| Miconia crenata
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Rosids
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| Order:
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Myrtales
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| Family:
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Melastomataceae
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| Genus:
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Miconia
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| Species:
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M. crenata
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| Binomial name
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Miconia crenata
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| Synonyms
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- Clidemia benthamiana Miq.
- Clidemia cognata Steud. ex Naudin
- Clidemia crenata DC.
- Clidemia elegans D.Don
- Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don
- Clidemia hirta var. chrysantha Cogn.
- Clidemia hirta var. tiliifolia (DC.) J.F.Macbr.
- Clidemia pauciflora DC.
- Clidemia tiliifolia DC.
- Dancera hirta (L.) Raf.
- Leandra fimbriata Raddi
- Maieta hirta (L.) Baill.
- Melastoma crenatumhh Vahl
- Melastoma elegans Aubl.
- Melastoma hirtum L.
- Melastoma pauciflorum Desr.
- Staphidium anceps Naudin
- Staphidium benthamianum Naudin
- Staphidium chrysanthum Naudin
- Staphidium elegans Naudin
- Staphidium hostmannii Naudin
- Staphidium pauciflorum Naudin
- Staphidium pauciflorum var. calcaratum Naudin
- Staphidium pauciflorum var. stellulatum Naudin
- Staphidium tiliifolium Naudin
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Miconia crenata (syn. Clidemia hirta), commonly called soapbush, clidemia or Koster's curse, is a perennial shrub. It is an invasive plant species in many tropical regions of the world, causing serious damage.