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Malabar Melastome

Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Myrtales

Family

Melastomataceae

Melastome family

Genus

Melastoma

Species

Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Shrub

EdibleNo

Distribution Details

Invasive

Yes

State Noxious Status

Al (Caw), Ca (Q), Fl (Nw), Ma (P), Mn (Pnw), Nc (Caw), Or (Q), Sc (Pp), Vt (Caw)

Also Known As

Melastoma candidumMelastoma malabathricum var. perakenseMelastoma caesiumMelastoma articulatumMelastoma malabathricum var. polyanthumMelastoma homostegiumOsbeckia royeniiMelastoma hombronianumMelastoma scabrumMelastoma heterostegiumMelastoma jackianumMelastoma lanaenseMelastoma pinatubenseMelastoma nobotanTrembleya rhynantheraMelastoma novae-hollandiaeMelastoma tidorenseMelastoma obvolutumMelastoma setigerumMelastoma sechellarumMelastoma septemnerviumMelastoma calycinumMelastoma banksiiMelastoma holmaniiMelastoma polyanthumMelastoma brachyodonMelastoma pusillumMelastoma tondanenseMelastoma affineMelastoma royeniiMelastoma ellipticumMelastoma adpressumMelastoma decemdentatumMelastoma oliganthumMelastoma nabotanMelastoma anoplanthumMelastoma parvifoliumMelastoma membranaceumMelastoma baumeanumMelastoma malabathricum var. nanumMelastoma macrocarpumMelastoma asperum

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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