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Merremia peltata
(Convolvulaceae)
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Species description or overview

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

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

ITIS nomenclature info for Merremia peltata
Nomenclatural information about Merremia peltata is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Merremia peltata (Convolvulaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Merremia peltata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Merremia peltata impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Merremia peltata 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

Merremia peltata management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Merremia peltata 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

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

Distribution

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.

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

Books

Weed handbook of Western Polynesia
Whistler, W. Arthur. 1983. Weed handbook of Western Polynesia. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft f#r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. ISBN: 3-88085-227-8.

Full-text articles

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.

Experts

Merremia peltata contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Merremia peltata 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

Merremia peltata references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Merremia peltata 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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