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Melastoma malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum (also recorded as Indian-rhododendron) is an accepted species in the family Melastomataceae, within the order Myrtales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., and China South-Central.

Common name
Indian-rhododendron
Family
Melastomataceae
Order
Myrtales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Melastoma malabathricum — photograph 1 of 17
Melastoma malabathricum — photograph 1 of 17