Environment Hawaii

Volume 18, Number 10 April 2008

Five Foes of the Hawaiian Rain Forests

The invasive plants called out for special attention in the Carnegie Airborne Observatory surveys are among the most destructive of all forest invaders in Hawai`i. What follows is a short thumbnail sketch of each of them:

Kahili Ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum

Native to the Himalayas, no one knows when this plant was introduced to Hawai`i, but with showy, fragrant flower stalks up to eight feet tall, presumably it was brought here as an ornamental.

-- Tara E. McCarthy

Tara McCarthy is a graduate student in the Audubon Expedition Institute of Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. She spent part of her spring break working with Environment Hawai`i.

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Environment Hawaii Ralstonia solanacearum tropical ash Fraxinus uhdei faya tree Morella faya Botrytis cinerea strawberry guava Psidium cattleianum albizia Falcataria moluccana Albizia chinensis



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	*Volume 18, Number 10 April 2008* Five Foes of the Hawaiian Rain Forests The invasive plants called out for special attention in the Carnegie Airborne Observatory surveys are among the most destructive of all forest invaders in Hawai`i. What follows is a short thumbnail sketch of each of them: Kahili Ginger, Hedychium gardnerianum Native to the Himalayas, no one knows when this plant was introduced to Hawai`i, but with showy, fragrant flower stalks up to eight feet tall, presumably it was brought here as an ornamental. *-- Tara E. McCarthy* Tara McCarthy is a graduate student in the Audubon Expedition Institute of Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. She spent part of her spring break working with Environment Hawai`i. To read the full article click here. Article Keywords Environment Hawaii Ralstonia solanacearum tropical ash Fraxinus uhdei faya tree Morella faya Botrytis cinerea strawberry guava Psidium cattleianum albizia Falcataria moluccana Albizia chinensis
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