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Dodonaea viscosa
(Sapindaceae)

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Species description or overview

Dodonaea viscosa information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Dodonaea viscosa--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Dodonaea viscosa information from "Common forest trees of Hawaii" View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Dodonaea viscosa is presented with respect to this species being a forest tree in Hawaii. The information on this site is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 1989 publication by Little and Skolmen entitled "Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced)."

Dodonaea viscosa information from NTBG
Information about Dodonaea viscosa is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Dodonaea viscosa
Nomenclatural information about Dodonaea viscosa is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Dodonaea viscosa information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Dodonaea viscosa--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.

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

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


Cultivation & propagation

Dodonaea viscosa ('a'ali'i) propagation and cultivation (UH/CTAHR)
Aalii propagation using seeds, cuttings, and air layer is reviewed in the Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

Dodonaea viscosa information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Dodonaea viscosa--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

How to plant a native Hawaiian garden View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
An instructional handbook on planting a native Hawaiian garden was prepared by Office of Environmental Quality Control to guide the establishment of native gardens in schools throughout Hawaii to stimulate the awareness and appreciation of Hawaii's rare and fragile environmental resources (1992).

Got Erosion? ... Plant!
Native species that can combat soil loss are the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 12/19/2003).

In the Garden: Seed capsules are beauties
Aalii (Dodonea viscosa), with seed capsules only on female plants, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 10/7/2005).

In the Garden: Thick shrub has variety of uses
Aalii (Dodonea viscosa), adapted to any environments, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 11/3/2006).

Best native plants for landscapes View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Endemic and indigenous Hawaiian plants used in landscapes are pictured in this publication from the University of Hawaii.


Images

Dodonaea viscosa images by PT
Dodonaea viscosa images are presented online by Maui photographer Philip Thomas and are freely available for noncommercial use.

Images of Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindaceae) (aalii)
Links to high-resolution free images of Dodonaea viscosa (Sapindaceae) (aalii) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Dodonaea viscosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Dodonaea viscosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Dodonaea viscosa images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Dodonaea viscosa are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Dodonaea viscosa images by PT
Dodonaea viscosa flower and foliage high-resolution images by Maui photographer Philip Thomas are available online.

Dodonaea vicosa images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Dodonaea vicosa are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Dodonaea viscosa images by Karl Magnacca
Images of Dodonaea viscosa by Karl Magnacca are available online.


Distribution

Dodonaea viscosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Dodonaea viscosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Dodonaea viscosa information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Dodonaea viscosa--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.


Where to see this species

Auwahi - Dry forest of Maui
Images, history, and ethnobotany of Auwahi are on the HEAR website.

Kahoolawe (Kanaloa): natural areas of Hawaii
Forest and Kim Starr provide information about the island of Kahoolawe as a natural area in Hawaii. Links to additional resources are provided, as well as links to images of plant species found on Kahoolawe.


Books

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.

Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species
Jamieson, Dean and Jim Denny. 2001. Hawaii's butterflies & moths: an identification guide to easily observed species. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Mutual Publishing.


Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

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.

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.

Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii
Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds.) . 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages.

Host specificity and risk assessment of Heteroperryia hubrichi, a potential classical biological control agent of christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Hawaii
Hight, Stephen D. 2002. Host specificity and risk assessment of Heteroperryia hubrichi, a potential classical biological control agent of christmasberry (Schinus terebinthifolius) in Hawaii. pp 30-44 in Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds). 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages. from http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/techr/129.pdf accessed 16 March 2008.


Other resources

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
After rain forest of Haleakala National Park was fenced in the late 1980s, native vegetation responded vigorously yet three problematic plant invaders (Clidemia hirta, Hedychium gardnerianum, and Psidium cattleianum) continued to spread unabated and became of great concern to Park managers. This contribution provides a quantitative assessment of crucial life history junctures (quantitative phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal, seed predation, seedling establishment) to assist Haleakala NP and other managers of Hawaiian rain forests. It also provides detailed information for potentially identifying key characteristics in prevention, rapid response, and prioritization of incoming invasive species. (This document is the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Arthur C. Medeiros for the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.)


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