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Melastoma

Melastoma

9.9
A shrub from Asia with leathery leaves, purple flowers and edible black berries
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The garden featured a beautiful Melastoma shrub with vibrant purple flowers.

Examples

  • Wild Melastoma berries are sometimes collected and eaten in parts of Southeast Asia.

  • The Melastoma plant thrives in tropical climates.

  • Botanists studied the leaf structure of Melastoma to better classify the Melastomataceae family.

  • I saw a beautiful Melastoma during my hike.

  • The garden featured a beautiful Melastoma shrub with vibrant purple flowers.

  • Wild Melastoma berries are sometimes collected and eaten in parts of Southeast Asia.

  • The Melastoma plant thrives in tropical climates.

Compounds

Melastoma malabathricum
  • Specialized
9.9

A spreading evergreen shrub with large purple flowers from India and Southeast Asia

Surface Forms

Melastoma singular
Melastomas plural

Etymology

The word Melastoma comes from the Greek parts melas 'black' and stoma 'mouth'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture the shrub's dark flower center or its black berries, which make the name fit the plant.