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Eriobotrya japonica
(Rosaceae)

Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, loquat

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Species description or overview

Eriobotrya japonica information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Eriobotrya japonica from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

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

Eriobotrya japonica description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Eriobotrya japonica 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

GRIN nomenclature info for Eriobotrya japonica
Nomenclatural information about Eriobotrya japonica is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Eriobotrya japonica information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eriobotrya japonica--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.

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

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


Impacts

Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Eriobotrya japonica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Eriobotrya japonica impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Eriobotrya japonica 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).


Risk assessments

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


Control methods

Eriobotrya japonica information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Eriobotrya japonica from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Eriobotrya japonica management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Eriobotrya japonica 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).


Images

Images of Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae) (loquat, pipa, Japanese plum)
Links to high-resolution free images of Eriobotrya japonica (Rosaceae) (loquat, pipa, Japanese plum) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Eriobotrya japonica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eriobotrya japonica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Eriobotrya japonica information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eriobotrya japonica in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Eriobotrya japonica information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eriobotrya japonica--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.

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


Books

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.

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.

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.


Experts

Eriobotrya japonica contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Eriobotrya japonica 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

Eriobotrya japonica references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Eriobotrya japonica 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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