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Eugenia uniflora
(Myrtaceae)

Barbados cherry, French cherry, Surinam cherry, pitanga, red Brazil cherry

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Eugenia uniflora is native to Brazil. 


Species description or overview

Information about Eugenia uniflora from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
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Eugenia uniflora information from PIER
Information on Eugenia uniflora as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Eugenia uniflora description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Eugenia uniflora 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).

Eugenia uniflora information from NTBG
Information about Eugenia uniflora is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Eugenia uniflora
Nomenclatural information about Eugenia uniflora is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Eugenia uniflora information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eugenia uniflora--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.

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

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


Impacts

Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Eugenia uniflora as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Eugenia uniflora impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Eugenia uniflora 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

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

Weed risk assessment for Eugenia uniflora for Florida (TNC) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A weed risk assessment for Eugenia uniflora for Florida is presented by The Nature Conservancy (Doria Gordon et al.).


Control methods

Eugenia uniflora management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Eugenia uniflora 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 Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) (Surinam cherry)
Links to high-resolution free images of Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) (Surinam cherry) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Eugenia uniflora information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eugenia uniflora in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Eugenia uniflora information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eugenia uniflora in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Eugenia uniflora information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eugenia uniflora--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.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

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


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.

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.


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.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

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.

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.

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.

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.

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.

Strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum): prospects for biological control
Smith, Clifford W. and Charles Wikler. 2002. Strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum): prospects for biological control. pp. 108-116 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.


Experts

Eugenia uniflora contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Eugenia uniflora 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

Eugenia uniflora references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Eugenia uniflora 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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