The first record of an Asian mangrove, Heritiera fomes Banks (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae), occurring outside of cultivation in Ecuador and the Americas

dc.contributor.authorMolina-Moreira, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorRomán, Roberto R.
dc.contributor.authorDorr, Laurence J.
dc.contributor.authorFreire, Efraín
dc.contributor.authorTorres-Domínguez, Álvaro
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-06T02:31:26Z
dc.date.available2025-02-06T02:31:26Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe first record of an Asian mangrove, Heritiera fomes Banks (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae), occurring outside of cultivation in Ecuador and the Americas is documented. The species was discovered in 2022 on Santay Island in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador, where it is naturalized and produces flowers and fruits at least twice per year. Populations were located on both the shore and in inland areas on the northern part of the island, which is directly influenced by fresh water from the Babahoyo and Daule rivers. Heritiera fomes co-occurs with native species in both mangrove swamp and dry forest. As many as 0.45 individuals/m2 were observed. How the species was introduced into Ecuador is unknown. However, given the similarity of the environmental conditions of Santay Island to those of the native range of H. fomes, its invasive potential in Ecuador is of concern and discussed. , Resumen El primer registro de un manglar asiático, Heritiera fomes Banks (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae), el cual ocurre fuera del cultivo en Ecuador y las Américas. La especie fue encontrada en 2022 en la Isla Santay en el Golfo de Guayaquil, Ecuador, donde parece estar naturalizada y produce flores y frutos al menos dos veces al año. Se descubrieron varias poblaciones en la parte norte de la isla, que está directamente influenciada por el agua dulce de los ríos Babahoyo y Daule. Heritiera fomes se encuentra tanto en la costa como áreas de la isla donde crece junto a especies nativas de manglar y bosque seco. Se observaron hasta 0.45 individuos/m2. Se desconoce cómo se introdujo la especie. Sin embargo, dadas la similitud de las condiciones ambientales de la Isla Santay a las del hábitat de H. fomes, su potencial de invasión en Ecuador es motivo de preocupación y se discute.
dc.identifier1676-0611
dc.identifier.citationMolina-Moreira, Natalia, Román, Roberto R., Dorr, Laurence J., Freire, Efraín, and Torres-Domínguez, Álvaro. 2025. "<a href="https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2024-1685">The first record of an Asian mangrove, Heritiera fomes Banks (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae), occurring outside of cultivation in Ecuador and the Americas</a>." <em>Biota Neotropica</em>, 25, (1). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2024-1685">https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2024-1685</a>.
dc.identifier.issn1676-0611
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10088/121345
dc.relation.ispartofBiota Neotropica 25 (1)
dc.titleThe first record of an Asian mangrove, Heritiera fomes Banks (Malvaceae: Sterculioideae), occurring outside of cultivation in Ecuador and the Americas
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitnh-botany
sro.description.unitnmnh
sro.identifier.doi10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2024-1685
sro.identifier.itemID174687
sro.identifier.refworksID107004
sro.identifier.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2024-1685

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