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Vinca major
(Apocynaceae)

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Species description or overview

Vinca major description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Vinca major 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).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Vinca major
Nomenclatural information about Vinca major is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Vinca major
Nomenclatural information about Vinca major is provided by ITIS.

Vinca major information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vinca major--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.


Impacts

Vinca major (Apocynaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Vinca major as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Vinca major impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Vinca major 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).


Control methods

Vinca major management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Vinca major 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 Vinca major (Apocynaceae) (vinca)
Links to high-resolution free images of Vinca major (Apocynaceae) (vinca) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Vinca major information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vinca major in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.


Distribution

Vinca major information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vinca major in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Vinca major information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vinca major--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.

New plant records for the Hawaiian Archipelago (2001) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
New island records, new state records, and range extensions of plants located on Midway Atoll, Pearl and Hermes Reef, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii, State of Hawaii are in this report.

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


Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.


Full-text articles

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.


Experts

Vinca major contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Vinca major 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

Vinca major references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Vinca major 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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