Nomenclature: wfo-0001080544
![Kew Gardens K001038001: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2c31aecd24420061649425fc51112cac.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038001: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001038002: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/491d24325ac366decc547660cb38c51f.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038002: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001038003: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/2a8f723b52fa2b1220044bb861510c6b.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038003: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001038004: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Malaysia](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6aed8e97569e0fd8833913b6e7e403d0.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038004: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Malaysia")
![Kew Gardens K001038005: Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4040] Bangladesh](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/bee389b914ec3207b13758bddf6b2193.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038005: Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4040] Bangladesh")
![Kew Gardens K001038006: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/9030fb0a5d2ca02e813b4796de48a003.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038006: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001038007: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4040]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/eda5b2032e97d8f03b14814810fd671c.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038007: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001038008: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/201ad27f22cb745bae61ce5e74443d44.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038008: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001038009: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/09ca9e516a60d028df8f35dcbfbb2b49.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038009: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001038010: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/edcbf955149686f92de9258c85acf904.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038010: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma")
![Kew Gardens K001038011: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c9ccc26d7d14cbcdc7df085554b45b31.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038011: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001038012: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/ef5f597cea3c907b8afa581ba9acbe36.jpg "Kew Gardens K001038012: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001117996: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] India](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b8ffd1e502892ec8dd1e3f86bbc16ff2.jpg "Kew Gardens K001117996: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] India")
![Kew Gardens K001117998: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c0577f09cd66270915fa467eb2f00bd8.jpg "Kew Gardens K001117998: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001117999: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/fbdd2047d714efdbbc0a1a1a7ff48551.jpg "Kew Gardens K001117999: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
![Kew Gardens K001118000: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/6d33109fc0f77246fc2f21b01d4cda90.jpg "Kew Gardens K001118000: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040]")
Melastoma malabathricum Sp. Pl. : 390 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 390. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038001: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038002: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038003: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038004: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Malaysia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038005: Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4040] Bangladesh Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038006: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038007: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038008: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038009: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038010: Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4040] Burma Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038011: Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001038012: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001117996: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001117998: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001117999: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001118000: s.coll. [Cat. no. 4040] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 570989-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record tro-20302081
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: tro-20302081
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Melastoma > Melastoma malabathricum
Subtaxa
- Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum
- Melastoma malabathricum var. mariannum
- Melastoma malabathricum subsp. normale