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Thanks for the ID, craig!

Thanks, alice and nath! Maybe someone out there will be able to tell. :)

Arun, you mean to say, we can't be sure until we check out the root? After all, it could be Curcuma longa, which is quite common here in the Philippines.

Thanks, S Frazier! I've already changed the category.

I'll probably upload the last 4 photos as a different spotting. I'm also convinced they are Melastoma malabathricum, also known as Malatungaw/Malatungao or Supsop here in the Philippines.

Don't you think they're the same specie? I think the 1st photo is a young flower plant of the same kind. It's just about 5-7 inches tall from the ground, growing not far from the last 4 photos.

Arun and dan, thanks for helping me ID this spotting. I added some photos too. The last 4 were from a different plant, but they were all in the same area.

Thanks, Mick!

The 2nd picture is awesome!

Yes, thanks! My mom has a few kinds of 'em in our front yard..