e-Flora of Thailand
Volume 7 > Part 3 > Year 2001 > Page 441 > Melastomataceae > Melastoma
3. Melastoma malabathricum L.
Sp. Pl. 1: 390. 1753 ('malabathrica').
Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.
Key to the subspecies
1. Leaves strigose to slightly pilose below; branches covered with scales a. subsp. malabathricum
1. Leaves pilose beneath; branches pilose b. subsp. normale
1. Leaves strigose to slightly pilose below; branches covered with scales a. subsp. malabathricum
1. Leaves pilose beneath; branches pilose b. subsp. normale