| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | MEMA |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
| Native Status: |
HI I PB N |
| Other Common Names: |
matakui (Palau)
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| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Native |  |
Introduced |  |
Both |  |
Absent/Unreported |
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Native, No County Data |  |
Introduced, No County Data |  |
Both, No County Data |
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L48 | |
AK |  |
HI | |
PR | |
VI | |
NAV | |
CAN | |
GL | |
SPM | |
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Images
Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| MEMAM2 | Melastoma malabathricum L. var. mariannum (Naudin) Fosberg & Sachet |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Rosidae |
| Order | Myrtales |
| Family | Melastomataceae – Melastome family |
| Genus | Melastoma L. – melastoma |
| Species | Melastoma malabathricum L. – Malabar melastome |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | ||
| United States:
Noxious weed
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| Alabama
Class A noxious weed
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| California
Quarantine
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| Florida
Indian rhododendron
Noxious weed
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| Hawaii | ||
| Massachusetts
Prohibited
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| Minnesota
Prohibited noxious weed
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| North Carolina
Malabar melastome
Class A noxious weed
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| Oregon
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
Banks melastoma, melastoma
Plant pest
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| Vermont
Class A noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Melastoma malabathricum
Malabar melastome
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| US | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Wetland Status
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Related Links
| More Accounts and Images | |
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| ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (MEMA) | |
| Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MEMA) | |
| Related Websites | |
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| Flora of China (FOC) (MEMA) | |
Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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