FLORA OF VIETNAM
Melastomataceae
Melastoma sp.

Vietnam, Thua Thien – Hue Prov., A Luoi Distr., A Roang Municipality, Tra Lenh Forestry Department station, around point 16°04′38′'N, 107°29′10′'E.

Primary closed evergreen broad-leaved forest on very steep mountain slopes composed with shale and granite at elevation 700-800 m a.s.l.

Shrub 1-1.5 m tall in open place. Flowers white. Common in open secondary communities, particularly along road.

HAL 7223 20 April 2005.

Collectors: L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, J.Regalado, T.V.Thao, N.T.Vinh.