More new geophytes for Tunisian and North African alien flora

Abstract

This paper deals with ten bulbous species that are new to the Tunisian allochthonous flora, Chasmanthe floribunda, Freesia alba, Gladiolus murielae, Hippeastrum puniceum, Hymenocallis littoralis, Narcissus papyraceus subsp. papyraceus, Nothoscordum gracile, Tulbaghia violacea, Zephyranthes candida and Z. rosea. Moreover, six of them are new aliens to North Africa and one genus has not been reported before in the Mediterranean area. All reported plants have been introduced since many years mainly as ornamentals, subsequently escaped in the wild.