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Species profile—Miconia calvescens (miconia)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → MelastomataceaeMiconia calvescens (miconia)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Melastomataceae
Scientific name
Miconia calvescens DC.
Common name
miconia
WildNet taxon ID
22848
Alternate name(s)
purple plague
velvet tree
green cancer
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22848.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022