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A new record for the flora of T urkey: E ichhornia crassipes ( M art.) S olms ( P ontederiaceae)
Author(s) -
Uremis I.,
Uludag A.,
Arslan Z. F.,
Abaci O.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12096
Subject(s) - flora (microbiology) , hyacinth , geography , biology , bacteria , paleontology , genetics
E ichhornia crassipes ( M art.) S olms ( P ontederiaceae) is reported for the first time for the flora of T urkey. This invasive alien plant was observed in the A si R iver (also called the O rontes R iver), which runs from L ebanon, through S yria to T urkey. The observation was made in the river near the border with S yria. This site is the in the district of Altinözü in the province of Hatay in the East Mediterranean region. Turkey is divided into grids for floral purposes by the book ‘Flora of Turkey’ and the plants described were collected in grid sector C 6. The authors concluded that E . crassipes (water hyacinth) can establish and spread in T urkey.