Abstract
Rottboellia cochinchinensis is an aggressive invasive species native to Asia. This species is known worldwide for invading crops and disturbed habitats in tropical and subtropical regions. In Brazil, R. cochinchinensis had its southernmost record in São Paulo state; however, in this study we expand its distribution to Santa Catarina state, in the South Region of Brazil, based on the discovery of a population in Blumenau municipality. These new records are ca. 440 km distant from the nearest known population, in São Paulo municipality, São Paulo state, Brazil.
Highlights
Rottboellia L.f. (Poaceae, Andropogoneae) is a small genus of grasses including five species, all of them native to the Old World tropics (Sun and Phillips 2006)
In Brazil, R. cochinchinensis had its southernmost record in São Paulo state; in this study we expand its distribution to Santa Catarina state, in the South Region of Brazil, based on the discovery of a population in Blumenau municipality
Originally native to southern Asia, R. cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton (Loureiro 1790: 51; Clayton 1981: 817–818) is considered, nowadays, an invasive weed known for causing significant agricultural losses in tropical and subtropical regions (Holm 1977), especially in maize (Bridgemohan and Brathwaite 1989), soy (Griffin 1991; Lejeune et al 1994), and sugarcane (Lencse and Griffin 1991; Millhollon 1992) cultivations
Summary
Rottboellia L.f. (Poaceae, Andropogoneae) is a small genus of grasses including five species, all of them native to the Old World tropics (Sun and Phillips 2006). Abstract: Rottboellia cochinchinensis is an aggressive invasive species native to Asia. This species is known worldwide for invading crops and disturbed habitats in tropical and subtropical regions.
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