Research in Context
Tree species with area of origin the South American Continent
Callianthe picta
syn. Abutilon pictum
Malvaceae
Distribution in Athens It is a species used rarely as a shrub in the urban green spaces. It can be found as a small tree in streets and private gardens in the boroughs of Athens and Dafni-Hymettos.
Biomes Subtropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin S. Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Countries and regions in the area of origin: Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay.
Global Distribution (Introduced) Canary Islands, Madeira
Cities worldwide
Tree inventories (GUTI Database) Listings only in tree inventories of Brazil.
References on Callianthe picta, Callianthe striata and other Callianthe species
Books
Ακουμιανάκη - Ιωαννίδου Αναστασία, Ευθυμιάδου Ευσταθία, Τσιγκριστάρης Κων/νος
Φυτά Κηποτεχνίας
Παιδαγωγικό Ινστιτούτο. Υπουργείο Εθνικής Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων.
Οργανισμός Εκδόσεων Διδακτικών βιβλίων.
Αραμπατζής, Θεόδωρος Ι. 2001.
Θάμνοι Και Δέντρα Στην Ελλάδα.
Δράμα: Οικολογική Κίνηση Δράμας.
Kantartzis, Nikos A. 1994
Floriculture - Evergreen Ornamental Shrubs for Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Thessaloniki, Greece.
Lord, Tony, Andrew Lawson, and Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). 2003.
Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations. Fully revised and expanded edition.
London: Mitchell Beazley.
Bean, W. J. 1863-1947.
Trees And Shrubs Hardy In the British Isles.
8th ed., fully revised;
Supplement by Desmond Clark (1988).
London: J. Murray, 19701980.
World Floras
Marchesi, E., Mailhos, A., & Bonifacino, J. M. 2026.
Callianthe picta (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Donnell In: Marchesi E., Mailhos A. & Bonifacino J.M. (Eds.).
Flora Uruguaya: Flora Vascular del Uruguay.
ISSN 3121-2050, V1.0. [Data set] 13-01-2026. Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18250957
eFloraMex - Flora de México en línea [bajo construcción]
Callianthe picta (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Donnell
https://efloramex.ib.unam.mx/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8cee79a2-b960-4c23-92f0-31fecdd26f27
World Flora Online, WFO (2026)
Callianthe picta (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Donnell.
http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001425516
Botanical Taxonomy
O'Leary, Nataly & Moroni, Pablo. 2025.
Revisión taxonómica de Abutilon, Callianthe y Gaya (Malvaceae) para Argentina.
Darwiniana 13(1): 245-295.
https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2025.131.1290
Research Projects with Plant Species Selection Databases
Plante & Cité
Floriscope, n.d.
https://www.floriscope.io/
Callianthe picta, and cultivar Callianthe pict 'Thompsonii'
https://www.floriscope.io/plantes/callianthe-picta
https://www.floriscope.io/plantes/callianthe-picta-thompsonii
Plant species databases
Guía de Plantas Nativas (Argentina)
by the newspaper "La Nacion"
https://nativas.lanacion.com.ar/
Callianthe picta / Farolito japonés
https://nativas.lanacion.com.ar/plantas/planta/Callianthe_picta
Plant Protection Organizations
The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)
EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/
'Callianthe picta'
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/CIWPI
Plant identification and diagnosis platforms and apps
Bloom. (2026).
Lanterna-chinesa (Callianthe picta): Guia Completo de Cultivo.
https://usebloom.app/pt-br/plantas/lanterna-chinesa-picta
Blogspot pages
idplantae Blogspot.Com
Callianthe picta «farolito japonés»
https://idplantae.blogspot.com/2018/10/callianthe-picta-abutilon.html#google_vignette
Papers
Maribel Carol-Aristizabal, Jérôme Dupras, Christian Messier, Rita Sousa-Silva. 2024.
“Which Tree Species Best Withstand Urban Stressors? Ask the Experts”.
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Jan 2024, 50 (1) 57-75.
https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2023.026
Csontos, P., Kalapos, T., Faradhimu, T. et al. 2020.
Effects of tree size and park maintenance on soil seed bank of Gleditsia triacanthos, an exotic tree in urban green areas.
BIOLOGIA FUTURA 71, 81–91 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42977-020-00020-w
Environmental Agencies
USDA NRCS - National Resources Conservation Service
National Plant Data Center & the Biota of North America Program
https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_gltr.pdf (pdf file)
Private Inititatives
Database of native plants and plant nurseries (USA)
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos).Native Tree Growing Guide
https://plantnative.org/native-plants/honeylocust-gleditsia-triacanthos.htm
Garden Gate Nursery LLC.
