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Melastoma malabathricum
Indian rhododendron is a common plant found in Baddegana Wetland park. It grows as a medium shrub. The flowers are pink-violet in colour and is 6-8 cm in diameter. Contains two types of stigma. The fruit is a berry, which when ripe breaks irregularly to expose its soft, dark blue pulp and orange seeds as shown in the last picture.
Wetland shady habitat.
Spotted on Apr 1, 2023
Submitted on Apr 1, 2023
![[G] Melastoma](https://lh5.ggpht.com/x_XIjFIPtFgA5iBfg81yeTO7wff9R1dvoHpUG1ZK0AdSz5D9av91jCkOoGhdnczXXO-NOheJ4T2T8FblQi14=s62-c)
![[G] Senduduk, Melastoma](https://lh3.ggpht.com/RISyCfrK5EXyaPtX2d0x4DmmHZNcl6cNMrvv-6TLVTGayyn-77bO_366yE6zcLr6bTTSFFzAnic7n3A20to7=s62-c)
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