''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to

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, south to

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and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. 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 An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...

, in Hawaii and other areas.

Species

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'' (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, ''

Melastoma malabituin ''Melastoma malabituin'' is a species of shrubs in the plant family Melastomataceae. It is native to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It was discovered by Filipino botanist John Michael Agcaoilli in 1997 and first described in 2020. Desc ...

'', was described in 2020. * '' Melastoma aculeolatum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma affine'' D.Don * ''

Melastoma ansowii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma apiense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma ariffinii'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma ashtonii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma atrofuscum'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma aureum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma barioense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma bauchei ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' 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 celebicum'' Blume * '' Melastoma ceramense'' Naudin * '' Melastoma chevalieri'' Guillaumin * ''

Melastoma collinum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to s ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma culionense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Merr. * '' Melastoma curvisepalum'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma cyanoides ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Sm. * '' Melastoma decipiens'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma denticulatum'' Labill. * '' Melastoma dodecandrum'' Lour. - dì niè (''Chinese'': 地菍) or de rěn (''Chinese'': 地稔) * '' Melastoma eberhardtii'' Guillaumin * ''

Melastoma elbertii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma godeffroyi'' Reinecke * '' Melastoma griffithianum'' Masters * ''

Melastoma hansenii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma harmsianum'' Lauterb. * ''

Melastoma horridum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to s ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma iliasii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma imbricatum'' Wall. ex Triana - senduduk Putih, senggani putih * ''

Melastoma impressinervium ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma incisum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma'' × ''intermedium'' Dunn * '' Melastoma jenkinsii'' Masters * ''

Melastoma joffrei ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong & Y.W.Low * '' Melastoma kahayanense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma kemamanense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' L.Neo & K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma klossii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Baker f. * '' Melastoma koordersii'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma kostermansii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma kuchingense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma kudoi ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Sasaki * '' Melastoma lanuginosum'' Blume * '' Melastoma linusii'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma longiramense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma magnificum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma malabathricum'' L. (many synonyms, some recognized as separate species by some sources, including '' Melastoma affine'' D.Don and '' Melastoma septemnervium'' Lour.) - Malabar melastome, Singapore rhododendron, senduduk, senggani * ''

'' J.Agcaoili, Barcelona & Pelser * ''

Melastoma maraiparaiense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma micans'' Gilli * '' Melastoma microlepidotum'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma microphyllum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Naudin * ''

Melastoma minahassae ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Koord. ex Karst.Mey. * ''

Melastoma molkenboerii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Miq. * '' Melastoma molle'' Wall. ex Cogn. * '' Melastoma muticum'' Ridl. * '' Melastoma oreophilum'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma oresbium ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma orientale ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Guillaumin * ''

Melastoma ovalifolium ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma paleaceum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Naudin * '' Melastoma palungense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma patulisetum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to ...

'' Ohwi * ''

Melastoma pellegrinianum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' (H.Boissieu) Karst.Mey. * ''

Melastoma penicillatum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Naudin * ''

Melastoma pentapetalum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to s ...

'' (Toyoda) T.Yamaz. & Toyoda * ''

Melastoma picklesii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma porphyraeum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Zipp. ex Blume * '' Melastoma postarii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma praetermissum'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma pubescens ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma pulongtauense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma robustum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma roemeri ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Mansf. * ''

Melastoma runiae ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma sabahense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Karst.Mey. * ''

Melastoma saigonense ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' (Kuntze) Merr. * ''

Melastoma sanguineum ''Melastoma sanguineum'' is called red melastome or fox-tongued melastoma in English. They are erect shrubs or small slender trees with medium-sized violet-pink colored flowers with 6 petals that have made them attractive for cultivation. The lea ...

'' Sims - fox-tongued melastoma, blood-red melastoma, red melastome * '' Melastoma sarawakense'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma scaberrimum'' (Hayata) Yuen P.Yang & H.Y.Liu * '' Melastoma septemnervium'' Lour. * ''

Melastoma sibatii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma suave ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma subalbidum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to s ...

'' Merr. * ''

Melastoma subgrande ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Hochr. * '' Melastoma sugaui'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma sumatranum'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma sylvaticum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to s ...

'' Blume * '' Melastoma tanjiewhoei'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma tetramerum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Hayata * ''

Melastoma toppingii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Merr. * '' Melastoma trachycaulon'' Miq. * ''

Melastoma trachyphyllum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Backer ex Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma trungii'' Pócs & Tiep * '' Melastoma ultramaficum'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma velutinosum ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Ridl. * ''

Melastoma vile ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma vulcanicum'' Ridl. * ''

Melastoma yahudii ''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according t ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma yiianthum'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma zollingeri'' Naudin

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2464325 Melastomataceae genera Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume