Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum Naudin

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1-3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers fruits roots
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum unspecified picture

Distribution

Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cuba, Indonesia, India, Jamaica, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Nepal, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Seychelles, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77178047-1
WFO ID wfo-0001266359
COL ID 5JLMH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 673694
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Synonyms

Melastoma banksii Melastoma baumeanum Melastoma brachyodon Melastoma decemdentatum Melastoma heterostegium Melastoma holmanii Melastoma hombronianum Melastoma homostegium Melastoma lanaense Melastoma macrocarpum Melastoma nabotan Melastoma pusillum Melastoma scabrum Melastoma sechellarum Melastoma setigerum Melastoma tidorense Melastoma tondanense Trembleya rhynanthera Melastoma novae-hollandiae Melastoma anoplanthum Melastoma jackianum Melastoma membranaceum Melastoma nobotan Melastoma obvolutum Melastoma oliganthum Melastoma parvifolium Melastoma royenii Melastoma adpressum Melastoma macrocarpum Melastoma affine Melastoma calycinum Melastoma pinatubense Melastoma articulatum Osbeckia royenii Melastoma ellipticum Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum Melastoma malabathricum var. nanum Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum