Miconia crenata

Miconia crenata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Miconia
Species:
M. crenata
Binomial name
Miconia crenata
(Vahl) Michelang.
Synonyms
  • Clidemia benthamiana Miq.
  • Clidemia cognata Steud. ex Naudin
  • Clidemia crenata DC.
  • Clidemia elegans D.Don
  • Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don
  • Clidemia hirta var. chrysantha Cogn.
  • Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia (DC.) J.F.Macbr.
  • Clidemia pauciflora DC.
  • Clidemia tiliifolia DC.
  • Dancera hirta (L.) Raf.
  • Leandra fimbriata Raddi
  • Maieta hirta (L.) Baill.
  • Melastoma crenatum Vahl
  • Melastoma elegans Aubl.
  • Melastoma hirtum L.
  • Melastoma pauciflorum Desr.
  • Staphidium anceps Naudin
  • Staphidium benthamianum Naudin
  • Staphidium chrysanthum Naudin
  • Staphidium elegans Naudin
  • Staphidium hostmannii Naudin
  • Staphidium pauciflorum Naudin
  • Staphidium pauciflorum var. calcaratum Naudin
  • Staphidium pauciflorum var. stellulatum Naudin
  • Staphidium tiliifolium Naudin

Miconia crenata[1] (syn. Clidemia hirta), commonly called soapbush, clidemia or Koster's curse, is a perennial shrub. It is an invasive plant species in many tropical regions of the world, causing serious damage.

  1. ^ Judd, W. S., Ionta, G. M., Majure, L. C., & Michelangeli, F. A. (2018). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Miconia crenata and related species (Melastomataceae: Miconieae) in the Greater Antilles. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 12(2), 521-529.. Web. https://journals.brit.org/jbrit/article/view/955.