Melastoma denticulatum

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Melastoma denticulatum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Myrtales
Family:  | Melastomataceae
Genus:  | Melastoma
Species:  |

M. denticulatum

Binomial name
Melastoma denticulatum

Labill.[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Melastoma taitense DC.
* Naudin Melastoma vitiense

Melastoma denticulatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native from the Solomon Islands to the south Pacific.[1]

## Taxonomy

Melastoma denticulatum was first described by Jacques Labillardière in 1825.[2] Its acceptance as a distinct species has varied. It is accepted by Plants of the World Online, (As of November 2020).[1] It has also been treated as a synonym of Melastoma malabathricum and Melastoma affine, and also as misapplied to Melastoma affine.[3]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Melastoma denticulatum Labill.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:570752-1, retrieved 2020-11-03
2. ↑ "Melastoma denticulatum Labill.", The International Plant Names Index, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=570752-1, retrieved 2020-11-03
3. ↑ Melastoma denticulatum Labill., https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/196823, retrieved 2020-11-03

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