Urena lobata (Malvaceae) Congo jute, bur mallow, caesarweed, hibiscus burr, pink Chinese burr, pink burr, urena burr

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Species description or overview

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

Identification

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Urena lobata
Nomenclatural information about Urena lobata is provided by ITIS.

Urena lobata information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands   
Information about Urena lobata--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.

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

Impacts

Images

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

Distribution

Urena lobata information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands   
Information about Urena lobata--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) 
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.

Cited as invasive (on a list)

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

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.

Bibliography

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