Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Necmi Aksoy; Serdar Ölez

doi:10.15671/hjbc.1743891

Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Abstract

The presence of Euphorbia hypericifolia is reported for the first time in Türkiye, it is a neophyte native to tropical and subtropical America. It has been previously recorded as a newly introduced alien plant species in some Southern Europe and North African countries within the Mediterranean Basin. The first observation in Türkiye was reported by a citizen scientist in 2018 on the Floranatolica website. In 2024, herbarium samples were collected from Düzce University's Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Botanical Garden (DUSTBB); identified and recorded in the Düzce University Faculty of Forestry Herbarium (DUOF). In this article, morphological, ecological, chorological and taxonomic notes on E. hypericifolia are discussed and the invasion risk of this species is assessed.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Community Ecology

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Research Article

Authors

Necmi Aksoy ^*
0000-0002-2153-922X
Türkiye

Serdar Ölez
0000-0003-4744-5149
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

December 16, 2025

Publication Date

December 26, 2025

Submission Date

July 16, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 23, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 53 Number: 5

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https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1743891

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APA

Aksoy, N., & Ölez, S. (2025). Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae). Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 53(5), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1743891

AMA

1.Aksoy N, Ölez S. Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae). HJBC. 2025;53(5):1-6. doi:10.15671/hjbc.1743891

Chicago

Aksoy, Necmi, and Serdar Ölez. 2025. “Taxonomical and Chorologial Notes for a New Alien Plant Species Recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia Hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 53 (5): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1743891.

EndNote

Aksoy N, Ölez S (December 1, 2025) Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae). Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 53 5 1–6.

IEEE

[1]N. Aksoy and S. Ölez, “Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)”, HJBC, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 1–6, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.15671/hjbc.1743891.

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Aksoy, Necmi - Ölez, Serdar. “Taxonomical and Chorologial Notes for a New Alien Plant Species Recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia Hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 53/5 (December 1, 2025): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1743891.

JAMA

1.Aksoy N, Ölez S. Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae). HJBC. 2025;53:1–6.

MLA

Aksoy, Necmi, and Serdar Ölez. “Taxonomical and Chorologial Notes for a New Alien Plant Species Recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia Hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae)”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, vol. 53, no. 5, Dec. 2025, pp. 1-6, doi:10.15671/hjbc.1743891.

Vancouver

1.Necmi Aksoy, Serdar Ölez. Taxonomical and chorologial notes for a new alien plant species recorded from Türkiye: Euphorbia hypericifolia L. (Euphorbiaceae). HJBC. 2025 Dec. 1;53(5):1-6. doi:10.15671/hjbc.1743891

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