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Commelina benghalensis
(Commelinaceae)

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Species description or overview

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

Commelina benghalensis description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Commelina benghalensis 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).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Commelina benghalensis
Nomenclatural information about Commelina benghalensis is provided by ITIS.


Impacts

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

Commelina benghalensis impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Commelina benghalensis 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).


Control methods

Commelina benghalensis management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Commelina benghalensis 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).


Biocontrol efforts

USDA-APHIS-PPQ Biocontrol target pest canvassing and evaluation View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A list of new weed biocontrol targets was compiled through feasibility studies by USDA APHIS and collaborating agencies. Feasibility summaries are provided for 16 weed species (2005-2006).


Images

Images of Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) (hairy honohono)
Links to high-resolution free images of Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae) (hairy honohono) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

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

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


Distribution

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

Commelina benghalensis worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Commelina benghalensis is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

Weed handbook of Western Polynesia
Whistler, W. Arthur. 1983. Weed handbook of Western Polynesia. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft f#r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. ISBN: 3-88085-227-8.

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

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

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.

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

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.


Bibliography

References for Commelina benghalensis
Bibliographic references for Commelina benghalensis are provided by HEAR.


Experts

Commelina benghalensis contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Commelina benghalensis 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).


Other resources

Commelina benghalensis references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Commelina benghalensis 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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