EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 02 - 2020 Num. article: 2020/042

First report of Datura innoxia in Bosnia and Herzegovina


Datura innoxia (Solanaceae) is reported as a new alien species in the flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The species is native to Central America and has been introduced into the EPPO region where it is established as an alien species in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. The species is recorded as a casual alien in Romania and has been recorded in Greece, Croatia, Montenegro and recently in Serbia (RS 2018/043). In Bosnia and Herzegovina, during surveys conducted between 2018/2019, D. innoxia was recorded from two locations in the city of Mostar where it has escaped cultivation and established small populations in ruderal habitats including waste land.


Sources

Maslo S, Šarić Š (2019) Datura innoxia Mill. (Solanaceae), a new alien species in the flora of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thaiszia Journal of Botany 29, 225-230.