Bailey, F.M. (1912), Botany. Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 28(4): 275 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Kuranda, Dr. F. Hamilton Kenny."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 214 [secondary reference]

Whiffin, T.P. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1990), Melastomataceae. Flora of Australia 18: 248 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Melastoma malabathricum var. nana F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate

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