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Vitex rotundifolia
(Verbenaceae)

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Species description or overview

Vitex rotundifolia information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Vitex rotundifolia--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Vitex rotundifolia description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Vitex rotundifolia 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 Vitex rotundifolia
Nomenclatural information about Vitex rotundifolia is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Vitex rotundifolia information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vitex rotundifolia--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.

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

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


Impacts

Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Vitex rotundifolia as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Vitex rotundifolia impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Vitex rotundifolia 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

Vitex rotundifolia management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Vitex rotundifolia 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).


Cultivation & propagation

Vitex rotundifolia (beach vitex) propagation and cultivation (UH/CTAHR)
Pohinahina propagation by seed and cuttings is reviewed in the Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database from the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

Vitex rotundifolia information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Vitex rotundifolia--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

How to plant a native Hawaiian garden View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
An instructional handbook on planting a native Hawaiian garden was prepared by Office of Environmental Quality Control to guide the establishment of native gardens in schools throughout Hawaii to stimulate the awareness and appreciation of Hawaii's rare and fragile environmental resources (1992).

Got Erosion? ... Plant!
Native species that can combat soil loss are the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 12/19/2003).

In the Garden: Coastal plants have evolved for survival
Coastal plants well adapted to landscape use are the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 10/1/2004).

Best native plants for landscapes View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Endemic and indigenous Hawaiian plants used in landscapes are pictured in this publication from the University of Hawaii.


Images

Vitex rotundifolia images from HEAR
High-quality images of Vitex rotundifolia are provided by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Vitex rotundifolia (pohinahina) images
Images of indigenous Hawaiian beach Vitex (pohinahina) are on this University of Hawaii Botany Department web page.

Images of Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae) (pohinahina)
Links to high-resolution free images of Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae) (pohinahina) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Vitex rotundifolia information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vitex rotundifolia in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Vitex rotundifolia images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Vitex rotundifolia are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Vitex rotundifolia images by PT
Vitex rotundifolia flower high-resolution images by Maui photographer Philip Thomas are available online.

Vitex rotundifloria images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Vitex rotundifloria are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.


Distribution

Vitex rotundifolia information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vitex rotundifolia in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Vitex rotundifolia information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Vitex rotundifolia--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.

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


Where to see this species

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.

Kahoolawe (Kanaloa): natural areas of Hawaii
Forest and Kim Starr provide information about the island of Kahoolawe as a natural area in Hawaii. Links to additional resources are provided, as well as links to images of plant species found on Kahoolawe.

Kaena Point natural area reserve ecosystem restoration project
The resources of Kaena, and threats to the wildlife, are depicted on this US Fish and Wildlife site.


Books

A nature walk to Kaena Point
Arrigoni, Edward. 1978. A nature walk to Kaena Point. Honolulu: Topgallant Publishing Co., Ltd. ISBN: 0-914916-30-0.


Full-text articles

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values
Gon III, Samuel M. Ohukaniohia. 2008. Revised List of Hawaiian Names of Plants Native and Introduced with Brief Descriptions and Notes as to Occurrence and Medicinal or Other Values, by Joseph F. Rock Consulting Botanist, Board of Agriculture and Forestry Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920; transcribed and annotated by Samuel M. Ohukaniohia Gon III. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 6:405-442.


Experts

Vitex rotundifolia contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Vitex rotundifolia 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

Vitex rotundifolia references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Vitex rotundifolia 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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