Clerodendrum bungei: Türkiye’de park ve bahçeler dışında çok sayıda yeni kaydı tespit edilen bir süs bitkisi

Abstract

Clerodendrum bungei Steud. (Lamiaceae) is a deciduous shrub occurs both within its native Asian range and beyond to temperate and tropical regions around the world as a result of both unintentional and intentional introductions for ornamental uses. Although it was listed as an ornamental plant in parks and gardens of Türkiye, this paper presents a list of 52 record including 46 new records of C. bungei outside parks and gardens of Türkiye. The new list includes 11 records from Artvin, 10 records from Rize, 8 records from Trabzon, 14 records from Giresun, 3 records from Ordu and 1 record from Samsun. The rapid increase in the number of new localities outside gardens and parks of Türkiye in the last 10 years shows that the species has been an invasive alien species in this region in the near future. So, it will outcompete native plant species and impact habitat values, thus it is important to closely monitor the populations outside parks and garden in this region and should take the necessary precautions by local farmers and administrations.