Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Melastoma sanguineum
(Melastomataceae)
fox-tongued melastoma, red melastome

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Species description or overview

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

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Melastoma sanguineum
Nomenclatural information about Melastoma sanguineum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Melastoma sanguineum
Nomenclatural information about Melastoma sanguineum is provided by ITIS.

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

Pest alerts

Melastome (Melastoma candidum and Melastoma sanguineum) pest identification flyer
Asian melastome (Melastoma candidum) and red melastome (Melastoma sanguineum) are two related weedy shrubs that are difficult to tell apart. Images, descriptions, and comparisons to "look-a-likes" are included in this Maui County report-a-pest page.

Impacts

Melastoma sanguineum (Melastomataceae): species information from GCW
Information on Melastoma sanguineum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Melastoma sanguineum (Melastomataceae) (fox-tongued melastoma)
Links to high-resolution free images of Melastoma sanguineum (Melastomataceae) (fox-tongued melastoma) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Melastoma sanguineum
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

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

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Melastoma sanguineum
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

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