Species of flowering plant
Miconia crenata
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Rosids
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Order:
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Myrtales
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Family:
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Melastomataceae
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Genus:
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Miconia
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Species:
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M. crenata
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Binomial name
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Miconia crenata
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Synonyms
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- 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
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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.
- ^ 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.