Gleditsia genus
https://www.gardengatetrees.com/genus/gleditsia
Plant nurseries
Baumschule LvE, Lorenz Von Ehren. (Germany)
'Gleditsia triacanthos', 'Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis' and cultivars
https://www.lve-baumschule.com/plants/genera/gleditsia/
Agroforestry
Farmonaut®. (2026).
Gleditsia Triacanthos Sunburst: 7 Key Benefits
https://farmonaut.com/blogs/gleditsia-triacanthos-sunburst-7-key-benefits-2026
Tipuana tipu
Fabaceae
Common names Tipu Tree, Tipa blanca, Tipa, Pride Of Bolivia, Racehorse Tree, Rosewood, Rosewood Tree, Yellow Jacarandah, Palo roso
Distribution in Athens It is rarely found in Greece, generally at locations near the coast. At the city of Porto Rafti in Attica. In Cyprus it is found in Larnaca and near the south coast of the island.
Biomes subtropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin Bolivia to S. Brazil and N. Argentina.
Countries and regions in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Uruguay
Global Distribution (Introduced)
Algeria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, India, Iraq, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madeira, Malawi, New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda.
Cities worldwide (GUTI Database, iNaturalist and other sources)
Tree inventories In 46 inventories around the world.
OCEANIA
Australia: Fremantle, Gold Coast, Nedlands, Perth, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco.
AMERICAS
Argentina (Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero)
Brazil (Assis, Bahia, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Paraná, Guarapuava, Mariopolis, Ponta Grossa, Porto Alegre, Santa Maria)
Colombia (Pereira)
Peru (Lima).
USA: Claremont, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Phoenix, San Diego, San Fernando, San Francisco, Santa Monica, South El Monte.
EUROPE
Cyprus (Larnaca), Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Barcelona, Caceres, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia),
ASIA
Israel (Karmiel, Tel Aviv), China (Hong Kong).
AFRICA
Morocco (Casablanca), Botswana (Gabarone), South Africa (Grahamstown, Pretoria), Zimbabwe (Harare).
Performance The trees to observe are only a handful and too scarse. However they seem to be resilient to hot and dry conditions.
Literature references Positively assesed for the climate of the future by most of the research projects: SelecTree for Southern California's Future Climate, Which Plant Where, Floriscope, ARDEM.
References on Tipuana tipu
Plant Species Databases
SelecTree. UFEI, Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute.
California Polytechnic State University. San Luis Obispo.
Best Trees for Southern California’s Climate Future. Select Tree, a Tree Selection Guide. Updated 2025.
Medium to Large-Sized Trees for Southern California's Climate Future, curated by Matt Ritter
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/list/67
'Tipuana tipu'
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/1419
Research Projects with Plant Species Selection Databases
Plante & Cité
Floriscope, n.d.
https://www.floriscope.io/
'Tipuana tipu'
https://www.floriscope.io/plantes/tipuana-tipu
Which Plant Where. (2026).
Whichplantwhere.com.au
'Tipuana tipu'
https://www.whichplantwhere.com.au/plant/tipuana-tipu
INRAE, ArDem|Rédaction by Rose-marie Bugeaud.
“Arbres de demain - Fiches espèces.”
Jardin Botanique Villa Thuret. Created on December 23, 2022. Modified on March 25, 2024.
https://jardin-thuret.hub.inrae.fr/actualites/presentation-des-fiches-especes
INRAE, ARDEM project
Fiche pour Tipuana Tipu
https://jardin-thuret.hub.inrae.fr/content/download/6742/55108?version=1
Posts on Social Media
Anna Salma'. (2026, May 19).
Tipuana tipu.
The specimen tree at the National Garden (Athens) and an appreciation of the species.
Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AV7oLJ6MA/
Articles
Watea, Brandon (2026, June 17).
Tipuana flowers bloom early in Barcelona.
Barna News.
https://barna.news/barcelona-tipuana-flowers-early-bloom/
Watea, Brandon (2026, May 9)
Barcelona Tree Replacement for Climate
Barna News.
https://barna.news/barcelona-tree-replacement-climate-resilience/
Fàbregas, Alicia. (2026, May 9).
Qué árboles tendrá la Barcelona del futuro?
El Periódico.
