Alyxia oliviformis (Apocynaceae)

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Alyxia oliviformis
Nomenclatural information about Alyxia oliviformis is provided by ITIS.

Cultural uses

Cultivation & propagation

Alyxia oliviformis (maile) propagation and cultivation (UH/CTAHR)
Information on maile seed treatments including depulping and growth regulators that improve germination is reviewed reviewed in the Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

In the Garden: Maile
Maile is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 5/31/2002).

Specialty crop production in a forestry understory: olena, maile, papapalai, and awa 
Research on potential understory crops within long rotations of high-value tropical woods such as koa is described in this paper from the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (2000).

Images

Alyxia oliviformis information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Alyxia oliviformis in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Alyxia oliviformis images by Karl Magnacca
Images of Alyxia oliviformis by Karl Magnacca are available online.

Distribution

Where to see this species

Kahoolawe (Kanaloa): natural areas of Hawaii
Forest and Kim Starr provide information about the island of Kahoolawe as a natural area in Hawaii. Links to additional resources are provided, as well as links to images of plant species found on Kahoolawe.

Books

Full-text articles

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

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