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Melastoma malabathricum L.
Malabar melastome

       
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Melastoma malabathricum L.

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Distribution:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

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USA (HI)
 

Related Taxa:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

View 23 genera in Melastomataceae, 3 species in Melastoma or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Melastoma malabathricum L. var. mariannum (Naudin) Fosberg & Sachet. .
Melastoma malabathricum var. mariannum
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

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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 malabathricum L. – Malabar melastome
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented below are 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, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
             Noxious weed
Alabama:
             Class A noxious weed
California:
             Quarantine
Florida:
Indian rhododendron              Noxious weed
Hawaii:
Melastoma
melastoma              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
             Prohibited
Minnesota:
             Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Malabar melastome              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
             Quarantine
South Carolina:
Banks melastoma, melastoma              Plant pest
Vermont:
             Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

Malabar melastome
Melastoma
melastoma

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FACU
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More Accounts and Images:
Melastoma malabathricum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503737.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/06/2008 10:22 AM MDT