Ptychosperma elegans (Arecaceae)

Ptychosperma elegans
(Arecaceae)

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Ptychosperma elegans is native to northeastern Australia.

Species description or overview

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

Ptychosperma elegans information from NTBG
Information about Ptychosperma elegans is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Ptychosperma elegans
Nomenclatural information about Ptychosperma elegans is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

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

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

Impacts

Ptychosperma elegans (Arecaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Ptychosperma elegans as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Risk assessments

Ptychosperma elegans weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Ptychosperma elegans for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.

Images

Images of Ptychosperma elegans (Arecaceae) (solitaire palm)
Links to high-resolution free images of Ptychosperma elegans (Arecaceae) (solitaire palm) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

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

Books

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.

Full-text articles

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

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