Pisonia umbellifera (Nyctaginaceae)

Species description or overview

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Pisonia umbellifera
Nomenclatural information about Pisonia umbellifera is provided by ITIS.

Pisonia umbellifera information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pisonia umbellifera--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.

Cultivation & propagation

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).

Images

Pisonia umbellifera information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pisonia umbellifera in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Pisonia umbellifera images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Pisonia umbellifera are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Pisonia umbellifera images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Pisonia umbellifera are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Pisonia umbellifera images by Karl Magnacca
Images of Pisonia umbellifera by Karl Magnacca are available online.

Distribution

Pisonia umbellifera information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pisonia umbellifera--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.

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 15 September 2011 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.