Miconia

Family: Melastomataceae
Scientific name: Miconia species
Description: Plant Form Small to medium tree. Size Up to 15 m tall. Stem Greenish and squarish with velvety hairs when young, maturing to brown and rounded. Leaves Green on top with purplish-blue underside, with 3 prominent veins. Between 20 cm and 80 cm long. With velvety hairs when young. Flowers White to pink with 5 petals. Very small in large clusters of 1000 or more. With a sweet smell and very short lived. Fruit and Seeds Green, brown or orange ripening to purplish-black. Up to 7 mm diameter containing 50-200 tiny seeds. Habitat Rainforests, riparian areas, roadsides. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental Lifeform: Woody/tree

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National and state/territory profiles for this weed

Weeds Australia
NSW WeedWise (NSW)
! Should be reported
QDAF (QLD)
! Should be reported
PIRSA (SA)
DPIRD (WA)
DNRE (TAS)
! Should be reported