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Macfadyena unguis-cati
(Bignoniaceae)

cat's claw climber, cat's-claw creeper, catclaw creeper, catclaw trumpet, funnel creeper, macfadyena

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Species description or overview

Macfadyena unguis-cati information from PIER
Information on Macfadyena unguis-cati as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Macfadyena unguis-cati
Nomenclatural information about Macfadyena unguis-cati is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Macfadyena unguis-cati
Nomenclatural information about Macfadyena unguis-cati is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Macfadyena unguis-cati
Nomenclatural information about Macfadyena unguis-cati is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

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


Images

Images of Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) (cat's claw climber)
Links to high-resolution free images of Macfadyena unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) (cat's claw climber) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Macfadyena unguis-cati
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

Macfadyena unguis-cati images from PIER
Images of Macfadyena unguis-cati provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Macfadyena unguis-cati
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

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.


Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.


Books

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens  new posting 
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. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Bibliography

References for Macfadyena unguis-cati
Bibliographic references for Macfadyena unguis-cati are provided by HEAR.


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