''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 ''Melastoma affine'', also known by the common names blue tongue or native lassiandra, is a shrub of the family Melastomataceae. Distributed in tropical and sub-tropical forests of India, South-east Asia and Australia, it is a plant of rainforest ...

'' 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'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma ariffinii ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma ashtonii'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma atrofuscum ''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 aureum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma barioense'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma bauchei'' Guillaumin * ''

Melastoma beccarianum ''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 ...

'' Cogn. * ''

Melastoma bensonii ''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 ...

'' Merr. * ''

Melastoma borijanum ''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 ...

'' Korth. * ''

Melastoma borneense ''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 ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma botryanthum ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma buennemeyeri ''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 ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma bukitrayense ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma celebicum ''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 ...

'' Blume * ''

Melastoma ceramense ''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 ...

'' Naudin * ''

Melastoma chevalieri ''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 ...

'' 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'' Merr. * ''

Melastoma curvisepalum ''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 ...

'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma cyanoides'' Sm. * '' Melastoma decipiens'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma denticulatum ''Melastoma denticulatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native from the Solomon Islands to the south Pacific. Taxonomy ''Melastoma denticulatum'' was first described by Jacques Labillardière in 1825. Its accep ...

'' Labill. * ''

Melastoma dodecandrum ''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 ...

'' Lour. - dì niè (''Chinese'': 地菍) or de rěn (''Chinese'': 地稔) * '' Melastoma eberhardtii'' Guillaumin * '' Melastoma elbertii'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma godeffroyi ''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 ...

'' Reinecke * '' Melastoma griffithianum'' Masters * '' Melastoma hansenii'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma harmsianum ''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 ...

'' 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'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma imbricatum'' Wall. ex Triana - senduduk Putih, senggani putih * '' Melastoma impressinervium'' 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'' 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'' Baker f. * '' Melastoma koordersii'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma kostermansii ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma kuchingense'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma kudoi'' Sasaki * '' Melastoma lanuginosum'' Blume * ''

Melastoma linusii ''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 longiramense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma magnificum ''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 ...

'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma malabathricum ''Melastoma malabathricum'', known also as Malabar melastome, Indian rhododendron, Singapore rhododendron, planter's rhododendron and senduduk, is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. This plant is native to Indomalaya, Japan and Aust ...

'' L. (many synonyms, some recognized as separate species by some sources, including ''

'' D.Don and '' Melastoma septemnervium'' Lour.) - Malabar melastome, Singapore rhododendron, senduduk, senggani * ''

'' J.Agcaoili, Barcelona & Pelser * '' Melastoma maraiparaiense'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma micans ''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 ...

'' Gilli * '' Melastoma microlepidotum'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma microphyllum'' 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'' Miq. * '' Melastoma molle'' Wall. ex Cogn. * ''

Melastoma muticum ''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 oreophilum ''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 ...

'' 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'' Guillaumin * '' Melastoma ovalifolium'' 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 ''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 ...

'' 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'' (H.Boissieu) Karst.Mey. * '' Melastoma penicillatum'' Naudin * '' Melastoma pentapetalum'' (Toyoda) T.Yamaz. & Toyoda * '' Melastoma picklesii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma porphyraeum'' Zipp. ex Blume * ''

Melastoma postarii ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma praetermissum'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma pubescens'' Bakh.f. * ''

Melastoma pulongtauense ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma robustum'' 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'' 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'' (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 ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * ''

Melastoma scaberrimum ''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 ...

'' (Hayata) Yuen P.Yang & H.Y.Liu * '' Melastoma septemnervium'' Lour. * '' Melastoma sibatii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma suave'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma subalbidum'' Merr. * '' Melastoma subgrande'' Hochr. * ''

Melastoma sugaui ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma sumatranum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma sylvaticum'' Blume * ''

Melastoma tanjiewhoei ''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 tetramerum'' 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'' Backer ex Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma trungii'' Pócs & Tiep * ''

Melastoma ultramaficum ''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 ...

'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma velutinosum'' 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 ''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 ...

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

References

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