naturalizedMelastomataceae
Miconia crenata
Koster's curse
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Miconia Crenata, previously called Clidemia hirta, commonly called soapbush or Koster's curse, is a perennial shrub. It is an invasive plant species in many tropical regions of the world, creating serious damage.
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Seasonality
36 flowering · 28 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak June)■ fruiting (peak May)
This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.
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Where documented · 73 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 297 records
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 47 · GBIF 69 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 26 · GBIF 63 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 15 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 9 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 10 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 9 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 7 · GBIF 4 ✓
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 5 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 3 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 8 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 7 ✓
Kapoho · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuGBIF 6
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalulu · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Koʻolau · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiheʻe · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
South Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honopou · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wailua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻAlaenui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keonepokonui · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pihā, Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Kaiwikinui · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Honokahua · MauiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kalihikai · KauaʻiiNat 1
Mailepai · MauiiNat 1
Kēōkea · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kaūmana · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Hakalau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Mākaha · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kaʻena · OʻahuGBIF 1
Pānauinui · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
West Makaīwa · MauiGBIF 1
Pāʻauhau-mauka · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Punaluʻu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kula · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 1
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kaunala · OʻahuGBIF 1
Peahi · MauiGBIF 1
Wailuku · MauiGBIF 1
Waipiʻoiki · MauiGBIF 1
Kaimū · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kahaluʻu · OʻahuGBIF 1