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Alyxia oliviformis
(Apocynaceae)

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Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Alyxia oliviformis
Nomenclatural information about Alyxia oliviformis is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Alyxia oliviformis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Alyxia oliviformis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Alyxia oliviformis
Nomenclatural information about Alyxia oliviformis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Cultural uses

New growth on maile makes a beautiful lei
"Pesky fern has molested pond in Hilo: Experts believe salty sea water has helped keep it under control" (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 25, 2003).


Cultivation & propagation

New growth on maile makes a beautiful lei
"Pesky fern has molested pond in Hilo: Experts believe salty sea water has helped keep it under control" (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 25, 2003).

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 View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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

Images of Alyxia oliviformis (Apocynaceae) (maile)
Links to high-resolution free images of Alyxia oliviformis (Apocynaceae) (maile) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

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

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.


Where to see this species

Auwahi - Dry forest of Maui
Images, history, and ethnobotany of Auwahi are on the HEAR website.

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

Hawaii's ferns and fern allies
Palmer, Daniel D. 2003. Hawaii's ferns and fern allies. Contribuition no. 2002-010 to the Hawaii Biological Survey. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-8248-2522-5.


Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

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.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.


Other resources

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
After rain forest of Haleakala National Park was fenced in the late 1980s, native vegetation responded vigorously yet three problematic plant invaders (Clidemia hirta, Hedychium gardnerianum, and Psidium cattleianum) continued to spread unabated and became of great concern to Park managers. This contribution provides a quantitative assessment of crucial life history junctures (quantitative phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal, seed predation, seedling establishment) to assist Haleakala NP and other managers of Hawaiian rain forests. It also provides detailed information for potentially identifying key characteristics in prevention, rapid response, and prioritization of incoming invasive species. (This document is the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Arthur C. Medeiros for the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.)


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