Check List 20(1): 40-46, doi: 10.15560/20.1.40
Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, Lythraceae: a newly naturalised species from eastern Nepal
Ajay Neupane‡, Bhaskar Adhikari§, Bharat Babu Shrestha|‡ Tribhuvan University, Jhapa, Nepal§ Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom| Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Corresponding author: Ajay Neupane ( neupaneajay729@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Sameer Patil © Ajay Neupane, Bhaskar Adhikari, Bharat Babu Shrestha. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Neupane A, Adhikari B, Shrestha BB (2024) Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, Lythraceae: a newly naturalised species from eastern Nepal. Check List 20(1): 40-46. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.40 |  |
Abstract
Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, a native of South America, is recorded for the first time from Mechinagar municipality of south‑eastern Nepal. This weed has already been in the neighboring north‑east region of India since the 1950s and might have recently spread into south‑eastern Nepal where it is colonizing riparian habitats. We provide a detailed taxonomic account, as well as the distribution, major habitat, and invasion status of C. carthagenensis.
Keywords
Alien species, Brachyandra, distribution expansion, first report, invasive species, riparian vegetation, weed species