Family Melastomataceae

Melastome Family

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Clidemia hirta  

Hoomaluhia, Kaneohe, Oahu

KOSTER'S CURSE

Invasive shrub in mesic to wet disturbed habitats.  A serious pest.  Native to the Tropical Americas.

Pterolepis glomerata  

Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu

PTEROLEPIS

Weedy perennial in mesic to wet disturbed habitats from Kauai to Hawaii, excluding Maui.  Native to the Tropical Americas.

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