Melastoma malabathricum L. belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Melastoma malabathricum, D. Boufford 44148--China. Yunnan. Along G213. 4 May 2018. DSC02084 (170).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Melastoma
Specific Epithet
malabathricum
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#305,006 of 335,497
Top 91%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
China, Yunnan, Jinghong Xian.
22.437778, 101.020278
Location Remarks
Jinghong-shi. Xishuangbanna Daizuzi-Zhizhou; northeast of Dadugang-Xiang and between Dadugang-Xiang and Puwen-zhen along route G213. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with mixed Fagaceae (Castanopsis and Lithocarpus) and Lauraceae with Engelhardtia and several genera of Fabaceae. 965-1200 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Han Huang, Zhuo Zhou
Notes
Shrub 2 m.
Location
Malaysia, Sabah
5.320222, 115.660917
Location Remarks
Sepilok Forest Reserve. Bird Trail. Mixed dipterocarp forest. 33 m elev.
Collectors
Sven Buerki, Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Miun, J. Jumian, Nur Adillah binti Mohd
Notes
Shrub 2 m.
