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Spathodea campanulata
(Bignoniaceae)

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Species description or overview

Information about Spathodea campanulata from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
Information about Spathodea campanulata is available from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (a product of IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group [ISSG]).

Spathodea campanulata information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Spathodea campanulata from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

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

Spathodea campanulata description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Spathodea campanulata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Spathodea campanulata information from "Common forest trees of Hawaii" View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Spathodea campanulata is presented with respect to this species being a forest tree in Hawaii. The information on this site is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 1989 publication by Little and Skolmen entitled "Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced)."

Spathodea campanulata information from NTBG
Information about Spathodea campanulata is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Spathodea campanulata
Nomenclatural information about Spathodea campanulata is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Spathodea campanulata information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Spathodea campanulata--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.

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

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


Impacts

Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Spathodea campanulata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Spathodea campanulata impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Spathodea campanulata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Risk assessments

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


Control methods

Spathodea campanulata information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Spathodea campanulata from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Spathodea campanulata management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Spathodea campanulata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Images of Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) (African tulip tree)
Links to high-resolution free images of Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniaceae) (African tulip tree) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Spathodea campanulata information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Spathodea campanulata in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Spathodea campanulata information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Spathodea campanulata in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Spathodea campanulata information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Spathodea campanulata--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.

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.

Spathodea campanulata worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Spathodea campanulata is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

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.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

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.

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

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.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Experts

Spathodea campanulata contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Spathodea campanulata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
After rain forest of Haleakala National Park was fenced in the late 1980s, native vegetation responded vigorously yet three problematic plant invaders (Clidemia hirta, Hedychium gardnerianum, and Psidium cattleianum) continued to spread unabated and became of great concern to Park managers. This contribution provides a quantitative assessment of crucial life history junctures (quantitative phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal, seed predation, seedling establishment) to assist Haleakala NP and other managers of Hawaiian rain forests. It also provides detailed information for potentially identifying key characteristics in prevention, rapid response, and prioritization of incoming invasive species. (This document is the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Arthur C. Medeiros for the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.)

Distribution and Spread of Alien Plants in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, above 2,300 ft Elevation View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A baseline survey based on a network of 20 transects and 400 plots provides information on alien plant distribution during feral pig removal and prior to alien plant control efforts in Kipahulu Valley, Maui (from Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and Research, 1992, 39 pp).

Spathodea campanulata references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Spathodea campanulata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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