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/barcelona/20260509/arboles-tendra-barcelona-futuro-129968522
Sánchez, V. S. (2026, June 17).
Tipuana tipu, la flor amarilla que cubre de nuevo Barcelona (y alrededores).
El Periódico.
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/barcelona/20260617/tipuana-tipu-flor-amarilla-calles-dv-13857807
Botanical Gardens and Parks
Zoo Barcelona (n.d.)
https://zoobarcelona.cat/en/plants/tipuana?language=en
Campuses
Trees of Stanford & Environs. (n.d.).
Tipuana tipu, tipu tree
https://trees.stanford.edu/ENCYC/TIPtip.htm
Papers
Santos Nouri, Andre, Dominik Fröhlich, Maria Matos Silva, and Andreas Matzarakis. 2018.
"The Impact of Tipuana tipu Species on Local Human Thermal Comfort Thresholds in Different Urban Canyon Cases in Mediterranean Climates: Lisbon, Portugal"
Atmosphere 9, no. 1: 12.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9010012
Augusto Akio Lucchezi Miyahara, Ana Paula Ramos, Filipa Maia, Ana Julia Francisco, Milena Godoy-Veiga, Mario Tomazello-Filho, Francisco William da Cruz, Francisco J. Escobedo, Laia Andreu-Hayles, Giulia Nunes de Aguiar Souto, Giuliano Maselli Locosselli. 2026.
Responses of drought-tolerant Tipuana tipu trees to long-term irrigation: A tree-ring study in Lisbon, Portugal,
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening,
Volume 118, 2026, 129341, ISSN 1618-8667
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Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae
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Distribution in Athens Its landscape use is rather limited in a few boroughs and mostly as specimens in parks. At the boroughs of Ilioupoli, Ilion (Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park), Nea Smyrni ( Alsos of Nea Smyrni).
Biomes Seasonally dry tropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin Mexico to N. Argentina, Caribbean.
Countries and regions in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil South, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Global Distribution (Introduced)
Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cyprus, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Florida, Free State, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Gulf States, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Libya, Louisiana, Mali, Marianas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New South Wales, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Queensland, Réunion, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Utah, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
Cities worldwide (GUTI Database)
Tree inventories In 38 inventories around the world.
OCEANIA
Australia: Perth.
AMERICAS
Argentina (Buenos Aires, Santiago del Estero), Colombia (Medellin), Costa Rica (San Jose), Panama (Bella Vista), Peru (Cusco, Lima, Piura).
USA: Austin, Charleston, Claremont, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Phoenix, San Diego, Santa Monica, Sarasota.
EUROPE
Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Barcelona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia)
ASIA
Israel (Tel Aviv), Oman (Madinat al Qaboos, Muscat, Qurm, Ruwi, Seeb), Palestine (Gaza), Turkey (Antalya).
AFRICA
Ghana (Kumasi), Niger (Niamey, Maradi), Togo (Atakpamé, Kpalimé, Lomé).
Performance It is very resilient to hot and dry conditions however its self propagation and expansion can be very hard to control.
Literature references SelecTree for Southern California's Future Climate (2025).
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Fabaceae
Distribution in Athens It is not an uncommon tree species in some boroughs of Athens. The site of the tree rows leading up to Zappeio Megaro is one of the most majestic landscapes in the center of Athens. However in most boroughs it is underutilized or absent. In the boroughs of city of Athens, Agios Dimitrios, Dafni-Hymettos, Ilioupoli, Kifissia, Nea Smyrni, Papagou-Cholargos.
Biomes Subtropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin Bolivia to NW. Argentina.
Countries in the area of origin Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Paraguay
Global Distribution (Introduced)
EUROPE: Canary Is., East Aegean Is., Madeira, Spain.
ASIA: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central.
AFRICA: Eswatini, Gambon, Gambia, South Africa (Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces), Tunisia.
AMERICAS: Argentina Northeast, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Juan Fernández Is., Haiti, Leeward Islands, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, TUSA (Hawaii), Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands.
OCEANIA: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia), Marshall Islands.
Cities worldwide (GUTI Database)
Tree inventories In 112 inventories around the world.
OCEANIA
Australia: Albury, Banyule, Brimbank, Burnside, Colac Otway Shire, Corangamite Shire, Darebin, Fremantle, Gold Coast, Greater Bendigo, Hobson Bay, Knox, Launceston, Leichhardt, Manningham, Melbourne, Mildura, Mitcham, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Moreton Bay, Muswellbrook, Nedlands, Parramatta, Penrith, Perth, Port Phillip, Shepparton, South Perth, Stirling, Stonnington, Subiaco, Sydney, Waverley, Whittlesea, Willoughby, Wyndham.
