Melastoma
Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has about 50-70 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is undergoing taxonomic revision and the number of species will probably be reduced according to Wagner et al. 1999. 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.Species
Plants of the World Online lists:
- Melastoma aculeolatum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma ansowii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma apiense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma ariffinii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma affine - Blue tongue, native lasiandra
- Melastoma ashtonii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma atrofuscum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma aureum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma barioense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma bauchei Guillaumin
- Melastoma beccarianum Cogn.
- Melastoma bensonii Merr.
- Melastoma borijanum Korth.
- Melastoma borneense Bakh.f.
- Melastoma botryanthum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma buennemeyeri Bakh.f.
- Melastoma bukitrayense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma caesium Bakh.f.
- Melastoma celebicum Blume
- Melastoma ceramense Naudin
- Melastoma chevalieri Guillaumin
- Melastoma collinum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma crinitum Naudin
- Melastoma culionense Merr.
- Melastoma curvisepalum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma cyanoides Sm.
- Melastoma decipiens Bakh.f.
- Melastoma denticulatum Labill.
- Melastoma dodecandrum Lour. - Dì niè or De rěn
- Melastoma eberhardtii Guillaumin
- Melastoma elbertii Bakh.f.
- Melastoma godeffroyi Reinecke
- Melastoma griffithianum Masters
- Melastoma hansenii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma harmsianum Lauterb.
- Melastoma horridum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma iliasii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma imbricatum Wall. ex Triana - Senduduk Putih, Senggani Putih
- Melastoma impressinervium K.M.Wong
- Melastoma incisum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma intermedium Dunn
- Melastoma jenkinsii Masters
- Melastoma joffrei K.M.Wong & Y.W.Low
- Melastoma kahayanense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma klossii Baker f.
- Melastoma koordersii Bakh.f.
- Melastoma kostermansii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma kuchingense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma lanuginosum Blume
- Melastoma linusii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma longiramense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma magnificum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma malabathricum L. - Malabar melastome, Singapore rhododendron, senduduk, senggani
- * synonyms: Melastoma septemnervium, Melastoma candidum) - Asian melastome
- Melastoma maraiparaiense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma micans Gilli
- Melastoma microlepidotum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma microphyllum Naudin
- Melastoma minahassae Koord. ex Karst.Mey.
- Melastoma molkenboerii Miq.
- Melastoma montanum Karst.Mey.
- Melastoma muticum Ridl.
- Melastoma oreophilum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma oresbium K.M.Wong
- Melastoma orientale Guillaumin
- Melastoma ovalifolium Bakh.f.
- Melastoma paleaceum Naudin
- Melastoma palungense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma patulisetum Ohwi
- Melastoma pellegrinianum Karst.Mey.
- Melastoma pentapetalum T.Yamaz. & Toyoda
- Melastoma picklesii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma polyanthum – Straits rhododendron
- Melastoma porphyraeum Zipp. ex Blume
- Melastoma postarii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma praetermissum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma pubescens Bakh.f.
- Melastoma pulongtauense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma robustum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma roemeri Mansf.
- Melastoma runiae K.M.Wong
- Melastoma sabahense Karst.Mey.
- Melastoma saigonense Merr.
- Melastoma sanguineum Sims - Fox-tongued melastoma, blood-red melastoma, red melastome
- Melastoma sarawakense K.M.Wong
- Melastoma sibatii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma suave Bakh.f.
- Melastoma subalbidum Merr.
- Melastoma subgrande Hochr.
- Melastoma sugaui K.M.Wong
- Melastoma sumatranum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma sylvaticum Blume
- Melastoma tanjiewhoei K.M.Wong
- Melastoma tetramerum Hayata
- Melastoma toppingii Merr.
- Melastoma trachycaulon Miq.
- Melastoma trachyphyllum Backer ex Bakh.f.
- Melastoma trungii Focs & Tiep
- Melastoma ultramaficum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma velutinosum Ridl.
- Melastoma vile Bakh.f.
- Melastoma vulcanicum Ridl.
- Melastoma yahudii K.M.Wong
- Melastoma yiianthum K.M.Wong
- Melastoma zollingeri Naudin
