Miconia is a genus of flowering plants in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall.

Miconia is nicknamed the green cancer of the Pacific. Listed as a Noxious Weed in Hawaiʻi by the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and one of the top threats to Hawaiʻi’s […]

Miconia is a fast growing weedy tree that reaches 13-50′ in height. It has large leaves that average 3′ long and 1′ wide, and are dark green and felty above, with a distinctive “leaf within a leaf” vein pattern.

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 [ 2 ] and it has become one of the world's most invasive species .

Miconia is a prolific seeder (up to 9 million seeds each year) and its tiny seeds can remain viable in the soil for 18 years, allowing for a strong seed bank to build over time. Miconia is OISC’s main target species. Miconia poses a great threat to the integrity of O‘ahu’s forested watershed.

Today, Miconia is listed as a state noxious weed, as one of Hawaii’s Most Invasive Horticultural Plants, and is listed as one of the “ World’s 100 Worst Invasive Alien Species “. Sand-grained sized seeds easily spread by birds and other animals when they eat the fruit.

If left uncontrolled, miconia could infest up to 121,300 acres on Oʻahu. The Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee is working to survey all population boundaries to completely eradicate it from Oʻahu. Maui – Introduced to Maui in the early 1970s at a …

Clidemia (Clidemia hirta) and miconia (Miconia calvescens), are two of the worst invasive species to threaten our mesic and wet forests in the state. Both species are in the melastome family (Melastomataceae), of which all plants are non-native to Hawaiʻi.

Nov 24, 2013 · There are three known populations, in Wailua River State Park, Wailua Homesteads, and the Wailua Game Management Area. KISC works with partners to survey for and control all known miconia on Kauai. Land owners and tenants in Wailua Homesteads can allow KISC to survey their property and control miconia. On the Pono Endorsement Black List.

Aug 22, 2013 · This datasheet on Miconia calvescens covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Dispersal, Diagnosis, Biology & Ecology, Environmental Requirements, Natural Enemies, Impacts, Uses, Prevention/Control, Further Information.