Melastoma imbricatum Wall. ex C.B. Clarke

Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

 

Melastoma imbricatum Wall. ex C.B. Clarke. Melastomataceae. CN: [Malay - Senduduk putih, Sedudok air, Sunduduk ayer], White straits rhododendron. Distribution range - China (Yunnan), Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Habitat - shrub to 3 m tall. Habitat - mountains to 2000 m; widespread. Shrubs or trees, 1-5(-7) m tall. Cultivated as ornamental and in folkloric medicines by natives.

 

Synonym(s):

Melastoma magnificum Bakh. f.

Melastoma imbricatum var. laeve Bakh. f.

 

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50044375

www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=2...

www.unimainz.de/FB/Biologie/Botanikspeziell/web_old/Botan...

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