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Cissus nodosa
(Vitaceae)

Javanese treebine, grape ivy

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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

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


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Cissus nodosa
Nomenclatural information about Cissus nodosa is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Cissus nodosa information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Cissus nodosa--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.

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

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


Pest alerts

Grape ivy "Weed of the Week" pest alert View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Grape ivy is the featured "Weed of the Week" on the radio program sponsored by Kauai Community Radio and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC). This pest alert is available on KISC's "Weed of the Week" site.

Grape ivy pest alert View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Grape ivy (Cissus nodusa) is a featured weed in the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC) "Where's That Weed" early detection program.


Impacts

Grape ivy (Cissus nodosa) Weed of the Week radio program transcript View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Grape ivy is the featured "Weed of the Week" on the radio program sponsored by Kauai Community Radio and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC). This transcript describes the impacts of this species on Kauai.

Cissus nodosa (Vitaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cissus nodosa as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

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


Images

Cissus nodosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Cissus nodosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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

Photos of grape ivy
Images with notes on locations are from the Plants of Hawaii site.


Distribution

Cissus nodosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Cissus nodosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Cissus nodosa information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Cissus nodosa--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.


Cited as invasive

Hawaii State DLNR/DOFAW cites Cissus nodosa (Vitaceae) as a weedy species used in horticulture
Grape ivy (Cissus nodosa) is on Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants list from the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.


Radio shows

Grape ivy (Cissus nodosa) Weed of the Week radio program transcript View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Grape ivy is the featured "Weed of the Week" on the radio program sponsored by Kauai Community Radio and the Kauai Invasive Species Committee (KISC). This transcript describes the impacts of this species on Kauai.


Other resources

Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1997 (part 2: Notes) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Bishop Museum searchable database of arthropods found in Hawaii. Can also be browsed. Results will link to status and distribution of each species.

Survey of invasive or potentially invasive cultivated plants in Hawaii (Bishop Museum, 2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Plants that do (or could) escape from garden cultivation to become weedy pests are the focus of this paper which supplements the reference manual, A Tropical Garden Flora, by Staples and Herbst.


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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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