cultivated in Crete
ItalyPresentIntroducedDAISIE, 2015
SpainPresentIntroducedDAISIE, 2015

OCEANIA

American SamoaPresentIntroducedInvasiveWhistler, 1996
Australia
-New South WalesPresentIntroducedInvasiveWeeds of Australia, 2015
-QueenslandPresentIntroducedInvasiveWeeds of Australia, 2015
-Western AustraliaPresentIntroducedInvasiveWeeds of Australia, 2015
Cook IslandsPresentIntroducedMcCormack, 2013
FijiPresentIntroducedInvasiveSmith, 1988
French PolynesiaPresentIntroducedInvasiveFlorence et al., 2013
GuamPresentIntroducedPIER, 2015
KiribatiPresentIntroducedInvasiveSpace & Imada, 2004
Marshall IslandsPresentIntroducedInvasivePIER, 2015
Micronesia, Federated states ofPresentIntroducedHerrera et al., 2010
NauruPresentIntroducedThaman et al., 1994
New CaledoniaPresentIntroducedInvasiveMacKee, 1994
New ZealandPresentIntroducedInvasiveWebb et al., 1988
NiuePresentIntroducedInvasiveSpace et al., 2004
Northern Mariana IslandsPresentIntroducedInvasivePIER, 2015
PalauPresentIntroducedPIER, 2015
Pitcairn IslandPresentIntroducedPIER, 2015
Solomon IslandsPresentIntroducedHancock & Henderson, 1988
VanuatuPresentIntroducedPIER, 2015
Wake IslandPresentIntroducedInvasivePIER, 2015
Wallis and Futuna IslandsPresentIntroducedPIER, 2015

History of Introduction and Spread

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C. roseus has been introduced into new habitats worldwide mostly to be used as an ornamental and a medicinal plant. It was brought into cultivation in the first half of the 18th century in Paris from seeds collected in Madagascar, and was later distributed from European botanical gardens to the tropics as an ornamental. In the West Indies, it appears in herbarium collections made in 1882 in the Virgin Islands, in 1885 in Puerto Rico, and in 1910 in the Dominican Republic (US National Herbarium). 

Risk of Introduction

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The risk of introduction of C. roseus is very high. Because this species has been widely introduced as ornamental and because it spreads by seeds and cuttings, there is a high probability for this species to escape from cultivation and become naturalized into natural areas, principally in areas near cultivation (Webb et al., 1988). 

Habitat

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C. roseus is commonly associated with coastal habitats and sandy locations along the coast, but is also found inland on riverbanks, savanna vegetation, dry waste places, roadsides, open forest and scrubland, usually on sandy soils, but sometimes also on rocky soils. It is a common garden plant and frequently escapes to near roadsides, disturbed sites, abandoned gardens, and farmland (Weeds of Australia, 2015; BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015; PROTA, 2015). In the Galápagos Islands, it grows in arid lowlands (McMullen, 1999).

Habitat List

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CategoryHabitatPresenceStatus
Littoral
Coastal areasPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)
Coastal areasPresent, no further detailsNatural
Terrestrial-managed
Disturbed areasPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)
Disturbed areasPresent, no further detailsNatural
Disturbed areasPresent, no further detailsProductive/non-natural
Rail / roadsidesPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)
Rail / roadsidesPresent, no further detailsNatural
Urban / peri-urban areasPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)
Urban / peri-urban areasPresent, no further detailsNatural
Urban / peri-urban areasPresent, no further detailsProductive/non-natural
Terrestrial-natural/semi-natural
Natural grasslandsPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)
Natural grasslandsPresent, no further detailsNatural
RiverbanksPresent, no further detailsHarmful (pest or invasive)
RiverbanksPresent, no further detailsNatural

Biology and Ecology

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Genetics

The chromosome number reported for C. roseus is 2n = 16 (Chen et al., 2003). About 50 cultivars have been developed. Although hybrids are only occasionally found in nature, in cultivation many usually fertile hybrids can be made between the different Catharanthus species, which have the same chromosome numbers (PROTA, 2015).

Reproductive Biology

C. roseus is usually self-compatible, and intra-flower self-pollination is common, because the stigma may come into contact with the anthers, even after anthesis. The degree of outcrossing may vary with environmental conditions and the presence of seasonal pollinating butterflies. Self-incompatible strains of C. roseus exist and can be locally common (PROTA, 2015).

