Tibouchina herbacea (Melastomataceae) cane ti, cane tibouchina, glorybush, tibouchina, tibouchinati

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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).  (source)

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Species description or overview

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).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Tibouchina herbacea
Nomenclatural information about Tibouchina herbacea is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Glory bush (Tibouchina) overview from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC)
Tibouchina's description, impacts, images, and distribution in Hawaii are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

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

Control methods

Tibouchina herbacea as a weed in Hawaii 
Information about Tibouchina herbacea as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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.

Images

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Tibouchina herbacea
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

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

Voucher specimens

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.

Tibouchina herbacea as a weed in Hawaii 
Information about Tibouchina herbacea as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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. from http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/techr/129.pdf accessed 16 March 2008. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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