EPPO Global Database

Polygonum perfoliatum(POLPF)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1984: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Datasheet on Polygonum perfoliatum: in Turkey, the plant is present on the northern face of the Kaçkar range of mountains in North Eastern Turkey, in Rize, district Ardeşen, near Firtina Deresi (Black Sea region).

EPPO Reporting Service (2011/185) : near Trabzon in the North-East of Turkey, the species was observed near a tea factory and it is suspected that the import of material for tea processing may have been its pathway of introduction.
References
* Brundu G, Aksoy N, Brunel S, P. Elias P & Fried G (2011) Rapid surveys for inventorying alien plants in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 41, 208–216.

* Güner A (1984) A new record for the flora of Turkey and a new sub species from Anatolia. Candollea 39, 345-348.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
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