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Erythrina variegata
(Fabaceae)

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Species description or overview

Traditional tree Erythrina variegata View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A coral tree overview is provided by the Traditional Tree Initiative's species profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (www.traditionaltree.org).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Erythrina variegata
Nomenclatural information about Erythrina variegata is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Erythrina variegata (Fabaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Erythrina variegata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Pests of this species

Management of the invasive Erythrina gall wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae Kim (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on native and landscape Erythrina View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Chemical methods for controlling the Erythrina gall wasp are summarized in this final research report from University of Hawaii entomologist Arnold H. Hara (2007)

Update on control of the Erythrina gall wasp View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Chemical and biological management of the Erythrina gall wasp and alternative species for landscape are reviewed in this presentation from the University of Hawaii (2008).

Wiliwili preservation at the D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Puu Mahoe, Maui
Native wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) trees are protected from the Erythrina gall wasp by regular injections of the pesticide "Merit".

Quadrastichus erythrinae (Eulophidae): species information from HEAR
Categorized information about Quadrastichus erythrinae (Eulophidae) is presented by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Images

Images of erythrina gall wasp (EGW) (Quadrastichus erythrinae)
Images of erythrina gall wasp (EGW) (Quadrastichus erythrinae) and damage it causes are presented here.

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

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.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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