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Rhoeo spathacea
(Commelinaceae)

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Rhoeo spathacea is native to West Indes, Mexico, and Central America. 

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Rhoeo spathacea
Nomenclatural information about Rhoeo spathacea is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

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

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

Impacts

Rhoeo spathacea (Commelinaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Rhoeo spathacea as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

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.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

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