EPPO Global Database

Parthenium hysterophorus(PTNHY)

Distribution details in Nepal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1967
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/068)

EPPO Reporting Service (2015/085) : first recorded in Nepal in 1967, but has shown significant population expansion over the last 20 years. P. hysterophorus is dominant along roadsides, grasslands, abandoned agricultural land and natural areas – including the World Natural Heritage site, the Chitwan National Park.
References
* Adhikari B &, Tiwari S (2004) Parthenium hysterophorus L.: Highly allergic invasive alien plant growing tremendously in Nepal. Botanica Orientalis 4, 36-37.

* Macconnachie AJ, Strathie LW, Mersie W, Gebrehiwot L, Zewdie K, Abdurehim A, Abrha B, Araya T, Asaregew F, Assefa F, Gebre-Tsadik R, Nigatu L, Tadesse B, Tana T (2010) Current and potential geographical distribution of the invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in eastern and southern Africa. Weed research 51, 71-84. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2010.00820.x/pdf

* Shrestha BB, Shabbir A, Adkins SW (2015) Parthenium hysterophorus in Nepal: a review of its weed status and possibilities for management. Weed Research 5, 132-144.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
China Guangxi Present, no details view...
China Hunan Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, no details view...
China Shandong Present, no details view...
China Guizhou Present, no details view...
China Guangdong Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Jiangxi Present, no details view...
China Jiangsu Present, no details view...
China Present, restricted distribution view...
India Punjab Present, no details view...
India Karnataka Present, no details view...
India Madhya Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Kerala Present, no details view...
India Maharashtra Present, no details view...
India Chandigarh Present, no details view...
India Rajasthan Present, no details view...
India Tamil Nadu Present, no details view...
India Present, no details view...
India Present, widespread view...
India Odisha Present, no details view...
India West Bengal Present, no details view...
India Assam Present, no details view...
India Haryana Present, no details view...
India Uttar Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Bihar Present, no details view...
India Gujarat Present, no details view...
India Delhi Present, no details view...
India Himachal Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Jammu & Kashmir Present, no details view...