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Taxon:
Clidemia hirta
(L.) D. Don
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Clidemia
Family:
Melastomataceae
Nomen number:
10919
Place of publication:
Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4:309. 1823
Verified:
05/06/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Melastoma hirtum
L.
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Reference(s)
Conant, P. et al.
1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
URL:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5090172
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
curse –
Reference(s)
Koster's-curse –
Reference(s)
soapbush –
Reference(s)
French
canot-macaque –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
caiuia –
Reference(s)
Spanish
camasey –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
natzd. in paleotropics
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Paraguay
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. in paleotropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Human food
fruit
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References