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Melastoma candidum D. Don
Asian melastome
Symbol: MECA9
Group: Dicot
Family: Melastomataceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State

Melastoma candidum D. Don

MECA9

Hawaii

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Related Taxa:
Melastoma candidum D. Don

View 24 genera in Melastomataceae, 3 species in Melastoma

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Classification:
Melastoma candidum D. Don

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Myrtales –
                         Family Melastomataceae – Melastome family
                            Genus Melastoma L. – melastoma
                               Species Melastoma candidum D. Don – Asian melastome

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Noxious Weed Information:
Melastoma candidum D. Don
The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Hawaii:
    Melastoma L.
        melastoma     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Melastoma candidum D. Don
        Asian melastome
        Indian rhododendron
        Malabar melastome
    Melastoma L.
        melastoma
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

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Introduced Information:
Melastoma candidum D. Don
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Melastoma candidum D. Don

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503736.

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Related Web Sites:
Melastoma candidum D. Don

    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
    University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

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