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227.0000 Family Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022), refined by Quakenbush et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 6051; hybrids: 1
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 59 (1822)
227.4727 Genus Melastoma L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 389 (1753)
Distribution: S- and Southeast Asia from India to S-China, Indochina, Malesia, coastal N-Australia (3), tropical Oceania. There are still many undescribed species in Malesia - only Borneo is well known through Wong (2016)
Species listed in database: 93; hybrids: 1
= Lachnopodium Blume; Flora 14: 477 (1831)
= Malabathris Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 97 (1838)
= Octella Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 96 (1838)
= Otanthera Blume; Flora 14: 488 (1831)
species :
Melastoma aculeolatum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 62 (1943)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor)
42 LSI
species :
Melastoma ansowii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 43 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma apiense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 45 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma ariffinii K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 67(1): 71 (2015)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Melastoma ashtonii K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 67(1): 74 (2015)
Distribution: Brunei
42 BRN
species :
Melastoma aureum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 97 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma barioense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 55 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma bauchei Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 303 (1912)
Distribution: C-Vietnam; N-Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Melastoma beccarianum Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 530 (1890), nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 356 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Melastoma bensonii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 367 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Melastoma borijanum Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 7: 232 (1844)
Distribution: Borneo; Brunei
42 BOR BRN
variant :
var. murutense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 67 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
variant :
var. nitidum (Korth.) K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 68 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma nitidum Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 7: 234 (1844)
species :
Melastoma borneense Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 84 (1943)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma pusillum var. longifolium Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 345 (1891)
species :
Melastoma botryanthum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 69 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Melastoma buennemeyeri Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 91 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma bukitrayense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 72 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma celebicum Blume; Flora 14: 487 (1831)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Melastoma ceramense Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 276 (1849)
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram)
42 MOL
species :
Melastoma chevalieri Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 3 (1921), et Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 2: 891 (1921)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Melastoma collinum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 73 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma culionense Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 353 (1917)
Distribution: Palawan (Culion)
42 PLW
species :
Melastoma curvisepalum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 101 (1943)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok)
42 LSI
species :
Melastoma cyanoides Sm.; Cycl. [A.Rees] 23: n. 56, 57 (1819)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; Vietnam; Sumatra; Sulawesi; Philippines (Mindanao); Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (NE-Queensland and Cape York peninsula)
41 AND MYA NCB THA VIE 42 MOL NWG PHI SUL SUM 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Lachnopodium bracteatum (Korth.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1(4): 56 (1849)
= Lachnopodium rubro-limbatum Blume; Flora 14: 477 (1831)
= Malabathris cyanoides (Sm.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 97 (1838)
= Malabathris nigra Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 97 (1838)
= Melastoma furcatum Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 2: 406 (1824)
= Melastoma moluccanum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1078 (1826)
= Melastoma rubrolimbatum Link & Otto; Icon. Pl. Select. 89 (1825)
= Osbeckia annamica Guillaumin; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 2: 878 (1921)
= Osbeckia manillana DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 142 (1828)
= Osbeckia papuana Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): (1896) 530, nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 332 (1891)
= Otanthera adpressa Mansf.; Nova Guinea 14: 199 (1924)
= Otanthera annamica (Guill.) C.Hansen
= Otanthera bracteata Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 7: 235
= Otanthera celebica Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 56 (1850)
= Otanthera crinita Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 354 (1850)
= Otanthera cyanoides (Sm.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 55 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Otanthera gracilis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 353 (1850)
= Otanthera lamii Mansf.; Nova Guinea 14: 199 (1924)
