Parkinsonia aculeata (Fabaceae) Barbados flower-fence, Jerusalem thorn, Mexican paloverde, horse-bean, jelly bean tree, parkinsonia, retaima, sessaban

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Species description or overview

Parkinsonia aculeata on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Parkinsonia aculeata in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Parkinsonia aculeata information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Parkinsonia aculeata--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.

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

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

Impacts

Risk assessments

Weed risk assessment for Parkinsonia aculeata for Florida (TNC) 
A weed risk assessment for Parkinsonia aculeata for Florida is presented by The Nature Conservancy (Doria Gordon et al.).

Images

Parkinsonia aculeata information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Parkinsonia aculeata in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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

Distribution

Plants of Hawaii: Parkinsonia aculeata -- MAPS
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Parkinsonia aculeata information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Parkinsonia aculeata--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.

Parkinsonia aculeata on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Parkinsonia aculeata in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

In the news

Parkinsonia, other invaders thorns in our island's side
Sharp eyes prevented the invasion of Maui by one of Australia's worst weeds, Parkinsonia aculeata (Maui News, 8/10/2008).

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Parkinsonia aculeata on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Parkinsonia aculeata in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

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