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Archontophoenix alexandrae
(Arecaceae)

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HEAR CLOSING      HEAR CLOSING      HEAR CLOSING

A message from Dr. David Duffy, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU), University of Hawaii (posted 05 November 2012):

Because of a lack of funds, HEAR (www.hear.org) may close as soon as December 15, although there may be enough funds to extend it until February 15. This will mean several things. The web site will be placed on a new server although it is not clear who will pay for the server or for transitioning the site. HEAR data will not be updated. The Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (http://www.hear.org/pier/abtproj.htm) site will also become frozen, as will numerous books, reports and papers (http://www.hear.org/). As software evolves we will likely lose the ability to access the data. The various list servers will need new owners, otherwise moderated lists will cease to function altogether, while other lists will not be able to add or delete members. The photo collection (http://www.hear.org/starr/images/?o=plants) will remain accessible, but only through a third party site that will charge for access.

I should point out that we have already lost the original homes of both the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) and Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) although they have found temporary refuges. Together with HEAR, they represent the corporate memory both here in Hawaii and across the Pacific of efforts to sustain our natural ecosystems and agriculture against problems caused by species alien to the islands. HEAR also serves as the glue that holds the community together, providing information and facilitating communication. I just hope hindsight is kind to this decision.

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Species description or overview

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

Archontophoenix alexandrae on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Archontophoenix alexandrae in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Archontophoenix alexandrae
Nomenclatural information about Archontophoenix alexandrae is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Archontophoenix alexandrae information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Archontophoenix alexandrae--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

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

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


Impacts

Archontophoenix alexandrae (Arecaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Archontophoenix alexandrae as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

Archontophoenix alexandrae weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Archontophoenix alexandrae for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Images

Images of Archontophoenix alexandrae (Arecaceae) (Alexander palm)
Links to high-resolution free images of Archontophoenix alexandrae (Arecaceae) (Alexander palm) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Archontophoenix alexandrae information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Archontophoenix alexandrae in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Archontophoenix alexandrae information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Archontophoenix alexandrae in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Archontophoenix alexandrae information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Archontophoenix alexandrae--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Archontophoenix alexandrae on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Archontophoenix alexandrae in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


Full-text articles

Archontophoenix alexandrae on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This report on the species Archontophoenix alexandrae in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.


Other resources

Distribution of Parmarion cf. martensi (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae), a new semi-slug pest on Hawaii Island, and its potential as a vector for human angiostrongyliasis View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  new posting 
The semi-slug Parmarion cf. martensi Simroth, 1893, was first discovered on Oahu, Hawaii, in 1996 and then on the island of Hawaii in 2004. This species, which is probably native to Southeast Asia, is abundant in eastern Hawaii Island, reportedly displacing the Cuban slug, Veronicella cubensis (Pfeiffer, 1840), in some areas. A survey in July-August 2005 found P. cf. martensi primarily in the lower Puna area of Hawaii Island, with an isolated population in Kailua-Kona (western Hawaii Island). It is now established in commercial papaya plantations, and survey participants reported it as a pest of lettuce and papaya in home gardens. Survey respondents considered P. cf. martensi a pest also because of its tendency to climb on structures where it deposits its feces and because of its potential to transmit disease. Individuals of this species were found to carry large numbers of infective third-stage larvae of the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Chen, 1935), the causative agent of human angiostrongyliasis and the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Using a newly developed polymerase chain reaction test, 77.5% of P. cf. martensi collected at survey sites were found infected with A. cantonensis, compared with 24.3% of V. cubensis sampled from the same areas. The transmission potential of this species may be higher than that for other slugs and snails in Hawaii because of the high prevalence of infection, worm burdens, and its greater association with human habitations, increasing the possibility of human-mollusk interactions.


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The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) is currently funded by grants from the Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service with support from PCSU (UH Manoa). Historically, HEAR has also received funding and/or support from the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), PIERC (USGS), the USFWS, HCSU (UH Hilo), and HALE (NPS).

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