Melastoma malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Melastoma
Species: Melastoma malabathricum
Subspecies: M. m. subsp. malabathricum – M. m. var. mariannum – M. m. subsp. normale

Name

Melastoma malabathricum L., 1753

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum Benth. in Fl. Austral. 3: 292 (1867), not validly publ.
  • Melastoma polyanthum Blume in Flora 14: 481 (1831), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical ^* Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, East Himalaya , India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet ^* Regional: Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand ^* Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam ^* Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Continental: Australasia ^* Regional: Papuasia New Guinea ^* Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia Continental: Pacific ^* Regional: Southwestern Pacific Caroline Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Nicobar Is., Solomon Is. Continental: Africa ^* Regional: Mascareñas Seychelles Introduced into: Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica, Madagascar, Mauritius, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 390. Reference page. :

Additional references

• Blumea; Tijdschrift voor de Systematiek en de Geografie der Planten (A Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography). Leiden 46:368. 2001

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melastoma malabathricum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melastoma malabathricum. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melastoma malabathricum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melastoma malabathricum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melastoma malabathricum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Indian-rhododendron, Malabar melastome
中文: 野牡丹

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