AMERICAS
Argentina (Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero), Brazil (Bauru, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba, Paraná, Goiandira, Jacarei, Ponta Grossa, Porto Alegre, Santa Maria), Colombia (Medellin, Pereira), Costa Rica (San Jose), Nicaragua (León), Mexico (Linares, Mexico City, Morelia), Peru (Lima).
USA: Alameda County, Arleta, Berkeley, Claremont, Honolulu, Lake Balboa, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Oakland, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Phoenix, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Sylmar, Tampa, Van Nuys.
EUROPE
France (Bordeaux), Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Barcelona, Caceres, Costa Brava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia)
ASIA
China (Chengdu, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Kunming), India (Bangalore, Chandigarh), Israel (Tel Aviv, Karmiel), Palestine (Gaza), Turkey (Antalya).
AFRICA
Botswana (Gabarone), Zimbabwe (Harare), Kenya (Nairobi), Morocco (Casablanca), Nigeria (Uyo), Rwanda (Kigali), South Africa (Grahamstown, Johannesburg, Port Alfred, Pretoria, Somerset East), Togo (Atakpamé, Kpalimé, Lomé).
Performance It appears to perform well and withstand urban heat. It a species that is promoted in the new plantings of the city of Athens.
Literature references SelecTree for Southern California's Future Climate (2025).
References on Jacaranda mimosifolia
Plant Species Databases
UFEI, Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute. California State Polytechnic University.
Best Trees for Southern California’s Climate Future. Select Tree, a Tree Selection Guide. Updated 2025.
Medium to Large-Sized Trees for Southern California's Climate Future, curated by Matt Ritter
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/list/67
'Jacaranda mimosifolia'
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/741
Research Projects with Plant Species Selection Databases
Plante & Cité
Floriscope, n.d.
'Jacaranda mimosifolia'
https://www.floriscope.io/plantes/jacaranda-mimosifolia
Which Plant Where. (2026).
'Jacaranda mimosifolia'
https://www.whichplantwhere.com.au/plant/jacaranda-mimosifolia
Articles
Portugal.com
Gillespie, Beckie (2025, December 10).
The history of the Jacarandas in Lisbon
https://www.portugal.com/history-and-culture/the-history-of-the-jacarandas-in-lisbon/
Cascabela thevetia
Apocynaceae
Distribution in Athens In the coastal borough of Palaio Faliro and the boroughs of Zografou, Ilioupoli and Dafni-Hymettos (mostly private gardens). Extremely rare. However its presence is documented in the Aegean islands (POWO database).
Biomes seasonally dry tropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin Mexico to South Tropical America.
Countries in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Global Distribution (Introduced) East Aegean Is., Canary Is., Italy, Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Fiji, Cuba, USA, Dominican Republic, (Florida, Hawaii), Gambia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Nepal, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Senegal, Society Is., Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Cities worldwide (GUTI Database)
Tree inventories In 41 inventories around the world. Mostly in S. and C. America and Africa:
OCEANIA: Australia (Sydney)
AMERICAS: Brasil (Assis, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza ), Panama (Bella Vista, Betania), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Santiago del Estero), Costa Rica (San Jose), Panama (Calidonia, San Francisco), Peru (Piura), USA (Claremont CA, Pasadena CA, San Diego CA, Santa Monica CA, Honolulu HI), Colombia (Leticia, Medellin, Pereira), Nicaragua (León), Mexico (Linares, Merida, Morelia), Venezuela (Maracaibo).
EUROPE: Spain (Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
ASIA: Turkey (Antalya), Palestine (Gaza), Israel (Tel Aviv), India (Bangalore, New Delhi), China (Hong Kong)
AFRICA: Morocco (Casablanca), Nigeria (Ibadan), Rwanda (Kigali), Togo (Atakpamé, Kpalimé, Lomé), Kenya (Nairobi), Botswana (Gabarone).
Literature references It is noted for its drought tolerance
Tecoma stans
Bignoniaceae
Distribution in Athens Very rare. In the southern borough of Elliniko - Argyroupoli.
Biomes wet tropical
Area of origin Tropical and Subtropical America.
