Labillardière, J.J.H. de (October 1825), Sertum austro-caledonicum: 65, t. 64 [tax. nov.]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 293 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma malabathricum L. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 252 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 487 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Melastomataceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 219 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate

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

misapplied to: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 487

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

misapplied to: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate by Labillardière, J.J.H. de (October 1825), Sertum austro-caledonicum: 65, t. 64

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: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Melastoma affine D.Don legitimate by Beadle, N.C.W. (1976), Student's Flora of North Eastern New South Wales 3: 487

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