Dr. Richard A. Criley
Professor of Horticulture

• B.S., Pennsylvania State University (1962)
  
• M.S., Horticulture, Pennsylvania State University (1964)
  
• Ph.D., UCLA (1968)
  
  

• Flowering: physiological manipulation of flowering in heliconia, ginger, plumeria, Rhododendron spp, leucospermum, dendrobium orchids, potted orchids.
  
• Plant propagation of ornamental and non-endangered native plants.
  
  

• HAW-856H - Physiology of flowering of tropical ornamentals
  
• HAW-825H - Propagation of native Hawaiian plants for ornamental industry in Hawaii
  
  

• TPSS 120E - Ornamentals
• TPSS 369 - Ornamental Plant Materials
  
• TPSS 420 - Plant Propagation
  
• TPSS 674 - Plant Growth and Development
  
  

• Plumeria Species: How Many?
  
  
  

Refereed Publications

• Criley, R. A. 2006. Notes on propagation of various tropical woody ornamentals. Comb. Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc. 55:507-511.
  
• Miller, W. S. 2006. The micropropagation and reintroduction into an open environment of sterile Plumeria rubra adult and seedling tissue. Comb. Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc. 55:512-516.
  
• Romanchak, E. A., R. A. Criley, and N. Sugii. 2006. The propagation of uluhe fern (Dicranopteris linearis): vegetative versus spores. Comb. Proc. Intern. Plant Prop. Soc. 55:517-519.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2006. Ethephon defoliation of Plumeria rubra for winter flowering. Proc. 32nd Ann. Mtg. Plant Growth Regulator Society of America. pp 65-68.
  
• Roh, M. S., R. Lawson, J.S. Lee, J. K. Suh, R. A. Criley, P. Apavatjrut. 2006. Evaluation of Curcuma as potted plants and cut flowers. J. Hort. & Biotechnol. 81:63-71.
  
• Paz, M. del P., J. S. Kuehny, G. McClure, C. Graham, and R. Criley. 2005. Effect of rhizome storage duration and temperature on carbohydrate content, respiration, growth and flowering of ornamental ginger. Acta Hortic. 673(2):737-744.
• Criley, R. A and J. Y. Uchida. 2005. That twisted Heliconia X rauliniana Bull. Heliconia Soc. Intern. 12(2):10-12.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2005. Creating a potted, flowering Hedychium with growth retardants. Acta Horticulturae 683:201-205.
  
• Kuehny, J. S., R. A. Criley, and M. P. Paz. 2005. The joy of gingers. Ornamental Outlook 14(8):16-17.
  
• Kuehny, J. S., R. A. Criley, and M. P. Paz. 2005. Jump-starting ginger. Ornamental Outlook 14(7):18-19.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2005. Program assessment – It’s all the rage! Acta Horticulturae 672:111-118.
  
• Criley, R. A., J. Meyer, M. del Pilar Paz, J. S. Kuehny.. 2005. Tropical gingers as new flowering potted plants. pp 28-32. Proc. 2004 Hawaii Floriculture Conference. Leonhardt, K. W. and P. Nakao (Eds.), Coll. Trop. Agric. Human Resources, Univ. Hawaii. CTAHR Proc. P-04/05
  
• Criley, R. A. 2005. Heliconia productivity study 1999-2001. pp 31-35. Proc. 2004 Hawaii Floriculture Conference. Leonhardt, K. W. and P. Nakao (Eds.), Coll. Trop. Agric. Human Resources, Univ. Hawaii. CTAHR Proc. P-04/05
  
• Criley, R. A. and N. Maciel. 2005. Seasonal production among some tropical cut flowers. pp 36-44. Proc. 2004 Hawaii Floriculture Conference. Leonhardt, K. W. and P. Nakao (Eds.), Coll. Trop. Agric. Human Resources, Univ. Hawaii. CTAHR Proc. P-04/05
  
• Criley, R. A.. 2005. Response of Dendrobium Jaquelyn Thomas ‘Uniwai Pearl’ (UH 306) to supplementary lighting. Pp 45-49. Proc. 2004 Hawaii Floriculture Conference. Leonhardt, K. W. and P. Nakao (Eds.), Coll. Trop. Agric. Human Resources, Univ. Hawaii. CTAHR Proc. P-04/05
  
• Criley, R. A. and J. Uchida. 2004. Hot Rio Nights in Hawaii. Bull. Heliconia Soc. Intern. 11(1):9-11.
  
