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5659.020 Melastomastrum
Fernandes, R. & A. (1978) Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or shrubs with 4-gonous branches. Leaves petiolate, opposite, entire. Flowers 5-merous, subsessile, in terminal many-flowered heads surrounded by persistent bracts at the apices of the branches or in l–2(3)-flowered terminal cymes or flowers axillary and solitary. Receptacle glabrous or setose at the base or on the upper half (the bristles not in rings) or covered everywhere by stellate or palmate bristles. Sepals persistent; petals obovate, mauve, purple or violet. Fruit a capsule 5-valved. Seeds cochleate. Worldwide: Six species in tropical Africa. Caprivi: 1 taxon. |
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Flora of Botswana: MelastomastrumFlora of Burundi: Melastomastrum
Flora of Zambia: Melastomastrum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Melastomastrum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): MelastomastrumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Melastomastrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Melastomastrum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Melastomastrum
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iNaturalist: Melastomastrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Melastomastrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Melastomastrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Melastomastrum
Plants of the World Online: Melastomastrum
Tropicos: Melastomastrum
Wikipedia: Melastomastrum
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