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Acacia farnesiana
(Fabaceae)
Ellington curse, aroma, cassie, huisache, klu, opopanax, popinac, sweet acacia

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Species description or overview

Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Acacia farnesiana information from PIER
Information on Acacia farnesiana as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Acacia farnesiana
Nomenclatural information about Acacia farnesiana is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Acacia farnesiana
Nomenclatural information about Acacia farnesiana is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Acacia farnesiana  new posting 
Nomenclatural information about Acacia farnesiana is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Acacia farnesiana as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Images of Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae) (klu)
Links to high-resolution free images of Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae) (klu) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Acacia farnesiana
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Acacia farnesiana in Hawaii.

Acacia farnesiana images from PIER
Images of Acacia farnesiana provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Herbarium specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Acacia farnesiana from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Acacia farnesiana from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Acacia farnesiana
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Acacia farnesiana in Hawaii.

Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Acacia farnesiana as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Where to see this species

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Kaena Point natural area reserve ecosystem restoration project
The resources of Kaena, and threats to the wildlife, are depicted on this US Fish and Wildlife site.

Books

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Our familiar island trees
Frear, Mary Dillingham. 1929. Our familiar island trees. Sponsored by The Outdoor Circle of Honolulu. Boston: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press. 161 pp. illus. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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