Ardisia elliptica
(Myrsinaceae)
duck's eye, shoebutton ardisia
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Ardisia elliptica is native to India, China, and southeast Asia.
Ardisia elliptica information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) 
Information about Ardisia elliptica from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).
Ardisia elliptica information from PIER
Information on Ardisia elliptica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Ardisia elliptica description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Ardisia elliptica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Ardisia elliptica information from "Common forest trees of Hawaii"
Information about Ardisia elliptica is presented with respect to this species being a forest tree in Hawaii. The information on this site is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 1989 publication by Little and Skolmen entitled "Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced)."
Ardisia elliptica information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ardisia elliptica--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.
Ardisia elliptica information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Ardisia elliptica, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
IPNI nomenclature info for Ardisia elliptica
Nomenclatural information about Ardisia elliptica is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Ardisia elliptica impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Ardisia elliptica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Ardisia elliptica management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Ardisia elliptica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Summaries of herbicide trials for pasture, range,
and non-cropland weed control -1999
Herbicide trials compare herbicides and methods of application on a variety of weedy species in Hawaii (University of Hawaii).
Herbicidal weed control methods
for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).
Ardisia elliptica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ardisia elliptica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Ardisia elliptica images from PIER
Images of Ardisia elliptica provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Ardisia elliptica information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Ardisia elliptica--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.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000)
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Ardisia elliptica worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Ardisia elliptica is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.
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.
Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Wood K. 2006. Maui Offshore Islet Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.
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.
Ardisia elliptica references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Ardisia elliptica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
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