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Melastoma
Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers.
Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Malabar Melastome
speciesMelastoma malabathricum
Common Melastoma
speciesMelastoma candidum
Blood-red Melastoma
speciesMelastoma sanguineum
Twelve-stamened Melastoma
speciesMelastoma dodecandrum
Melastoma scaberrimum
speciesMelastoma scaberrimum
Blue Tongue
speciesMelastoma affine
Melastoma × intermedium
hybridMelastoma × intermedium
Pacific Melastoma
speciesMelastoma denticulatum
Melastoma cyanoides
speciesMelastoma cyanoides
Melastoma saigonense
speciesMelastoma saigonense
Melastoma beccarianum
speciesMelastoma beccarianum
Melastoma tetramerum
speciesMelastoma tetramerum
Melastoma pentapetalum
speciesMelastoma pentapetalum
Melastoma sabahense
speciesMelastoma sabahense
Melastoma imbricatum
speciesMelastoma imbricatum
Melastoma souladethianum
speciesMelastoma souladethianum
Melastoma borijanum
speciesMelastoma borijanum
Melastoma pellegrinianum
speciesMelastoma pellegrinianum
Melastoma bensonii
speciesMelastoma bensonii
Melastoma apiense
speciesMelastoma apiense
Melastoma impressinervium
speciesMelastoma impressinervium
Melastoma sumatranum
speciesMelastoma sumatranum
Melastoma kuchingense
speciesMelastoma kuchingense
Melastoma ariffinii
speciesMelastoma ariffinii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82320.