Name:		Melastoma L. [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Melastomataceae Juss. [Family] Myrtales [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Melastoma candidum D. Don Melastoma malabathricum Jack Melastoma malabathricum L. Melastoma malabathricum Sims Melastoma napalense Lodd. Melastoma polyanthum Benth. Melastoma sanguineum Pav. ex D. Don Melastoma sanguineum Sims Melastoma yunnanense Hemsl.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (11 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]