Physiology and Phenology

C. roseus is a fast-growing perennial plant that spreads principally by seed. Seed may remain dormant for several weeks after maturity. The optimum temperature for germination is 20–25°C, and the germination rate is in general over 95%. The seeds remain viable for 3–5 years (PROTA, 2015).

In warmer climates, C. roseus will flower and fruit the whole year round. Within 6–8 weeks after germination the first flowers will appear. In China, it has been recorded flowering in spring-autumn (Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015).

Environmental Requirements

C. roseus grows naturally on sandy locations in coastal areas, but occasionally grows in sites up to 1500 m altitude. It is very salt-tolerant and it can tolerate drought well, but not severe heat (PROTA, 2015). Full sun and well-drained soil are preferred.

Climate

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ClimateStatusDescriptionRemark
Am - Tropical monsoon climatePreferredTropical monsoon climate ( < 60mm precipitation driest month but > (100 - [total annual precipitation(mm}/25]))
As - Tropical savanna climate with dry summerPreferred< 60mm precipitation driest month (in summer) and < (100 - [total annual precipitation{mm}/25])
Aw - Tropical wet and dry savanna climatePreferred< 60mm precipitation driest month (in winter) and < (100 - [total annual precipitation{mm}/25])
BS - Steppe climateTolerated> 430mm and < 860mm annual precipitation

Air Temperature

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ParameterLower limitUpper limit
Absolute minimum temperature (ºC)-1.1
Mean annual temperature (ºC)1135

Rainfall

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ParameterLower limitUpper limitDescription
Mean annual rainfall8001400mm; lower/upper limits

Soil Tolerances

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Soil drainage

  • free

Soil reaction

  • acid
  • alkaline
  • neutral

Soil texture

  • light
  • medium

Notes on Natural Enemies

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In Malaysia, C. roseus has been reported to be infected with “Malaysian periwinkle yellow”. Symptoms of this infection include excessive yellowing of foliage, bunchy top and stunted flowers and leaves, suggesting infection by a mycoplasma-like organism. Similar diseases have been reported from China, Taiwan, North America and Europe. Mycoplasma-like organisms can be transferred to C. roseus by parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta, and perhaps also by leafhoppers. In the USA, C. roseus plants cultivated as ornamentals have been reported susceptible to Phytophthora parasitica that causes root- and stem rot. When plants grow in glasshouses they are susceptible to red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) (PROTA, 2015). 

Means of Movement and Dispersal

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C. roseus spreads sexually by seed and vegetatively by greenwood or semi-ripe cuttings (PROTA, 2015). Seeds usually fall close to the mother plant, but they can also be dispersed longer distances by ants, wind and water (Sutarno and Rudjiman, 1999). 

Pathway Causes

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CauseNotesLong DistanceLocalReferences
Breeding/ propagationOften commercialized as ornamentalYesYesUSDA-ARS, 2015
DisturbanceEscaped and naturalized in disturbed sitesYesYesPIER, 2015
Escape from confinement/ garden escapeEscaped from cultivationYesYesPIER, 2015
Garden waste disposalOften commercialized as ornamentalYesYesPIER, 2015
HorticultureOften commercialized as ornamentalYesYesUSDA-ARS, 2015
Nursery tradeOften commercialized as ornamentalYesYesUSDA-ARS, 2015
Ornamental purposesYesYesUSDA-ARS, 2015

Pathway Vectors

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VectorNotesLong DistanceLocalReferences
Debris and waste associated with human activitiesYesYesUSDA-ARS, 2015
Soil, sand, gravel etc.YesYesPROTA, 2015
WaterYesYesPROTA, 2015
WindYesYesPROTA, 2015

Impact Summary

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CategoryImpact
Economic/livelihoodPositive and negative
Environment (generally)Positive and negative
Human healthPositive and negative

Environmental Impact

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C. roseus has repeatedly escaped from cultivation and become naturalized in natural areas where it grows creating monospecific stands and displacing native vegetation. It is regarded as an environmental weed and as an invasive plant species impacting principally coastal habitats and habitats on sandy soils (Sutarno and Rudjiman, 1999; PROTA, 2015). It is listed among the 100 most invasive plants in south-eastern Queensland (Weeds of Australia, 2015). 

