Furcraea foetida
(Agavaceae)
Mauritian hemp, Mauritius hemp, giant cabuya, green aloe, maguey, sisal
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Furcraea foetida information from PIER
Information on Furcraea foetida as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Furcraea foetida description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Furcraea foetida 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).
Furcraea foetida information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Furcraea foetida--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.
Furcraea foetida information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Furcraea foetida, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
IPNI nomenclature info for Furcraea foetida
Nomenclatural information about Furcraea foetida is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Furcraea foetida impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Furcraea foetida 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).
Furcraea foetida management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Furcraea foetida 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).
Herbicidal weed control methods
for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).
Furcraea foetida information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Furcraea foetida in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Furcraea foetida images from PIER
Images of Furcraea foetida provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Furcraea foetida information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Furcraea foetida--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)
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.
Furcraea foetida worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Furcraea foetida is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.
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.
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.
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.
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