Taxon: Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur

• the 6 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:

HI(as Myrica faya)*°.

ªAquatic.

*Terrestrial.

°In seed.

Link to noxious weed information from

Common names:

• candleberry-myrtle   (Source: NPB State Noxweed HI [as Myrica faya\;http://nationalplantboard.org/docs/summaries/hawaii.pdf]) – English
  
• fayatree   (Source: Pl Invasion HI [as Myrica faya]) – English
  
• firetree   (Source: L NWeeds Hawaii HI [as Myrica faya]) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Invasive Pl Spec)
  
• Weed: potential seed contaminant   (fide Plant Invasion, as Myrica faya; Invasive Pl Spec)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Macaronesia: Portugal - Azores, Madeira Islands; Spain - Canary Islands

• PACIFIC
  North-Central Pacific: United States - Hawaii

• also cultivated

References:

• Hawaii Department of Agriculture. 1992. List of plant species designated as noxious weeds for eradication or control purposes. [= Myrica faya].
• Izquierdo Z., I. et al., eds. 2004. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres.
• Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Morella faya.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Morella faya.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Morella faya.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Myrica faya Aiton (basionym)
  (previously associated with 6 accessions)

Check other web resources for Morella faya (Aiton) Wilbur:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Disseminule drawings: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Forestry Images: from www.forestryimages.org
• Fruits: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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