Melastoma candidum (Melastomataceae) Asian melastome, Indian rhododendron, Malabar melastome

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Species description or overview

Melastoma candidum information from PIER
Information on Melastoma candidum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Melastoma candidum on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Melastoma candidum in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Melastoma candidum description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Melastoma candidum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Melastoma candidum information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Melastoma candidum, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Melastoma candidum
Nomenclatural information about Melastoma candidum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Melastoma candidum impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Melastoma candidum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Risk assessments

Control methods

Melastoma candidum management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Melastoma candidum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Summaries of herbicide trials for pasture, range, and non-cropland weed control -1999 
Herbicide trials compare herbicides and methods of application on a variety of weedy species in Hawaii (University of Hawaii).

Herbicidal weed control methods for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii 
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).

Images

Melastoma candidum images from PIER
Images of Melastoma candidum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Melastoma candidum worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Melastoma candidum is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Books

Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii
Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds.) . 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages.

Biological control potential of Miconia calvescens using three fungal pathogens
Killgore, Eloise M. 2002. Biological control potential of Miconia calvescens using three fungal pathogens. pp. 45-52 in Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds). 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages. from http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/techr/129.pdf accessed 16 March 2008.

Melastoma candidum on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Melastoma candidum in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Experts

Other resources

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