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

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

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.

Callisia fragrans information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Callisia fragrans in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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

Distribution

Callisia fragrans information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Callisia fragrans in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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.

Books

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.

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