New records of vascular plants for Tenerife and the Canary Islands (ES)
Following field work conducted in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) between 2014-2019, 30 taxa are reported for the first time. Among these species, 17 species are reported for the first time in the Canary Islands.
Species | Family | First report in | Native range |
Acacia decurrens | Fabaceae | Canary Islands | Australia |
Acacia mearnsii | Fabaceae | Canary Islands | Australia |
Atriplex nummularia | Amaranthaceae | Tenerife | Australia |
Bellis perennis | Asteraceae | Tenerife | North Africa |
Brachychiton diversifolius | Malvaceae | Canary Islands | Australia |
Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Fabaceae | Canary Islands | Americas |
Chenopodium probstii | Amaranthaceae | Tenerife | possibly North America |
Coccoloba uvifera | Polygonaceae | Tenerife | Americas |
Commelina benghalensis | Commelinaceae | Tenerife | Asia/Africa |
Cuphea hyssopifolia | Lythraceae | Tenerife | Central and North America |
Ensete ventricosum | Musaceae | Canary Islands | East Africa |
Eragrostis virescens | Poaceae | Tenerife | Americas |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. arida | Myrtaceae | Canary Islands | |
Eucalyptus cladocalyx | Myrtaceae | Canary Islands | Australia |
Euryops chrysanthemoides | Asteraceae | Canary Islands | South Africa |
Ficus elastica | Moraceae | Canary Islands | Asia |
Lemna minuta | Araceae | Tenerife | Americas |
Lippia alba | Verbenaceae | Canary Islands | Americas |
Malvastrum corchorifolium | Malvaceae | Tenerife | Americas |
Pavonia sepioides | Malvaceae | Canary Islands | South America |
Pittosporum tobira | Pittosporaceae | Canary Islands | Asia |
Plerandra elegantissima | Araliaceae | Tenerife | New Caledonia |
Populus × canadensis | Salicaceae | Canary Islands | |
Psidium guajava | Myrtaceae | Tenerife | Americas |
Pyrostegia venusta | Bignoniaceae | Canary Islands | South America |
Ruellia dipteracanthus | Acanthaceae | Canary Islands | North America |
Soleirolia soleirolii | Urticaceae | Canary Islands | western Mediterranean |
Thunbergia alata | Acanthaceae | Tenerife | East Africa |
Urochloa subquadripara | Poaceae | Tenerife | Asia/Australia |
Wigandia kunthii | Boraginaceae | Canary Islands | Central America and the Caribbean |
Sources
Verloove F (2021) New records in vascular plants alien to Tenerife (Spain, Canary Islands). ARPHA Preprints DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e62882