Melastoma sanguineum
Red Melastome
Also known as: Melastoma balinense Bakh.fil. +16 more
- Melastoma balinense Bakh.fil.
- Melastoma bancanum Bakh.fil.
- Melastoma curvisepalum var. crinitum Bakh.f.
- Melastoma decemfidum Roxb.
- Melastoma decemfidum Roxb. ex Jack
- Melastoma dendrisetosum C.Chen
- Melastoma erectum Jack
- Melastoma gaudichaudeanum Naudin
- Melastoma gaudichaudianum Naudin
- Melastoma malabatricum Blanco
- Melastoma muricatum Hunter ex Ridl.
- Melastoma muricatum W.Hunter
- Melastoma porphyreum Zipp. ex Blume
- Melastoma pulcherrimum Korth.
- Melastoma sanguineum var. latisepalum C.Chen
- Melastoma schizocarpum Ridl.
- Melastoma teysmannii Miq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Melastomataceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Melastoma sanguineum (commonly known as Red melastome) is a shrub belonging to the Melastomataceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms