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Miconia calvescens DC.
velvet tree

       
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Images:
Miconia calvescens DC.

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Distribution:
Miconia calvescens DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (HI)
 

Related Taxa:
Miconia calvescens DC.

View 23 genera in Melastomataceae, 21 species in Miconia
 

Classification:
Miconia calvescens DC.

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 Miconia Ruiz & Pav. – johnnyberry
Species Miconia calvescens DC. – velvet tree
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Miconia calvescens DC.

The related entity italicized and indented above 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, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Hawaii:
Miconia
miconia              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Miconia calvescens DC.

miconia
velvet tree
Miconia
miconia

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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
HEAR        USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

Introduced Information:
Miconia calvescens DC.

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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More Accounts and Images:
Miconia calvescens DC.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565304.

 

Related Web Sites:
Miconia calvescens DC.

Australia-Queensland NRM Facts

CA-California Exotic Pest Plant Council

FAO Document Repository

FM-Federated States of Micronesia

Forestry Images

GISP-CABI Online Toolkit

HI DLNR-Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

HI-Bishop Museum

HI-Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project (HEAR)

HI-Operation Miconia

HI-Plants in the Hawaiian Environment (Distance Education)

HI-University of Hawaii

Hawaii - Wanted: Locations of Miconia

Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources: Alien Species

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Miconia calvescens in Hawaii: A Summary

NY-New York Botanical Garden Specimens

Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Plant Conservation Alliance-Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas

TNC-Invasives on the Web

USA WES-Plant Management Information System

USDA NRCS Hawaii State Office

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

 
 
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