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Countries in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Bolivia, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Global Distribution (Introduced) Andaman Is., Ascension, Bangladesh, Spain, Canary Islands, Tunisia, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Chad, India, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Gilbert Is., Guinea, USA (Hawaii), KwaZulu-Natal, Line Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritania, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, St.Helena, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu,
Cities worldwide (GUTI Database)
Tree inventories In 53 inventories around the world. :
OCEANIA: Australia (Burnside, Manningham, Mildura, Nedlands, Parramatta)
AMERICAS: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Santiago del Estero), Brazil (Alagoinha, Assis, Bahia, Bauru, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Goiandira, Jacarei, Jatai, Ponta Grossa, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Maria, Vicosa), Colombia (Bogotá, Ibague City, Leticia, Manizales, Medellin, Pereira) Costa Rica, Mexico (Merida), Nicaragua (León), Panama (Betania, Calidonia, San Francisco, Santa Ana), Peru (Lima, Piura), Colombia, Costa Rica (San Jose), USA (Cape Coral FL, San Diego CA, Santa Monica CA).
EUROPE: Spain (Barcelona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
ASIA: Palestine (Gaza), Israel (Tel Aviv), United Arab Emirates (Al Ain), China (Hong Kong).
AFRICA: Morocco (Casablanca), Botswana (Gabarone), Kenya (Nairobi), Nigeria (Ibadan), Togo (Atakpamé, Kpalimé, Lomé).
Literature references It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent.
Brurgmansia spp
Solanaceae
Distribution in Athens The species of this genus are generally used as shrubs in gardens. However occurrences of B. aurea was recorded as a small tree with a single-stem trunk in a street in the borough of Glyfada.
Biomes Temperate
Countries and regions
Area of origin South Tropical America.
Countries and regions in the area of origin (POWO Database):
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Global Distribution (Introduced)
Argentina Northeast, Ascension, Assam, Azores, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Borneo, Cameroon, Canary Is., Chatham Is., Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kenya, Kermadec Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Cities worldwide
Tree inventories (GUTI Database)
Three of the seven species of the genus are recorded in a few urban tree inventories. Mostly in South America where they are native.
Brugmansia arborea
OCEANIA: Australia (Waverley).
AMERICAS: Argentina (Santiago del Estero), Colombia (Medellin), Peru (Lima, Cusco).
Brugmansia suaveolens
OCEANIA: Australia (Hobson Bay)
AMERICAS: USA (Tampa)
EUROPE: Portugal (Lisbon)
AFRICA: Zimbabwe (Harare)
Brugmansia versicolor
AMERICAS: USA (San Diego, San Francisco)
Erythrostemon gilliesii
Fabaceae
Distribution in Athens It seems to self propagate. It is found in various locations, though probably not intentionally planted. Occurrences have been observed at Alsos Neas Filadelfias and the borough of Haidari (Dasos Haidariou).
Biomes It grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Countries and regions
Area of origin N. Central Chile to Uruguay.
Countries in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile North, Uruguay.
Global Distribution (Introduced) Afghanistan, Angola, Arizona, Arkansas, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, Free State, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Madeira, Mexico Northwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Provinces, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Sicilia, Spain, Tanzania, Texas, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Cities worldwide
Tree inventories
AMERICAS:
EUROPE:
ASIA:
AFRICA:
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Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
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Distribution in Athens It has been used as rows or groups in recent plantings for park and plaza renovations in Greece: Nimfon Square in the suburb of Vouliagmeni, Dilaveri coast in the city of Piraeus, Platia Iroon in the borough Dafni - Hymettos, in the commercial Smart Park (Spata, Attica), the city of Aliveri in the island of Evia.
Also a few trees have been recorded in streets in the borough of Kifissia and Irakleio (Attica).
Biomes dry tropical
Countries and regions (POWO Database)
Area of origin Brazil to NE. Argentina.
Countries and regions in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay
Global Distribution (Introduced)
EUROPE: Canary Is., Madeira, Portugal, Spain.
ASIA: Ogasawara-shoto, Palestine, Vietnam
AFRICA: Algeria, Angola, Ascension, Benin, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Guinea, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, St.Helena, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Northern Provinces, Libya,
AMERICAS: Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala Puerto Rico, Mexico Northwest, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., USA (Alabama, California, Florida, Texas, Hawaii), Venezuelan Antilles.
OCEANIA: South Australia, Western Australia, Marianas, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, Samoa, Victoria.
