Melastoma malabathricum, D. Boufford 44148--China. Yunnan. Along G213. 4 May 2018. DSC02084 (170).JPG
Melastoma malabathricum L. belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Melastoma
Specific Epithet
malabathricum
Authorship
L.
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.
