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Hedychium flavescens
(Zingiberaceae)

cream ginger, yellow ginger

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Species description or overview

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

Hedychium flavescens description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Hedychium flavescens 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 Hedychium flavescens
Nomenclatural information about Hedychium flavescens is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Hedychium flavescens information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hedychium flavescens--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.

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

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


Impacts

Hedychium flavescens (Zingiberaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Hedychium flavescens as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Hedychium flavescens impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Hedychium flavescens 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).


Control methods

Hedychium flavescens management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Hedychium flavescens 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 View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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).


Images

Images of Hedychium flavescens (Zingiberaceae) (yellow ginger)
Links to high-resolution free images of Hedychium flavescens (Zingiberaceae) (yellow ginger) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Hedychium flavescens information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hedychium flavescens in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Hedychium flavescens information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hedychium flavescens in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Hedychium flavescens information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hedychium flavescens--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.

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


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.

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.


Experts

Hedychium flavescens contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Hedychium flavescens 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

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.)

Hedychium flavescens references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Hedychium flavescens 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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