= Otanthera macgregorii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 356 (1917)
= Otanthera manillana (DC.) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 28: 56 (1871)
= Otanthera moluccana (Blume) Blume; Flora 14: 489 (1831)
= Otanthera nicobarensis Teijsm. & Binn.; Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 25: 427 (1863)
= Otanthera novoguineensis Baker f. [Trans.Linn.Soc.London, Bot., Ser.2, 9: 50 (1916)]
= Otanthera papuana (Cogn.) C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 122 (1977)
= Otanthera parviflora Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 355 (1917)
= Otanthera queenslandica Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 89: 478 (1928)
= Otanthera rubro-limbata (Link & Otto) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 28: 56 (1871)
= Otanthera setulosa Schum.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 327 (1905)
= Otanthera strigosa Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 433 (1919)
= Otanthera subrostrata Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 106 (1943)
species :
Melastoma decipiens Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 85 (1943)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Sumba)
42 LSI
species :
Melastoma denticulatum Labill.; Sert. Austro-Caledon. 1: 65, t. 64 (1825)
Distribution: Solomon Isl.; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; Tonga (´Eua, Kao, Late Isl.); Fiji; American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Olosega, Ta´u); [Western] Samoa (´Upolu, Savai´i); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga, Mangaia); Society Isl. (Tahiti, Raiatea)
43 SOL 60 ASA FIJ NWC SAM TON VAN 61 COO SCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma godeffroyi Reinecke; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 661 (1898)
= Melastoma subgrande Hochr.; Candollea 2: 468 (1925)
= Melastoma taitense DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 144 (1828)
= Melastoma vitiense Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 275 (1849)
species :
Melastoma dodecandrum Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 274 (1790)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma repens (Desr.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Melastoma repens Desr.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 4(1): 54-55 (1797)
= Osbeckia repens (Desr.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 142 (1828)
species :
Melastoma eberhardtii Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 68: 2 (1921), et Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 2: 889 (1921)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Melastoma elbertii Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 96 (1943)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok)
42 LSI
species :
Melastoma hansenii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 76 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma harmsianum Lauterb.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 328 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea
42 NWG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Melastoma horridum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 63 (1943)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Melastoma iliasii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 78 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma imbricatum Wall. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 60 (1871)
Distribution: China (SW-Guangxi, SE-Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam); Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo; Philippines; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 AND CBD MYA THA VIE 42 BOR MLY NWG PHI SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma dodecandrum Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [Blanco] 258 (1845)
= Melastoma fasciculare Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 288 (1850), nom. illeg.
= Melastoma imbricatum Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4074 (1829), nomen
= Melastoma tamonea Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 367 (1837)
species :
Melastoma impressinervium K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 79 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma incisum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 82 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma jenkinsii Masters; Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 7: 323 (1846)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Melastoma joffrei K.M.Wong & Y.W.Low; Gard. Bull. Singapore 67(1): 75 (2015)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Melastoma kahayanense K.M.Wong; Gard. Bull. Singapore 67(2): 394 (2015)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma kemamanense L.Neo & K.M.Wong; Phytotaxa 317(4): 287 (2017)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Melastoma klossii Baker f.; J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4: 132 (1921)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Melastoma koordersii Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 94 (1943)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Melastoma kostermansii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 91 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma kuchingense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 93 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma lanuginosum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1077 (1826)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Melastoma lawrenceliaoi Tahil; Harvard Pap. Bot. 27(1): 118, figs. 2-3 (2022)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Melastoma linusii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 98 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma longiramense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 104 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma magnificum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 71 (1943)
Distribution: Moluccas (Sula Arch.)
