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Neupane, A., B. Adhikari, and B. B. Shrestha. 2024. Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, Lythraceae: a newly naturalised species from eastern Nepal. Check List 20: 40–46. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.40

Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacquin) J.F. Macbride, a native of South America, is recorded for the first time from Mechinagar municipality of south‑eastern Nepal. This weed has already been in the neighboring north‑east region of India since the 1950s and might have recently spread into south‑eastern Nepal where it is colonizing riparian habitats. We provide a detailed taxonomic account, as well as the distribution, major habitat, and invasion status of C. carthagenensis.

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Harry E. Ahles

October 28, 1924 – March 21, 1981

United States

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United States

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Fred Alexander Barkley

November 04, 1908 – June 24, 1989

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Kingdom of the Netherlands

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France

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United States

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Philippines

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Mireya D. Correa
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Panama

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Donovan Stewart Correll

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United States

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Carmen Lelia Cristóbal

December 01, 1932 – September 25, 2019

Argentina

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José Cuatrecasas
José Cuatrecasas

March 19, 1903 – May 24, 1996

Spain; United States

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Bror Eric Dahlgren

March 17, 1877 – December 16, 1961

Sweden; United States

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Avinoam Danin
Avinoam Danin

1939 – December 12, 2015

Israel

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Otto Degener

May 13, 1899 – January 16, 1988

United States

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September 23, 1915 – February 22, 2009

United States

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Calaway H. Dodson

December 17, 1928 – August 09, 2020

United States

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David Baxter Dunn

1917 – 1994

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