About Soapbush
Miconia crenata, commonly called Koster's curse, is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a perennial shrub native to Central and South America, including the Caribbean, and it has been introduced to tropical parts of the Indian Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Ocean. It is regarded as an invasive species in many of these regions.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clidemia hirta
- Genus
- Clidemia
- Family
- MELASTOMATACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സോപ്പ് ബുഷ്
Botanical family
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Soapbush belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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