Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Callisia fragrans
(Commelinaceae)
basketplant, fragrant inch plant, spironema

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Species description or overview

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

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Callisia fragrans
Nomenclatural information about Callisia fragrans is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Callisia fragrans
Nomenclatural information about Callisia fragrans is provided by ITIS.

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

Impacts

Callisia fragrans (Commelinaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Callisia fragrans as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Callisia fragrans (Commelinaceae) (basket plant)
Links to high-resolution free images of Callisia fragrans (Commelinaceae) (basket plant) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Callisia fragrans
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

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

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Callisia fragrans
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.

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