invasiveMelastomataceae
Miconia calvescens
miconia
One of the most aggressive invasive plants in Hawaiʻi. Forms monotypic stands that shade out native understory, alters hydrology through shallow rooting, and increases landslide risk. Target species for all four island-based Invasive Species Committees.
Miconia calvescens, the velvet tree, miconia, or bush currant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Mexico and Central and South America and it has become one of the world's most invasive species.
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Working knowledge for this species
Biocontrol agents · 1
Gallery · 4 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 53 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 133 · GBIF 298 records
Wailua · KauaʻiGBIF 148
North Olohena · KauaʻiGBIF 33
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 11 · GBIF 11 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 9 ✓
Onomea · HawaiʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 8 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 7 ✓
Puumoi · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kawainui · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 3 ✓
Alakahi · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 3 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
West Honomāʻele · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Puʻuʻeo · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kawela · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kapoho · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiakahiula, Kaʻohe · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaiwiki, Maumau · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Lanihau 1-2, Moeauo · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Makahanaloa, Pepeʻekeo · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Aleamai · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kaʻakepa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamaʻeʻe · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wailua · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Waiakahiula, Kaʻohe · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAlaenui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaupakuea, Makea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailuanui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kawaipapa · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻieʻie · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kukuikea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Paukaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaliʻi · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hakalau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalaoa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Kaiwikinui · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Koʻolau · MauiiNat 1
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Pāʻauhau-mauka · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Pāpaʻikou · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waiʻoli · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Hanalei · KauaʻiGBIF 1