Asterogyne martiana (H.Wendland) H.Wendland ex W.Hemsley, Arecaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  Evaluate, score: 1 (Go to the risk assessment)

Other Latin names:  Geonoma martiana H. Wendl.

Habit:  shrub/tree

Description:  "Understory palm. Stem solitary, often subterranean, 2-3 cm in diameter below the crown. Leaf blade 60-100 cm long and 20-30 cm wide, simple or irregularly divided into 1-3 broad, multi-ribbed pinnae on each side; veins forming a sharp angle with the axis. Inflorescence 50-80 cm long, with 3-10 straight branches borne on the apical few centimeters, the branches 4-6 mm in diameter, with flower pits arranged in distinct longitudinal rows. Fruits reddish brown when immature, black at full maturity, smooth, elongate, ca. 1 cm long"  (Palmweb).

Habitat/ecology:  In its native range, "in wet and pluvial tropical forest, mostly below 500 m elevation"  (Palmweb).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  "Central America to northern Ecuador, west of the Andes"  (Palmweb).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island		Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1989) (voucher ID: BISH 318074) Taxon name on voucher: Asterogyne martiana

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)	introduced	Randall, R. P. (2007) (p. 59)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Costa Rica (Republic of)	native	Palmweb (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Guatemala (Republic of)	native	Palmweb (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Honduras (Republic of)	native	Palmweb (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Nicaragua (Republic of)	native	Palmweb (2013)
Central America Central America (Pacific rim)	Panama (Republic of)	native	Palmweb (2013)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	introduced cultivated	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Colombia	native	Palmweb (2013)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Ecuador (Republic of) (continental)	native	Palmweb (2013)

Control:  If you know of control methods for Asterogyne martiana, please let us know.