Biology:Melastoma denticulatum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Melastoma denticulatum
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q104841455 entry