Melastomastrum capitatum
A species in the Melastomataceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Melastomastrum
- Species
- Melastomastrum capitatum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1954
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melastomastrum capitatum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
11 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dissotis capitataName author: (Vahl) Hook.f.
- Dissotis erectaName author: (Guill. & Perr.) Dandy
- Heterotis capitataName author: (Vahl) Benth.
- Heterotis vogeliiName author: Benth.
- Melastoma capitataName author: Vahl
- Melastoma capitatumName author: Vahl
- Melastomastrum capitatum var. capitatumName author: Not supplied
- Melastomastrum capitatum var. silvaticumName author: Jacq.-Fél.
- Melastomastrum erectumName author: (Guill. & Perr.) Naudin
- Tristemma capitatumName author: (Vahl) Triana
- Tristemma erectumName author: Guill. & Perr.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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