Melastomataceae Juss.
Melastoma imbricatum Wall. ex C.B.Clarke , legitimate, scientific
Clarke, C.B. in Hooker, J.D. (May 1879), Melastomataceae. The Flora of British India 2(6): 524 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Wallich 4047 (K), Malaysia, Penang, 1822."
Meyer, K. (2001), Revision of the Southeast Asian genus Melastoma (Melastomataceae). Blumea 46(2): 363, map 5 APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: NT