Tecoma stans (tree, shrub)

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Interim profile, incomplete information          Location Specific Management Information Austral Islands   The decree No. 65 CM of January 23, 2006 includes a list of 35 invasive plants declared "species that threaten biodiversity", one of which is Tecoma stans. These plants are subject to a ban on new imports, propagation and planting, and a prohibition on transfer from one island to another of any plant-wide, fragment of plant, cutting, fruit and grain. Their destruction is allowed. Cayman Brac Tecoma stans is routinely cut and burned in cattle pastures (Burton, 2003 in Varnham, 2006). French Polynesia   The decree No. 65 CM of January 23, 2006 includes a list of 35 invasive plants declared "species that threaten biodiversity", one of which is Tecoma stans. These plants are subject to a ban on new imports, propagation and planting, and a prohibition on transfer from one island to another of any plant-wide, fragment of plant, cutting, fruit and grain. Their destruction is allowed. Grand Cayman Tecoma stans is routinely cut and burned in cattle pastures (Burton, 2003 in Varnham, 2006). Marquesas Islands   The decree No. 65 CM of January 23, 2006 includes a list of 35 invasive plants declared "species that threaten biodiversity", one of which is Tecoma stans. These plants are subject to a ban on new imports, propagation and planting, and a prohibition on transfer from one island to another of any plant-wide, fragment of plant, cutting, fruit and grain. Their destruction is allowed. Society Islands   The decree No. 65 CM of January 23, 2006 includes a list of 35 invasive plants declared "species that threaten biodiversity", one of which is Tecoma stans. These plants are subject to a ban on new imports, propagation and planting, and a prohibition on transfer from one island to another of any plant-wide, fragment of plant, cutting, fruit and grain. Their destruction is allowed. Tuamotu Islands   The decree No. 65 CM of January 23, 2006 includes a list of 35 invasive plants declared "species that threaten biodiversity", one of which is Tecoma stans. These plants are subject to a ban on new imports, propagation and planting, and a prohibition on transfer from one island to another of any plant-wide, fragment of plant, cutting, fruit and grain. Their destruction is allowed.          Management Resources/Links 1. Varnham, K. 2006. Non-native species in UK Overseas Territories: a review. JNCC Report 372. Peterborough: United Kingdom.         Summary: This database compiles information on alien species from British Overseas Territories. Available from: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3660 [Accessed 10 November 2009]          Results Page: 1