42 MOL
species :
Melastoma malabathricum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 390 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. malabathricum
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; Seychelles; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Ryukyu Isl.; Volcano Isl. (Minami-Iwojima); Taiwan; Nepal; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar (Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (throughout); Singapore; Borneo; Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines (throughout); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Sumbawa, etc.); Moluccas; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland, N-New South Wales, Northern Territory, N-Western Australia); Hawaii [I] (Kauai [I], Oahu [I], Hawaii Isl. [I]); Cuba [I]; Jamaica [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
29 mau SEY 36 CHI 38 KZN NNS TAI 40 BAN IND NEP SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SNG SUL 50 AUS 63 haw 81 cub jam trt
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma adpressum Benth.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4081 (1829)
= Melastoma adpressum Benth. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 60 (1871), non M. adpressum C. Presl ex Griseb., 1860
= Melastoma affine D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 288 (1823)
= Melastoma anoplanthum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 277 (1849)
= Melastoma articulatum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 285 (1849)
= Melastoma banksii A.Cunn. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 59 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Melastoma baumeanum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 289 (1849)
= Melastoma brachyodon Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 292 (1849)
= Melastoma caesium Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 88 (1943)
= Melastoma calycinum Benth.; London J. Bot. 1: 485 (1842)
= Melastoma candidum D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 288 (1823)
= Melastoma candidum var. alessandrense S.Kobay.; J. Jap. Bot. 59(3): 66 (1984)
= Melastoma candidum var. nobotan (Blume) Makino; J. Jap. Bot. 3: 40 (1926)
= Melastoma decemdentatum Kostel.; Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1511 (1835)
= Melastoma ellipticum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 291 (1849)
= Melastoma heterostegium Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 286 (1849)
= Melastoma holmanii Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 3089 (1919)
= Melastoma hombronianum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 278 (1849)
= Melastoma homostegium Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13 (1850) 256
= Melastoma imbricatum var. longipes Craib; Fl. Siam 1: 679 (1931)
= Melastoma jackianum Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 227 (1844)
= Melastoma lanaense Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 153 (1908)
= Melastoma macrocarpum D.Don; Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 289 (1823)
= Melastoma macrocarpum Hook. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 59 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Melastoma malabathricum var. adpressum C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2(6): 523 (1879)
= Melastoma malabathricum var. grandiflorum Craib; Fl. Siam 1: 681 (1931)
= Melastoma malabathricum var. nanum F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 28: 275 (1912)
= Melastoma malabathricum var. perakense King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 7 (1900)
= Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum (Blume) Benth.; Fl. Austral. [Bentham] 3: 292 (1867)
= Melastoma membranaceum Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 3: 423 (1909)
= Melastoma nabotan Miq.; Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 262 (1866)
= Melastoma nobotan Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 54 (1850)
= Melastoma novae-hollandiae Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 290 (1849)
= Melastoma obvolutum Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 3 (1823)
= Melastoma oliganthum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 292 (1849)
= Melastoma parvifolium Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 29: 32 (1905)
= Melastoma patulisetum Ohwi; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: I (1943)
= Melastoma pinatubense Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 9: 3204 (1934)
= Melastoma polyanthum Blume; Flora 14: 480 (1831)
= Melastoma pusillum Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 54 (1849)
= Melastoma roemeri Mansf.; Nova Guinea 14: 200 (1924)
= Melastoma royenii Blume; Flora 14: 483 (1831)
= Melastoma scabrum Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 66 (1918)
= Melastoma sechellarum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 290 (1849)
= Melastoma septemnervium Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 273-274 (1790)
= Melastoma setigerum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 17: 1077 (1826)
= Melastoma stenophyllum Merr.; Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 24: 83 (1938 publ. 1939)
= Melastoma suave Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 74 (1943)
= Melastoma tidorense Blume; Flora 14: 482 (1831)
= Melastoma tondanense Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 54 (1850)
= Melastoma warrineri C.B.Rob.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 6: 352 (1911)
= Osbeckia royenii (Blume) Miq.; Comm. Phytogr. 69 (1840)
= Otanthera montana Lauterb.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 327 (1905)
= Otanthera oligantha K.Schum. & Lauterb.; Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 478 (1901)
= Trembleya rhynanthera Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 677 (1854)
variant :
var. mariannum (Naudin) Fosberg & Sachet; Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 45: 15 (1980)
Distribution: Palau (Babeldaob, Koror, Ngarakabesang, Malakal, Ulebsechel, Yap, Pohnpei, Kosrae); Northern Marianas (Pagan, Alamagan, Saipan); Guam; Wallis & Futuna (Alofi Isl., Futuna Isl., ´Uvea Isl. [Wallis])
