Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Arthrostemma ciliatum
(Melastomataceae)
arthrostemma, everblooming eavender

 
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Species description or overview

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

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Arthrostemma ciliatum
Nomenclatural information about Arthrostemma ciliatum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Arthrostemma ciliatum
Nomenclatural information about Arthrostemma ciliatum is provided by ITIS.

Arthrostemma ciliatum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Arthrostemma ciliatum--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.

Impacts

Arthrostemma ciliatum (Melastomataceae): species information from GCW
Information on Arthrostemma ciliatum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Risk assessments

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

Images

Arthrostemma ciliatum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Arthrostemma ciliatum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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

Distribution

Arthrostemma ciliatum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Arthrostemma ciliatum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Map of estimated distribution of Arthrostema ciliatum (Melastomataceae) on the island of Hawaii (Big Island)
This map shows the plant located at sites in Hilo and Kona.

Distribution of Arthrostema ciliatum (Melastomataceae) in the Hawaiian Islands as of 08/96
Distribution of Arthrostema ciliatum (Melastomataceae) in the Hawaiian Islands as of 08/96

Map of estimated distribution of Arthrostema ciliatum (Melastomataceae) on the island of Oahu
Map of estimated distribution of Arthrostema ciliatum (Melastomataceae) on the island of Oahu

Arthrostemma ciliatum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Arthrostemma ciliatum--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.

Books

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.

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.

Other resources

Responses to light and water availability of four invasive Melastomataceae in Hawaii
"To understand life history traits of four successful invasive Melastomataceae, two shade-intolerant herbs (Arthrostema ciliatum and Tibouchina herbacea) and two shade-tolerant woody species (Clidemia hirta, a shrub, and Miconia calvescens, a tree) were subjected to three light levels and two watering regimes in a greenhouse".

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