Melastoma sanguineum

Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Melastoma
Species: Melastoma sanguineum
Varieties: M. s. var. laevifolium – M. s. var. ranauense – M. s. var. sanguineum

Name

Melastoma sanguineum Sims, 1821

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical ^* Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand ^* Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam ^* Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan Introduced into: ºHawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sims, J. 1820–1821. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. XLVIII pp. 2189–2272. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. : 48: t. 2241.

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Melastoma sanguineum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Melastoma sanguineum. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Melastoma sanguineum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Melastoma sanguineum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melastoma sanguineum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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