60 WAL 62 GUM MRN PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma marianum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 276 (1849)
subspecies :
subsp. normale (D.Don) K.Mey.; Blumea 46(2): 368 (2001)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet; Taiwan; Bhutan; India (Darjeeling, West Bengal, Assam, etc.); Andaman Isl.; Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay, Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Philippines; Java; Moluccas
36 CHI TIB 38 TAI 40 BHU IND 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY MOL PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma atrofuscum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 90 (1943)
= Melastoma cavaleriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3(27-28): 21 (1906)
= Melastoma clarkeanum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 346 (1891)
= Melastoma esquirolii H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8(160-162): 61 (1910)
= Melastoma houtteanum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 291 (1849)
= Melastoma malabathricum var. normale (D.Don) R.C.Srivast.; Novon 8(2): 203 (1998)
= Melastoma nepalensis Lodd.; Bot. Cab. 8: t. 707 (1823)
= Melastoma normale D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 220 (1825)
= Melastoma normale var. divergens Craib
= Melastoma pelagicum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 279 (1849)
= Melastoma pubescens Bakh.f.; Contr. Melastom. 87 (1943)
= Melastoma velutinum Seem.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 90 (1865), nom. illeg.
= Melastoma wallichii DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 146 (1828)
species :
Melastoma malabituin J.Agcaoili, Barcelona & Pelser; Phytotaxa 435(1): 26 (2020)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Melastoma maraiparaiense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 119 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma micans Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 83: 448 (1979 publ. 1980)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Melastoma microlepidotum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 121 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Melastoma minahassae Koord. ex K.Mey.; Blumea 46(2): 369 (2001)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; Borneo; Sulawesi; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
41 THA 42 BOR NWG SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma sumatranum var. lanatum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 93 (1943)
species :
Melastoma molkenboerii Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 513, t. 8, f. B. (1856)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma setigerum var. molkenboerii (Miq.) Backer ex Bakh.f.
species :
Melastoma muticum Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 4 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Melastoma oreophilum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 124 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma oresbium K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 125 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak, Kalimantan, Sabah); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Melastoma orientale Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 366, 402 (1913)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; S-Vietnam
41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Otanthera confusa Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 172 (1930)
species :
Melastoma ovalifolium Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 75 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma paleaceum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 279 (1849)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Melastoma palungense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 128 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma pellegrinianum (H.Boissieu) K.Mey.; Blumea 46(2): 374 (2001)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; S-Vietnam; Philippines
41 CBD LAO THA VIE 42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis pellegriniana Boissieu; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 59: 331 (1912)
= Melastoma acutisepalum E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 313 (1930)
species :
Melastoma penicillatum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 280 (1849)
Distribution: China (Hainan); peninsular Malaysia (scattered in the north); Philippines (Luzon, Alabat, Panay, Negros, Leyte, Mindanao); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok)
36 CHI 42 LSI MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma barbeyanum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 347 (1891)
= Melastoma crinitum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 280 (1849)
= Melastoma molle (C.B.Clarke) Wall. ex Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 346 (1891)
= Melastoma rufosetosum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 97 (1943)
= Melastoma sanguineum var. molle C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2(6): 524 (1879)
= Melastoma setosum Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2758 (1915)
species :
Melastoma pentapetalum (Toyoda) T.Yamaz. & Toyoda; J. Jap. Bot. 62(4): 118 (1987)
Distribution: Bonin Isl. (Hahajima)
38 OGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma tetramerum var. pentapetalum Toyoda; J. Jap. Bot. 58(3): 95 (1983)
species :
Melastoma picklesii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 130 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma postarii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 132 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma praetermissum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 133 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma pulongtauense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 138 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma robustum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 92 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra (Lingga Arch.)
