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Melastoma malabathricum
Plant photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About 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. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.
- 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
Field photographs
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