EPPO Global Database

Cabomba caroliniana(CABCA)

Distribution details in Malaysia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
Wilson et al (2007) citing Ørgaard (1991) details the species is present in Malaysia. However, Siti-Munirah MY and Chew MY (2010) detail that Ørgaard (1991) reported C. caroliniana from ‘Malaysia but consider this an error as the record is from Papua New Guinea.
References
* Wilson CE, Darbyshire SJ, Jones R (2007) The biology of invasive alien plants in Canada. 7. Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 87(3), 615-638

* Siti-Munirah MY, Chew MY (2010) Cabombaceae, a new family record for Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal 62, 241-248.

* Ørgaard, M. (1991). The genus Cabomba (Cabombaceae) - a taxonomic study. Nord. J. Bot. 11:
179–203.