invasiveMelastomataceae
Clidemia hirta
Koster's curse
Invasive (non-native)non-native
Introduced and causing ecological or economic harm.
Shrub that forms dense thickets in forest understory, preventing native seedling establishment. Widespread on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, now under biocontrol suppression.
Where documented · 10 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · GBIF · GBIF 29 records
Keauohana, Kehena · HawaiʻiGBIF 16
Kamananui · OʻahuGBIF 3
Honolulu · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waikīkī · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kaluanui · OʻahuGBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Waipiʻoiki · MauiGBIF 1
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pālāwai · LānaʻiGBIF 1