Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Stigmaphyllon floribundum


RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS: Low risk, score: -6


Australian/New Zealand Weed Risk Assessment adapted for Hawai‘i.

Research directed by C. Daehler (UH Botany) with funding from the Kaulunani Urban Forestry Program and US Forest Service

Information on Risk Assessments
Original risk assessment

Stigmaphyllon floribundum (DC.) C. E. Anderson; Stigmaphyllon tomentosum, woolly Amazonvine

Answer

1.01

Is the species highly domesticated?

y=-3, n=0

n

1.02

Has the species become naturalized where grown?

y=-1, n=-1

n

1.03

Does the species have weedy races?

y=-1, n=-1

n

2.01

Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2-high) – If island is primarily wet habitat, then substitute “wet tropical” for “tropical or subtropical”

See Append 2

2

2.02

Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2-high) see appendix 2

2

2.03

Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)

y=1, n=0

n

2.04

Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates

y=1, n=0

y

2.05

Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural range? y=-2

?=-1, n=0

n

3.01

Naturalized beyond native range y = 1*multiplier (see Append 2), n= question 2.05

n

3.02

Garden/amenity/disturbance weed y = 1*multiplier (see Append 2)

n=0

n

3.03

Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed y = 2*multiplier (see Append 2)

n=0

n

3.04

Environmental weed y = 2*multiplier (see Append 2)

n=0

n

3.05

Congeneric weed y = 1*multiplier (see Append 2)

n=0

n

4.01

Produces spines, thorns or burrs

y=1, n=0

n

4.02

Allelopathic

y=1, n=0

n

4.03

Parasitic

y=1, n=0

n

4.04

Unpalatable to grazing animals

y=1, n=-1

4.05

Toxic to animals

y=1, n=0

n

4.06

Host for recognized pests and pathogens

y=1, n=0

n

4.07

Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans

y=1, n=0

n

4.08

Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems

y=1, n=0

n

4.09

Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle

y=1, n=0

4.1

Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone conditions if not a volcanic island)

y=1, n=0

4.11

Climbing or smothering growth habit

y=1, n=0

y

4.12

Forms dense thickets

y=1, n=0

n

5.01

Aquatic

y=5, n=0

n

5.02

Grass

y=1, n=0

n

5.03

Nitrogen fixing woody plant

y=1, n=0

n

5.04

Geophyte (herbaceous with underground storage organs -- bulbs, corms, or tubers)

y=1, n=0

n

6.01

Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native habitat

y=1, n=0

n

6.02

Produces viable seed.

y=1, n=-1

y

6.03

Hybridizes naturally

y=1, n=-1

6.04

Self-compatible or apomictic

y=1, n=-1

6.05

Requires specialist pollinators

y=-1, n=0

y

6.06

Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation

y=1, n=-1

n

6.07

Minimum generative time (years) 1 year = 1, 2 or 3 years = 0, 4+ years = -1

See left

7.01

Propagules likely to be dispersed unintentionally (plants growing in heavily trafficked areas)

y=1, n=-1

n

7.02

Propagules dispersed intentionally by people

y=1, n=-1

n

7.03

Propagules likely to disperse as a produce contaminant

y=1, n=-1

n

7.04

Propagules adapted to wind dispersal

y=1, n=-1

y

7.05

Propagules water dispersed

y=1, n=-1

n

7.06

Propagules bird dispersed

y=1, n=-1

n

7.07

Propagules dispersed by other animals (externally)

y=1, n=-1

n

7.08

Propagules survive passage through the gut

y=1, n=-1

n

8.01

Prolific seed production (>1000/m2)

y=1, n=-1

n

8.02

Evidence that a persistent propagule bank is formed (>1 yr)

y=1, n=-1

8.03

Well controlled by herbicides

y=-1, n=1

8.04

Tolerates, or benefits from, mutilation, cultivation, or fire

y=1, n=-1

8.05

Effective natural enemies present locally (e.g. introduced biocontrol agents)

y=-1, n=1

Total score:

-6

Supporting data:

Notes

Source

1.01

no evidence

1.02

no evidence

1.03

no evidence

2.01

Distributional range:
Native:
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Caribbean: Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands (British) - Virgin Gorda; Virgin Islands (U.S.) - St. John

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)[Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?405804 (21 January 2005)

2.02

2.03

thickets, wooodlands, forests and river banks at lower to middle elevations, Puerto Rico

Loigier, H.A. and Martorell, L.F. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico.

2.04

Distributional range:
Native:
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Caribbean: Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands (British) - Virgin Gorda; Virgin Islands (U.S.) - St. John

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)[Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?405804 (21 January 2005)

2.05

no evidence

3.01

no evidence

3.02

no evidence

3.03

no evidence

3.04

no evidence

3.05

no evidence

4.01

pictures of the plant

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/page23.htm

4.02

no evidence

4.03

no evidence

4.04

no evidence

4.05

no evidence

4.06

no evidence

4.07

no evidence

4.08

no evidence

4.09

Related species -- Sun to Partial Shade

(1) http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56862/index.html (2) http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59454/index.html

4.1

no evidence

4.11

woody vine

4.12

no evidence

5.01

terrestrial

5.02

Malpighiaceae

5.03

no evidence

5.04

vine

6.01

no evidence

6.02

2 species of the same genus are propagated by seed

(1) http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56862/index.html (2) http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/59454/index.html

6.03

no evidence

6.04

no evidence

6.05

Floral reward is oil collected by specialized tropical bees

Gaglianone, M. C. 2001. Nesting biology and foraging behavior of Centris (Ptilotopus) scopipes Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae) / Nidificacao e forrageamento de Centris (Ptilotopus) scopipes Friese (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 18 (suppl.1), 107-117

6.06

no evidence

6.07

don't know

7.01

no evidence

7.02

cultivated specimen

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/page23.htm

7.03

no evidence

7.04

picture shows winged fruit

http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/page23.htm

7.05

no evidence

7.06

"Stigmaphyllon fruits have not been observed at MEMBG, but among the approximately eighty species, the ovary develops into a dry fruit, called a samara, with three chambers and three wings" [description of the genus]

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/MEMBGNewsletter/Volume2number4/Stigmaphyllon.html

7.07

no evidence

7.08

no evidence of ingestion

8.01

"among the approximately eighty species, the ovary develops into a dry fruit, called a samara, with three chambers and three wings." [three seeds per fruit]

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/MEMBGNewsletter/Volume2number4/Stigmaphyllon.html

8.02

no evidence

8.03

no evidence

8.04

no evidence

8.05

no evidence


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