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Prosopis pallida
(Fabaceae)
algaroba, mesquite

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Species description or overview

Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Prosopis pallida
Nomenclatural information about Prosopis pallida is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Prosopis pallida
Nomenclatural information about Prosopis pallida is provided by ITIS.

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

Impacts

Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Prosopis pallida (Fabaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Prosopis pallida as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Images of Prosopis pallida (Fabaceae) (kiawe, keawe, algaroba, mesquite)
Links to high-resolution free images of Prosopis pallida (Fabaceae) (kiawe, keawe, algaroba, mesquite) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Prosopis pallida
plants, Hawaii, Smithsonian, Portulaca oleracea

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

Herbarium specimens

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

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Prosopis pallida
plants, Hawaii, Smithsonian, Portulaca oleracea

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.

Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Prosopis pallida as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

References for Prosopis pallida  new posting 
Bibliographic references for Prosopis pallida are provided by HEAR.

Other resources

Prosopis pallida as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Prehistoric coconut pollen was found in core samples on Laysan (northwest Hawaiian Islands), according to this Honolulu Star-Bulletin report (23 May 2005).

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