Tibouchina herbacea
(Melastomataceae)
cane ti, cane tibouchina, glorybush, tibouchina, tibouchinati
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Tibouchina herbacea
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Tibouchina herbacea is a herb or subshrub up to 3 feet tall with 1/2- to 1-inch pink flowers with yellow anthers. Young branches are four-sided, densely covered with hairs. Leaves are 1 to 3 inches long, with parallel main veins (typical of the melastome family, of which this species is a member). Tibouchina herbacea (glory bush) is one of Hawaii's most invasive horticultural plants, and all members of the genus are legally declared noxious in the state of Hawaii. Tibouchina herbacea is native to South America.
Species description or overview
Tibouchina herbacea information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) 
Information about Tibouchina herbacea from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).
Tibouchina herbacea information from PIER
Information on Tibouchina herbacea as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Tibouchina herbacea information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Tibouchina herbacea--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.
Tibouchina herbacea information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Tibouchina herbacea, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
IPNI nomenclature info for Tibouchina herbacea
Nomenclatural information about Tibouchina herbacea is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Tibouchina herbacea information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.)
Information about Tibouchina herbacea from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).
Current researches of Brazilian weeds in Paraná State - Biological control of weeds program, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
A review of the biological control program at Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, is presented.
Tibouchina herbacea as a biocontrol target in Hawaii
Information and references regarding Tibouchina herbacea as a biocontrol target in Hawaii--including the status of each of its biocontrol agents--are provided by the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).
Tibouchina herbacea information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Tibouchina herbacea in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Tibouchina herbacea images from PIER
Images of Tibouchina herbacea provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Tibouchina herbacea information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Tibouchina herbacea--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.
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.
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.
Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.
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.
Forest pest biological control program in Hawaii
Smith, Clifford W. 2002. Forest pest biological control program in Hawaii. pp. 91-98 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.
Responses to light and water availability of four invasive Melastomataceae in Hawaii
"To understand life history traits of four successful invasive Melastomataceae, two shade-intolerant herbs (Arthrostema ciliatum and Tibouchina herbacea) and two shade-tolerant woody species (Clidemia hirta, a shrub, and Miconia calvescens, a tree) were subjected to three light levels and two watering regimes in a greenhouse".
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