Today, a single mature Miconia tree can produce over 8.9 million seeds in one season. What began as a 1937 garden introduction in tahiti has turned into a high-priority biosecurity threat for Queenslands World Heritage rainforests. This invasive weed smothers native understoreys, destabilizes soil, and threatens rare native species.

In 1937, a botanical garden in Tahiti planted an ornamental tree that would one day become a warning sign for some of the world’s most vulnerable rainforests. What began as a…

Today, a single mature Miconia tree can produce over 8.9 million seeds in one season. What began as a 1937 garden introduction in tahiti has turned into a high-priority…