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Melastoma

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Me`las´to`ma
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; - so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.
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Noun1.Melastoma - type genus of MelastomataceaeMelastoma - type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
genus Melastoma
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
family Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family, Melastomaceae, Melastomataceae - a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
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Ubi karut Rhizome MELASTOMACEAE Melastoma malabathricum Linn.
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Common shrubs and treelets such as Piper aduncum and Melastoma spp.
Paul J. A. Kessler, editor, Secondary Forest Trees of Kalimantan, ... by Giesen, Wim / Borneo Research Bulletin
laca (D) ~ lasa (S) Nepali ageri Indian rhododendron, Melastoma melabatricum, Lyonia, Lyonia ovalifolia The tree trunk tan be burned as firewood, and the leaves are used to roll local cigarettes made of bajaren.
Ethnobotanical notes on Thangmi plant names and their medicinal and ... by Turin, Mark / Contributions to Nepalese Studies
 
 
 
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