EPPO Global Database

Amaranthus palmeri(AMAPA)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1987: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/228) : established in Madeira.

Reported by Hansen (1987) in the Funchal harbour in waste places. It is thought to have been introduced as a contaminant of cotton and Sorghum halepense.
References
* Recasens J, Conesa JA (2011) Presencia de la mala hierba Amaranthus palmeri en el NE de la Península Ibérica. Una amenaza como potencial invasora de cultivos extensivos de regadió. Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 37, 129-132.

* Hansen A (1987) Contriubtion to the flora of the Archipelago of Madeira. Bocagiana 109, 11 p.
http://publications.cm-funchal.pt/bitstream/100/1445/1/Boc109-1987.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Present, restricted distribution view...