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Myoporum sandwicense
(Myoporaceae)

  
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Species description or overview

Myoporum sandwicense on Wikipedia  new posting 
A brief overview of naio is available on Wikipedia.

Myoporum sandwicense information from Native Plants Hawaii  new posting 
Information about Myoporum sandwicense--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Naio, false-sandalwood View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  new posting 
A detailed description of Myoporum sandwicense and line image are available from the online version of Common Forest Trees of Hawaii by Little and Skolmen (1989).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Myoporum sandwicense
Nomenclatural information about Myoporum sandwicense is provided by ITIS.


Cultivation & propagation

Myoporum sandwicense (naio, false sandalwood) propagation and cultivation (UH/CTAHR)
Propagation and cultivation information about Myoporum sandwicense (naio, false sandalwood) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH/CTAHR).

Myoporum sandwicense information from Native Plants Hawaii  new posting 
Information about Myoporum sandwicense--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

How to plant a native Hawaiian garden View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
An instructional handbook on planting a native Hawaiian garden was prepared by Office of Environmental Quality Control to guide the establishment of native gardens in schools throughout Hawaii to stimulate the awareness and appreciation of Hawaii's rare and fragile environmental resources (1992).

Got Erosion? ... Plant!
Native species that can combat soil loss are the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 12/19/2003).

In the Garden: Coastal plants have evolved for survival
Coastal plants well adapted to landscape use are the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 10/1/2004).

Best native plants for landscapes View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Endemic and indigenous Hawaiian plants used in landscapes are pictured in this publication from the University of Hawaii.


Images

Images of Myoporum sandwicense (Myoporaceae) (naio)
Links to high-resolution free images of Myoporum sandwicense (Myoporaceae) (naio) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Myoporum sandwicense information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Myoporum sandwicense in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Myoporum sandwicense images from Native Plants Hawaii  new posting 
Images of Myoporum sandwicense are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Myoporum sandwicense images by PT
Images of Myoporum sandwicense by Maui photographer Philip Thomas are available online.


Voucher specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Myoporum sandwicense from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Myoporum sandwicense from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.


Distribution

Myoporum sandwicense information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Myoporum sandwicense in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.


Where to see this species

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.

Kaena Point natural area reserve ecosystem restoration project
The resources of Kaena, and threats to the wildlife, are depicted on this US Fish and Wildlife site.


Books

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.


Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

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.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, 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.

Predictable risk to native plants in biological control of weeds in Hawaii
Pemberton, Robert W. 2002. Predictable risk to native plants in biological control of weeds in Hawaii. pp. 77-85 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.


Bibliography

References for Myoporum sandwicense
Bibliographic references for Myoporum sandwicense are provided by HEAR.


Other resources

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.


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