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma runiae K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 140 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma sabahense K.Mey.; Blumea 46(2): 377 (2001)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma saigonense (Kuntze) Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 29: 212 (1948)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; S-Vietnam
41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Dissotis villosa (Sims) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 57 (1871)
= Melastoma villosum Sims; Bot. Mag. 53
= Osbeckia saigonensis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 247 (1891), nom. nov.
= Pleroma villosum (Sims) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 152 (1824)
species :
Melastoma sanguineum Sims; Bot. Mag. 48: t. 2241 (1821)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Hongkong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi); Myanmar (Kayin, Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (north and the east coast); Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.); Borneo; Brunei; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); Hawaii [I] (Hawaii Isl. [I])
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY PHI SUM 63 haw
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma balinense Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 75 (1943)
= Melastoma bancanum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 74 (1943)
= Melastoma decemfidum Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 2: 406 (1824) ex Jack, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 6 (1825)
= Melastoma dendrisetosum C.Chen; J. S. China Agric. Univ. 4(1): 35, f. 10-12 (1983)
= Melastoma dodecandrum Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 90 (1814) non Lour.
= Melastoma erectum Jack; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 14: 5 (1823)
= Melastoma gaudichaudianum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 278 (1849)
= Melastoma macrocarpum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 281 (1849)
= Melastoma malabatricum Blanco; Fl. Filip. [Blanco] 367 (1837)
= Melastoma muricatum W.Hunter; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 53: 91 (1909)
= Melastoma porphyreum Zipp. ex Blume; Flora 14: 487 (1831)
= Melastoma pulcherrimum Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot., t. 49 (1842)
= Melastoma sanguineum var. latisepalum C.Chen; J. S. China Agric. Coll. 4(1): 36 (1983)
= Melastoma schizocarpum Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 59: 104 (1911)
= Melastoma teysmannii Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 316 (1860)
variant :
var. laevifolium (Merr.) K.Mey.; Blumea 46(2): 382 (2001)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma laevifolium Merr.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 86: 337 (1922)
variant :
var. ranauense K.Mey.; Blumea 46(2): 383 (2001)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma sarawakense K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 150 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma scaberrima (Hayata) Yuen P.Yang & H.Y.Liu; Taiwania 47(2): 176 (2002)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma kudoi Sasaki; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 21: 113, f. s. n. (1931)
= Osbeckia scaberrima Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 115-116 (1911)
= Otanthera scaberrima (Hayata) Ohwi; J. Jap. Bot. 12(6): 386 (1936)
species :
Melastoma sibatii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 152 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma subalbidum Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 354 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Remarks: dubious species, status uncertain
species :
Melastoma sugaui K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 153 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma sumatranum Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 93 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma sylvaticum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1077 (1826)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
species :
Melastoma tanjiewhoei K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 157 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma tetramerum Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 120 (1913)
Distribution: Bonin Isl. (Chichijima)
38 OGA
species :
Melastoma toppingii Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17: 38 (1904)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Melastoma trachycaulon Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. 316 (1861)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma punctatum Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 229 (1844)
species :
Melastoma trachyphyllum Backer ex Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 85 (1943)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali)
42 JAW LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma longiflorum Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 290 (1849)
species :
Melastoma trungii Pócs & Tiep; Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Nat. Hung. 57: 167 (1965)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Melastoma ultramaficum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 166 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma velutinosum Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 81 (1925)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma vile Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 88 (1943)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Melastoma vulcanicum Ridl.; J. Malayan Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 1: 60 (1923)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Melastoma yahudii K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 169 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma yiianthum K.M.Wong; Gen. Melastoma Borneo 171 (2016)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Melastoma zollingeri Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 13: 277 (1849)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma asperum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16-17: 1076 (1827)
= Melastoma nitidum Zoll. & Moritzi; Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 2: 586 (1845)
= Melastoma francavilleanum Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 358 (1891)
species :
Melastoma ×intermedium Dunn; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 38(267): 360 (1908)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan); Taiwan
36 CHI 38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma ×suffruticosum Merr.; Lingnan Sci. J. 14(1): 42, 44 (1935)
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