Don, D. (1823), An illustration of the natural family of plants called Melastomaceae. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society 4: 288 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. ad Freta Sundae dicta (Georgios Staunton, baronettus) in Indiâ Orientali. Roxburgh. ... (v.s. in Herb. Lamb.)"

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 145 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melastoma denticulatum Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Melastomataceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 219-220, Fig. 34D [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melastoma denticulatum Labill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate common name: Blue Tongue [n/a]

Whiffin, T.P. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Melastomataceae. Flora of Australia 18: 248, Figs 61, 86, Map 346 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma novae-hollandiae Naudin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum (Blume) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma malabathricum var. nanum F.M.Bailey legitimate misapplication: Melastoma denticulatum Labill. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 487 misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 133

• APC Comment: Treated as Melastoma malabathricum L. var. malabathricum in NT and Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Melastomataceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 198, pl. 15 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 390 misapplication: Melastoma denticulatum Labill. legitimate by Labillardière, J.J.H. de (October 1825), Sertum austro-caledonicum: 65, t. 64

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Melastomataceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 548-549, Fig. 166A [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 186-187, Fig. 379 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate common name: Native Lasiandra [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 306 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 140, Fig. 44 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 72 [secondary reference]

Meyer, K. (2001), Revision of the Southeast Asian genus Melastoma (Melastomataceae). Blumea 46(2): 364 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma malabathricum L. subsp. malabathricum legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Melastomataceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 232 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate

Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma malabathricum L. subsp. malabathricum legitimate

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 282 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Melastoma polyanthum Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma novae-hollandiae Naudin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum (Blume) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melastoma malabathricum var. nana F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Melastoma malabathricum var. nanum F.M.Bailey legitimate misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xliv misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(30): 161 misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 60 misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. Jnr (1943), A contribution to the knowledge of the Melastomataceae occuring in the Malay Archipelago especially in the Netherlands East Indies: 79-80 misapplication: Melastoma denticulatum Labill. legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 487 misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 133 misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Meyer, K. (2001), Revision of the Southeast Asian genus Melastoma (Melastomataceae). Blumea 46(2): 364 misapplication: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate by Hosking, J.R., Conn, B.J., Lepschi, B.J. & Barker, C.H. (2011), Plant species first recognised as naturalised or naturalising for New South Wales in 2004 and 2005. Cunninghamia 12(1): 98-99

• APC Comment: Treated as Melastoma malabathricum L. subsp. malabathricum in NT and Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

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