Cities worldwide (GUTI Database)
Tree inventories In 57 inventories around the world.
OCEANIA: Australia (Fremantle, Gold Coast, Greater Bendigo, Knox, Melbourne, Nedlands, Parramatta, Perth, Shepparton, South Perth, Stirling, Stonnington, Subiaco)
AMERICAS: Brazil (Bahia, Bauru, Belo Horizonte, Cafeara, Curitiba, Paraná, Guarapuava, Jacarei, Não-Me-Toque, Paraiba, Ponta Grossa, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Maria), Mexico (Morelia), Peru (Piura), Colombia (Bogotá, Manizales, Medellin, Pereira) USA (Berkeley, Claremont, Honolulu, Las Vegas-Clark County, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Tampa)
EUROPE: Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Barcelona, Valencia, Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
ASIA: Palestine (Gaza), Israel (Tel Aviv, Karmiel), Singapore (Singapore)
AFRICA: Morocco (Casablanca), Kenya (Nairobi), South Africa (Grahamstown, Port Alfred, Somerset East, Somerset East), Zimbabwe (Harare).
Performance It appears to perform well and withstand urban heat.
Feijoa sellowiana
syn. Acca sellowiana
Distribution in Athens It is used as a shrub in gardens and in parks. Rarely it can be found as a small tree. Occurrence in the suburb of Spata (Smart Park).
Biomes Subtropical
Countries and regions
Area of origin Brazil (S. Minas Gerais) to Argentina (Misiones).
Countries in the area of origin Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay
Global Distribution (Introduced)
AMERICAS: Colombia, Costa Rica, Juan Fernández Islands
AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
OCEANIA: New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Cities worldwide
Tree inventories It is present in 48 tree inventories.
OCEANIA: Australia (Albury, Banyule, Brimbank, Burnside, Campbelltown, Corangamite Shire, Darebin, Greater Bendigo, Hobson Bay, Knox, Launceston, Manningham, Marrickville, Melbourne, Moreland, Nedlands, Parramatta, Port Phillip, Shepparton, South Grampians Shire, Stonnington, Willoughby, Wyndham.
AMERICAS: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Santiago del Estero), Colombia (Bogotá, Manizales, Medellin), USA: Alameda County, Berkeley, Claremont, New Orleans, Oakland, Palo Alto, Pasadena, San Francisco, Santa Monica).
EUROPE: France (Bordeaux, Paris), Italy (Florence), Portugal (Lisbon), Spain (Costa Brava, Valencia).
AFRICA: Kenya (Nairobi).
ASIA: Israel (Tel Aviv).
REFERENCES
PROJECTS
ARDEM PROJECT, INRAE
Ducatillion Catherine and Delorme, Sarah. 2022. ARbres de Demain En Méditerranée (ARDEM) projet brochure. Villa de Thuret, INRAE. 2022.
https://jardin-thuret.hub.inrae.fr/content/download/6148/49641?version=1
INRAE. |Rédaction by Rose-marie Bugeaud. “Arbres de demain - Fiches espèces.” Jardin Botanique Villa Thuret. Created on December 23, 2022. Modified on March 25, 2024.
https://jardin-thuret.hub.inrae.fr/actualites/presentation-des-fiches-especes
UFEI, Urban Forest Ecosystem Institute. California State Polytechnic University.
Best Trees for Southern California’s Climate Future. Select Tree, a Tree Selection Guide. Updated 2024.
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/list/67 (BEST LARGE TREES FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S CLIMATE FUTURE)
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/741 (Jacaranda mimosifolia)
PAPERS
Maribel Carol-Aristizabal, Jérôme Dupras, Christian Messier, Rita Sousa-Silva. 2024.
“Which Tree Species Best Withstand Urban Stressors? Ask the Experts”.
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Jan 2024, 50 (1) 57-75.
https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2023.026
BOOKS
Darricau, Yves. 2022
Des arbres pour le futur : mémento du planteur pour 2050
Arles: Editions du Rouergue
Sjöman, Henrik, and Anderson, Arit 2023.
The Essential Tree Selection Guide: For Climate Resilience, Carbon Storage, Species Diversity and Other Ecosystem Benefits.
London: Filbert Press
ARTICLES
Ferrini, Francesco. 2023. “The right tree in the right place.” Interview by Maurizio Lapponi.
FLORACULTURE INTERNATIONAL. International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). October 1, 2023.
https://aiph.org/floraculture/news/the-right-tree-in-the-right-place/