Melastoma candidum
Shrub/tree
USA (Hawai’i)
Tropical moist forest
Island ecosystems,disturbance, opencanopy
Smith (1985)
Miconia calvescensTreeUSA (Hawai’i), FrenchPolynesia, Australia(Queensland)Tropical wet and moistforestsForest understory,disturbed areasMeyer (1996), Conantet al.(1997)Mikania micranthaVinePacific Islands, SEAsia, India, AustraliaTropical moist forestDisturbed areas, opencanopyChandrasekaran andSwamy (2000),Chandrashekara andRamakrishnan (1994)Morella fayaTreeUSA (Hawai’i)Tropical moist to wetforestIsland ecosystems,nitrogen-poorsubstrates, forestunderstoryVitouseket al.(1987)Panicum maximumGrassPantropicalTropical dry to moistforestDisturbed areas includingforest edges andclearingsUhl and Kauffman(1990), D’Antonio andVitousek (1992)Passiflora tarminianaVineUSA (Hawai’i)Tropical moist forestIsland ecosystems,disturbed areasSmith (1985)Piper aduncumShrub/treePapua New Guinea,Fiji, Solomon IslandsTropical moist forestForest edges, clearings,and secondary forestunderstoryRogers and Hartemink(2000)Pittosporum undulatumTreeAustralian offshoreislands, USA(Hawai’i), JamaicaTropical moist montaneforestIsland ecosystems,disturbed areas, forestunderstoryBellinghamet al.(2005)Psidium cattleianumTreePacific Islands,Australia(Queensland, offshoreislands), Indian OceanTropical moist and wetforestsIsland ecosystems,disturbances fromungulates and canopyopening, forestunderstorySmith (1985),Huenneke andVitousek (1990)Rubus alceifoliusShrubAustralia (Queensland,Christmas Island),RéunionTropical moist forestDisturbances and forestclearingsBaretet al.(2003)Schinus terebinthifoliusTreeUSA (Florida, Hawai’i),Australia, PacificIslands, Indian OceanTropical seasonal andmoist forestsDisturbed areas,clearings, open canopySmith (1985)Urochloa muticaGrassPacific Islands,AustraliaTropical swamps andriparian ecosystemsFlooded soils,disturbances, opencanopyUhl and Kauffman(1990)Notes: Information on ecology and invasive rangefrom Space (2005). Literature references are examplesonly and not intended to be exhaustive; Space(2005) providesadditional references.