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Melastoma?

Melastoma.sp

Notes:

Please help me Id this plant from the Melastomaceae family.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Malabar blackmouth
Melastoma malabathricum


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8 Comments

namitha
namitha 10 years ago

Hi RiveraDiego, thank you very much. But, I am not sure if plants of Tibouchina genus are there in India. Its definitely from the family Melastomaceae.

RiveraDiego
RiveraDiego 10 years ago

namitha tibouchina lepidota ???
nombre vulgar : siete cueros
http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/ICN/?c...

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

Ok Namitha!!!!

namitha
namitha 10 years ago

Hi Dilan, I wouldn't say that .You and Dan are probably right. It's just that I am not sure :)

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 10 years ago

Ok Namitha.If so neglect my suggesion!!!!

namitha
namitha 10 years ago

I am not sure if it is M.malabathricum, the leaves here look broader. Maybe because they are growing in well nourished soil, but not sure.

namitha
namitha 10 years ago

Thank you Dan, there are so many many different species around and I always get confused.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

It may hard to get to the species level, but it looks a bit like Melastoma malabathricum.

namitha
Spotted by
namitha

Kerala, India

Spotted on Nov 17, 2013
Submitted on Nov 19, 2013

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