Risk and Impact Factors

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Impact mechanisms

  • Competition - monopolizing resources
  • Competition - smothering
  • Hybridization
  • Rapid growth
  • Rooting

Impact outcomes

  • Conflict
  • Ecosystem change/ habitat alteration
  • Loss of medicinal resources
  • Modification of successional patterns
  • Monoculture formation
  • Reduced native biodiversity
  • Threat to/ loss of native species

Invasiveness

  • Abundant in its native range
  • Benefits from human association (i.e. it is a human commensal)
  • Fast growing
  • Gregarious
  • Has a broad native range
  • Has high reproductive potential
  • Has propagules that can remain viable for more than one year
  • Highly adaptable to different environments
  • Highly mobile locally
  • Is a habitat generalist
  • Long lived
  • Pioneering in disturbed areas
  • Proved invasive outside its native range
  • Reproduces asexually
  • Tolerates, or benefits from, cultivation, browsing pressure, mutilation, fire etc

Likelihood of entry/control

  • Highly likely to be transported internationally deliberately

Uses

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C. roseus is widely cultivated as an ornamental, but it is also grown for medicinal purposes. The aerial parts of the plant are used for the extraction of the medicinal alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine. The alkaloids are prescribed in anticancer therapy, usually as part of complex chemotherapy protocols.

The dried root is an industrial source of ajmalicine, which increases the blood flow in the brain and peripheral parts of the body. Preparations of ajmalicine are used to treat the psychological and behavioural problems of senility, sensory problems (dizziness, tinnitus), cranial traumas and their neurological complications (Sutarno and Rudjiman, 1999; PROTA, 2015).

Economic Value

The world market consumed 5–10 kg of vincristine and vinblastine in the early 1990s, with a total value of US$25-50 million. In 2005 the market was estimated at US$150-300 million. In 1991 the world market consumed 3–5 t of ajmalicine, with a total value of US$4.5–7.5 million. Two anticancer medicines, Oncovin® and Velban®, derived from C. roseus, are sold for a total of US$100 million per year (PROTA, 2015).

Uses List

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General

  • Ornamental

Genetic importance

  • Gene source
  • Test organisms (for pests and diseases)

Medicinal, pharmaceutical

  • Source of medicine/pharmaceutical
  • Traditional/folklore

Ornamental

  • Potted plant
  • Seed trade

References

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Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Strong MT, 2012. Catalogue of the Seed Plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany, 98:1192 pp. Washington DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution. http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/catalog.htm

