''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s ...
. It has over 100 species distributed around
Southeast Asia
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,
India
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, north to
Japan, south to
Australia 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.]Hawaii
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and other areas.
Species
, '' Plants of the World Online'' (PoWO) accepted the following species.[ An additional species, '' Melastoma malabituin'', was described in 2020.]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 ...
'' Bakh.f.
* '' Melastoma aureum'' Bakh.f.
* '' Melastoma barioense'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma bauchei'' Guillaumin
* '' Melastoma beccarianum'' Cogn.
* '' Melastoma bensonii'' 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 s ...
'' 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'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma culionense'' Merr.
* '' Melastoma curvisepalum'' Bakh.f.
* '' Melastoma cyanoides'' 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'' Bakh.f.
* '' Melastoma godeffroyi'' Reinecke
* '' Melastoma griffithianum'' Masters
* '' Melastoma hansenii'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma harmsianum'' Lauterb.
* '' Melastoma horridum'' Bakh.f.
* '' Melastoma iliasii'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma imbricatum'' Wall. ex Triana - senduduk Putih, senggani putih
* '' Melastoma impressinervium'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma incisum'' K.M.Wong
* ''Melastoma'' × ''intermedium'' Dunn
* '' Melastoma jenkinsii'' Masters
* '' Melastoma joffrei'' K.M.Wong & Y.W.Low
* '' Melastoma kahayanense'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma kemamanense'' L.Neo & K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma klossii'' Baker f.
* '' Melastoma koordersii'' Bakh.f.
* '' Melastoma kostermansii'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma kuchingense'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma kudoi'' Sasaki
* '' Melastoma lanuginosum'' Blume
* '' Melastoma linusii'' K.M.Wong
* '' Melastoma longiramense'' 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
* '' Melastoma malabituin'' J.Agcaoili, Barcelona & Pelser
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