Lycium ferocissimum(LYUFE)
Distribution details in Australia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1992: Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/092) : Puccinia rapipes was identified as potential candidates for biocontrol.
* Environmental Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland (2016). Fact Sheet on Lycium ferocissimum. Available at: https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/lycium_ferocissimum.htm
* Ireland KB, Hunter GC, Wood A, Delaisse C, Morin L (2019) Evaluation of the rust fungus Puccinia rapipes for biological control of Lycium ferocissimum (African boxthorn) in Australia: Life cycle, taxonomy and pathogenicity. Fungal Biology 123, 811-823.
* Noble MR, Adair RJ, and Ireland KB (2021) Biology of Invasive Plants 2. Lycium ferocissimum Miers. Invasive Plant Science Management 14: 41–56. doi: 10.1017/inp.2021.13
* Ireland KB, Hunter GC, Wood A, Delaisse C, Morin L (2019) Evaluation of the rust fungus Puccinia rapipes for biological control of Lycium ferocissimum (African boxthorn) in Australia: Life cycle, taxonomy and pathogenicity. Fungal Biology 123, 811-823.
* Noble MR, Adair RJ, and Ireland KB (2021) Biology of Invasive Plants 2. Lycium ferocissimum Miers. Invasive Plant Science Management 14: 41–56. doi: 10.1017/inp.2021.13