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Euwallacea fornicatus
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Euwallacea fornicatus, wherever found.
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Preferred name
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Euwallacea fornicatus
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Common names
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- Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer
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Synonyms
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- Xyleborus fornicatus
- Xyleborus fornicatus fornicatus
- Xyleborus tapatapaoensis
- Xyleborus whitfordiodendrus
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| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| December 2024 |
PRA - Euwallacea_spp_PRA_2024_final
(PDF) |
Plants known to carry Euwallacea fornicatus
| Scientific name | Common names |
|---|---|
| Acacia | Acacia,Mimosa,Wattle |
| Acer negundo | None |
| Acer | Maple |
| Acrocarpus | None |
| Afzelia | None |
| Ailanthus | Ailanthus |
| Albizia (= Albizzia) | Albizia |
| Alectryon excelsus | Tikoki |
| Allophylus natalensis | None |
| Alnus rhombifolia | Alder, white |
| Alnus | Alder |
| Anisodontea | None |
| Annona muricata | Soursop tree,Custard-apple tree, prickly |
| Archontophoenix alexandrea | None |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow-palm,Illawara-palm,Palm, Piccabeen |
| Banksia | None |
| Bauhinia variegata | Orchid tree,Mountain-ebony |
| Bixa orellana | Annatto tree,Lipstick tree |
| Bombax ceiba | Cotton tree,Silk-cotton (tree), red |
| Brachychiton | None |
| Brugmansia | Brugmansia |
| Calodendrum | None |
| Camellia sinensis | Tea plant |
| Cananga odorata | Macassar-oil-tree,Ylang-ylang,Perfume tree |
| Carya illinoinensis | Pecan-nut tree |
| Carya | Hickorytree,Pecannut-tree |
| Cassia fistula | Pudding pipe tree,Golden-shower (senna),Cassia, purging,Drumstick tree |
| Castanospermum | None |
| Casuarina cunninghamiana | She-oak, river,Beefwood, Cunningham |
| Celtis australis | Nettle tree, southern,Hackberry, European |
| Ceratonia siliqua | Carob tree,ST.John's bread,Bean-tree, locust |
| Cestrum nocturnum | Cestrum, night scented,Poisonberry,Jessamine, night(scented) |
| Cinchona officinalis | Cinchona tree,Quinine tree,Peru-bark, crown |
| Citrus | None |
| Cocculus laurifolius | Snailseed, laurel-leaved,Platter-leaf |
| Combretum | Combretum |
| Coprosma | None |
| Corymbia | Bloodwoods |
| Cunninghamia | None |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioides | Carrotwood |
| Cussonia | None |
| Delonix regia | Flamboyant,Flame-tree,Fire-tree,Poinciana, royal |
| Dichrostachys cinerea | None |
| Diospyros | None |
| Dombeya | None |
| Dovyalis caffra | Kei-apple tree |
| Dracaena reflexa | None |
| Duranta | None |
| Erythrina | None |
| Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus tree |
| Fagus crenata | Beech, Siebold's,Beech, Japanese |
| Ficus | Fig tree |
| Fraxinus | Ash |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust,Locust, thorny,Locust, sweet |
| Grevillea robusta | Oak, silk-bark,Silky-oak, Australian |
| Grewia occidentalis | Crossberry |
| Gymnosporia | None |
| Halleria lucida | Lucy, hilarious,Tree-fuchsia |
| Hevea brasiliensis | Rubber tree, para,Pararubbertree |
| Hibiscus | Rosemallow |
| Howea forsteriana | Paradise palm,Forster's palm,Flat-leaf palm,Palm, paradise |
| Ilex cornuta | Holly, Chinese,Holly, horned |
| Indigofera | Indigo plant |
| Inga edulis | Inga, food,Icecream-bean,St.John's bread |
| Jacaranda mimosifolia (= mimosaefolia) | Jacaranda, sharp-leaved,Ebony, green,Rosewood, Brazilian |
| Juglans | Walnut |
| Koelreuteria | None |
| Ligustrum | Privet |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
| Liquidambar | Amber tree |
| Macadamia integrifolia | Macadamia-nut tree,Queensland-nut tree |
| Maesa | None |
| Magnolia | Magnolia |
| Malus domestica | Apple |
| Melaleuca | None |
| Milicia excelsa | Oak, African,Teak, African |
| Morus | Mulberrytree |
| Ochroma lagopus | Balsa tree,Corkwood tree |
| Parkinsonia | None |
| Persea americana | Avocado tree |
| Platanus x acerifolia | Plane, London |
| Platanus | Plane,Sycamore |
| Plumeria | None |
| Podalyria calyptrata | None |
| Populus | Poplar |
| Prosopis articulata | None |
| Prunus domestica | Plum tree,Plum, European,garden plum |
| Prunus | Stonefruit-shrubs |
| Psidium | Guava tree |
| Psoralea | None |
| Pterocarya | Wing-nut tree |
| Pyrus calleryana | Pear, Bradford,Pear tree, Callery |
| Pyrus communis | Pear tree, common |
| Quercus robur | Oak, English,Oak, pedunculate |
| Quercus suber | Oak, cork |
| Quercus | Oak |
| Raphiolepis | None |
| Rhamnus | Buckthorn |
| Ricinus communis | Castoroil plant,Castorbean |
| Ricinus | None |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Acacia, false,Locust tree, black |
| Robinia | Locust tree |
| Rosa setigera | Rose, prairie |
| Salix | Willow |
| Sambucus | Elderberry |
| Sapindus | Soapberry |
| Sapium sebiferum | Tallowtree, Chinese |
| Schinus | Peppertree |
| Solanum | Nightshade |
| Sparmannia africana | Hemp, African |
| Sterculia | None |
| Syzygium | None |
| Theobroma cacao | Cacao tree, common,Cocoa tree, common |
| Toona ciliata | Burma-cedar,Toon, red |
| Trema | None |
| Trichilia emetica | Mahogany, Ethiopian |
| Ulmus | Elm |
| Umbellularia | None |
| Vepris | None |
| Viburnum odoratissimum | None |
| Virgilia | None |
| Wisteria | Wisteria |
| Xylomelum | None |
| Xylosma congestum | None |
| Zelkova serrata | Zelkova tree, Japanese,Zelkova tree, saw-leaf |
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