Resources
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
Representative Images
1624042 soapbush Clidemia hirta Plant(s) The Nature Conservancy Archive |
5392061 soapbush Clidemia hirta Foliage John M. Randall |
5392062 soapbush Clidemia hirta Foliage John M. Randall |
5421688 soapbush Clidemia hirta Fruit(s) Forest & Kim Starr |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- California Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- University of Hawaii, Botany Department, Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies, 1998
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Myrtales |
| Family: Melastomataceae |
| Genus: Clidemia |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
kaurasiga, Koster's curse, kui, mbona na mbulamakau, roinisinga
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

