First report of naturalization of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. 1783 (Piperales: Saururaceae) in South America

By

Alves, Ruy José Válka, 1965-
Medeiros, Debora
Moura, Ricardo Loyola De
Gusmão, Luiza Carla Trindade De
Silva, Nílber Gonçalves Da
Antunes, Kelly
Matozinhos, Carolina
Blanco, Mario A.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-6-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

642--644

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.3.642

 

Abstract

A relatively large and established population of Houttuynia cordata from Itatiaia National Park in Brazil represents the first record of naturalized Saururaceae in South America. Although the species is potentially invasive, unknown mechanisms have prevented its spread to other localities between 1940, when it was recorded in cultivation in Brazil, and the present. The nearest known naturalized population is situated 5,600 km away, in Costa Rica, Central America.