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Distribution map Antigua and Barbuda: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Anguilla: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Netherlands Antilles: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Argentina: Present, introduced
Zuloaga et al., 2008American Samoa: Present, introduced, invasive
Whistler, 1996Australia
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See regional map for distribution within the countryAustralia
See regional map for distribution within the countryAruba: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Aldabra: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Chagos Archipelago: Present, introduced, invasive
Whistler, 1996Barbados: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Barbados: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Bangladesh: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Burkina Faso: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Benin: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Bolivia: Present, introduced
Jørgensen et al., 2014Brazil
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See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBahamas: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Bahamas: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Botswana: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Belize: Present, introduced, invasive
Balick et al., 2000Belize: Present, introduced, invasive
Balick et al., 2000Côte d'Ivoire: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Cook Islands: Present, introduced
McCormack, 2013Chile
See regional map for distribution within the countryCameroon: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015China: Present, introduced, invasive
Weber et al., 2008China: Present, introduced, invasive
Weber et al., 2008China
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See regional map for distribution within the countryChina
See regional map for distribution within the countryChina
See regional map for distribution within the countryColombia: Present, introduced, invasive
Idárraga-Piedrahita et al., 2011Colombia: Present, introduced, invasive
Idárraga-Piedrahita et al., 2011Curaçao: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Costa Rica: Present, introduced, invasive
Chacón & Saborío, 2012Costa Rica: Present, introduced, invasive
Chacón & Saborío, 2012Cuba: Present, introduced, invasive
Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012Cuba: Present, introduced, invasive
Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Present, introduced, invasive
Swarbrick, 1997Djibouti: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Dominica: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Dominican Republic: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Dominican Republic: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Ecuador
See regional map for distribution within the countryEritrea: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Spain: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015Spain: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015Spain
See regional map for distribution within the countryEthiopia: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Fiji: Present, introduced, invasive
Smith, 1988Micronesia, Federated states of: Present, introduced
Herrera et al., 2010Gabon: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015French Guiana: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Guinea: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Guadeloupe: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Greece: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Greece: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Guatemala: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Guatemala: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Guam: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Guyana: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Guyana: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Honduras: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Honduras: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Haiti: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Haiti: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Indonesia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndonesia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia: PresentIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countryIndia
See regional map for distribution within the countryItaly: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015Jamaica: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Jamaica: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Japan
See regional map for distribution within the countryKenya: Present, introduced, invasive
BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015Cambodia: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Kiribati: Present, introduced, invasive
Space & Imada, 2004Saint Kitts and Nevis: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Cayman Islands: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Saint Lucia: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Sri Lanka: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Madagascar: Present, native
USDA-ARS, 2015Marshall Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
PIER, 2015Myanmar: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Northern Mariana Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
PIER, 2015Martinique: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Montserrat: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Mauritius: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Maldives: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Malawi: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Mexico: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Mexico: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Malaysia
See regional map for distribution within the countryMozambique: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Namibia: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015New Caledonia: Present, introduced, invasive
MacKee, 1994Nicaragua: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Nicaragua: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Nicaragua: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Nauru: Present, introduced
Thaman et al., 1994Niue: Present, introduced, invasive
Space et al., 2004New Zealand: Present, introduced, invasive
Webb et al., 1988Panama: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Panama: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Peru: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015French Polynesia: Present, introduced, invasive
Florence et al., 2013Philippines: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Philippines: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Pitcairn Island: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Puerto Rico: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015Puerto Rico: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015Palau: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Palau: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Paraguay: Present, introduced
Zuloaga et al., 2008Réunion: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Rodriguez Island: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Solomon Islands: Present, introduced
Hancock & Henderson, 1988Seychelles: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Singapore: Present, introduced, invasive
Chong et al., 2009Saint Helena: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Sierra Leone: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Senegal: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Suriname: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Suriname: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007El Salvador: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009El Salvador: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Swaziland: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Togo: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Thailand: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Trinidad and Tobago: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Trinidad and Tobago: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Tanzania: Present, introduced
BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015Uganda: Present, introduced
BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015USA
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See regional map for distribution within the countryUruguay: Present, introduced
Zuloaga et al., 2008Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Venezuela: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Venezuela: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007British Virgin Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015United States Virgin Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015Vietnam: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Vanuatu: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Wallis and Futuna Islands: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Wake Island: Present, introduced, invasive
PIER, 2015South Africa: Present, introduced, invasive
Foxcroft et al., 2003Zambia: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Zimbabwe: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015
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  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
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  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Chagos Archipelago: Present, introduced, invasive
Whistler, 1996Bangladesh: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015China: Present, introduced, invasive
Weber et al., 2008Fujian: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Guizhou: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Hong Kong: Present, introduced
Wu, 2001Hunan: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Jiangsu: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Jiangxi: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Sichuan: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Yunnan: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Zhejiang: Present, introduced, invasive
Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2015Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Present, introduced, invasive
Swarbrick, 1997Java: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Sumatra: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015India: PresentAndaman and Nicobar Islands: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Assam: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Himachal Pradesh: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Ryukyu Archipelago: Present, introduced, invasive