• Criley, R. A., J. Y. Uchida and Z. Fu. (2003) Productivity and periodicity of flowering in Heliconia orthotricha cultivars. Acta Hort. 624:207-212.
  
• Herring, E. C. and R. A. Criley. 2003. The Hawaiian native plant propagation web site: Developing a web-based information resource. HortTechnology 13(3):545-548.
  
• Maciel, N. and R. A. Criley. (2003) Morphology, growth and flowering behavior of Curcuma zedoaria Acta Hort. 624:111-116.
  
• Parvin,P. E., R. A. Criley, and J. H. Coetzee. 2003. Proteas – a dynamic industry. Acta Hort. 602:123-126.
  
• Paz, M. P., J. S. Kuehny, and R. A. Criley. (2003) Influence of rhizome storage time and temperature on development of ornamental gingers. Acta Hort. 624:
  
• Agboka, D. and R. A.Criley. 2002. Control of vegetative growth and flowering in white ginger Hedychium coronarium Koenig. Bull. Heliconia Soc. Intern. 10(4):7-8.
  
• Criley, R.A. and N. Maciel. 2002. Seasonal flower production among Zingiberales -- Some examples from a commercial cut flower grower in Hawaii. Bull. Heliconia Society Intern. 10(4):10-13.
  
• Criley, R. A., N. Maciel, Z. Fu, and J. Uchida. 2001. Productivity of three heliconia hybrids. Bull. Intern. Heliconia Soc. 10(9):1-3.
• Criley, R. A. 2001. Proteaceae: Beyond the big three. Acta Hort. 545:79-85.
• Criley, R. A. 2000. Lighting of field-grown stephanotis for winter flowering 1994-95. Proc. 4th Hawaii Flor. Ind. Conf. Univ. Hawaii, CTAHR Proc. P-12/00 p 9-10.
• Criley, R. A. 2000. Ethephon forces plumeria for winter flowering. Proc. 4th Hawaii Flor. Ind. Conf. Univ. Hawaii, CTAHR Proc. P-12/00 p. 11-14.
  
• R. A. 2000. Seasonal flowering patterns for heliconia shown by grower records. Acta Hort. 541:159-162.
  
• R. A. 2000. Tropical rhododendrons as potted plants. Acta Hort. 513:123-127.
• Criley, R. A. 2000. Growth regulators in the control of flowering in a Vireya Rhododendron hybrid. J. Amer. Rhodo. Soc. 54:64-69.
  
  

• Criley, R. A. 2005. Elementary plant propagation. Pp 1-12. IN A Tropical Garden Flora. Staples, G. W. and D. R. Herbst (Eds). Bishop Museum Press. Honolulu, HI
  
• Criley, R. A. 2005. Heliconia. p. 574-581. IN Floriculture. Principles and Species. 2nd Edition (J.M. Dole and H. F. Wilkins Eds.) Pearson/Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2005. Strelitzia. p. 868-873. IN Floriculture. Principles and Species. 2nd Edition (J.M. Dole and H. F. Wilkins Eds.) Pearson/Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2002. A field guide to tropical plants of Asia, a book review for Hort-Technology 12:744-745.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2001. Passion Flowers, a book review for HortScience 35(2):395-396.
  
• Criley, R. A. 2001. A Painter’s Year in the Forest of Bhutan., a book review for Hort-Technology.11:679. Leonhardt, K. W., and R. A. Criley. 1999. Proteaceae Floral Crops; Cultivar Development and Underexploited Uses. Pp 410-430. IN Proc. Fourth National Symposium on New Crops and New Uses. Perspectives on New Crops and New Uses. J. Janick (Ed.) Purdue University