Kato, 2007Cambodia: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Sri Lanka: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Myanmar: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Maldives: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Peninsular Malaysia: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Philippines: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Palau: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Singapore: Present, introduced, invasive
Chong et al., 2009Thailand: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Vietnam: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015
Distribution map (europe) Spain: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015Greece: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Italy: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015
Distribution map (africa) Aldabra: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Burkina Faso: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Benin: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Botswana: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Côte d'Ivoire: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Cameroon: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Djibouti: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Eritrea: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Spain: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015Canary Islands: Present, introduced
DAISIE, 2015Ethiopia: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Gabon: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Guinea: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Greece: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Kenya: Present, introduced, invasive
BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015Madagascar: Present, native
USDA-ARS, 2015Mauritius: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Malawi: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Mozambique: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Namibia: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Réunion: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Rodriguez Island: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Seychelles: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Saint Helena: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Sierra Leone: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Senegal: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Swaziland: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Togo: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Tanzania: Present, introduced
BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015Uganda: Present, introduced
BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015South Africa: Present, introduced, invasive
Foxcroft et al., 2003Zambia: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015Zimbabwe: Present, introduced
PROTA, 2015
Distribution map (north america) Bahamas: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Belize: Present, introduced, invasive
Balick et al., 2000Cuba: Present, introduced, invasive
Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012Dominican Republic: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Guatemala: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Honduras: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Haiti: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Jamaica: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Mexico: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Nicaragua: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Puerto Rico: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015El Salvador: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Alabama: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015California: Present, introduced, invasive
USDA-NRCS, 2015Florida: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015Georgia: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015Hawaii: Present, introduced, invasive
Wagner et al., 1999Louisiana: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015Mississippi: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015North Carolina: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015Ohio: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015South Carolina: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015Texas: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015
Distribution map (central america) Antigua and Barbuda: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Anguilla: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Netherlands Antilles: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Aruba: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Barbados: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Bahamas: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Belize: Present, introduced, invasive
Balick et al., 2000Colombia: Present, introduced, invasive
Idárraga-Piedrahita et al., 2011Curaçao: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Costa Rica: Present, introduced, invasive
Chacón & Saborío, 2012Cuba: Present, introduced, invasive
Oviedo Prieto et al., 2012Dominica: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Dominican Republic: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Guadeloupe: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Guatemala: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Guyana: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Honduras: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Haiti: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Jamaica: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Saint Kitts and Nevis: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Cayman Islands: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Saint Lucia: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Martinique: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Montserrat: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Mexico: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Nicaragua: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Panama: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Puerto Rico: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015Suriname: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007El Salvador: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Trinidad and Tobago: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Florida: Present, introduced
USDA-NRCS, 2015Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Venezuela: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007British Virgin Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015United States Virgin Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
Rojas-Sandoval & Acevedo-Rodríguez, 2015
Distribution map (south america) Argentina: Present, introduced
Zuloaga et al., 2008Barbados: Present, introduced
Broome et al., 2007Bolivia: Present, introduced
Jørgensen et al., 2014Alagoas: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Amazonas: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Bahia: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Ceara: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Espirito Santo: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Goias: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Maranhao: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Minas Gerais: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Mato Grosso do Sul: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Mato Grosso: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Para: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Paraiba: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Pernambuco: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Piaui: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Parana: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Rio de Janeiro: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Rio Grande do Norte: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Rondonia: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Rio Grande do Sul: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Santa Catarina: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Sergipe: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Sao Paulo: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Tocantins: Present, introduced
Koch et al., 2015Easter Island: Present, introduced, invasive
Meyer, 2008Colombia: Present, introduced, invasive
Idárraga-Piedrahita et al., 2011Costa Rica: Present, introduced, invasive
Chacón & Saborío, 2012Galapagos Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
Charles Darwin Foundation, 2008French Guiana: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Guyana: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Nicaragua: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Panama: Present, introduced
Davidse et al., 2009Peru: Present, introduced
USDA-ARS, 2015Paraguay: Present, introduced
Zuloaga et al., 2008Suriname: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007Trinidad and Tobago: Present, introduced
Acevedo-Rodriguez & Strong, 2012Uruguay: Present, introduced
Zuloaga et al., 2008Venezuela: Present, introduced
Funk et al., 2007
Distribution map (pacific) American Samoa: Present, introduced, invasive
Whistler, 1996New South Wales: Present, introduced, invasive
Weeds of Australia, 2015Queensland: Present, introduced, invasive
Weeds of Australia, 2015Western Australia: Present, introduced, invasive
Weeds of Australia, 2015Cook Islands: Present, introduced
McCormack, 2013China: Present, introduced, invasive
Weber et al., 2008Fiji: Present, introduced, invasive
Smith, 1988Micronesia, Federated states of: Present, introduced
Herrera et al., 2010Guam: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Kiribati: Present, introduced, invasive
Space & Imada, 2004Marshall Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
PIER, 2015Northern Mariana Islands: Present, introduced, invasive
PIER, 2015New Caledonia: Present, introduced, invasive
MacKee, 1994Nauru: Present, introduced
Thaman et al., 1994Niue: Present, introduced, invasive
Space et al., 2004New Zealand: Present, introduced, invasive
Webb et al., 1988French Polynesia: Present, introduced, invasive
Florence et al., 2013Philippines: Present, introduced
Govaerts, 2015Pitcairn Island: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Palau: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Solomon Islands: Present, introduced
Hancock & Henderson, 1988Vanuatu: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Wallis and Futuna Islands: Present, introduced
PIER, 2015Wake Island: Present, introduced, invasive
PIER, 2015