FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Bu Gia Map national park
Melastomataceae
Melastoma sp.

Vietnam, Binh Phuoc Prov., Phuoc Long Distr., Bu Gia Map Municipality, near Bu Gia Map national park headquarter, around point 12°05′12″N 107°09′26″E at elev. about 200 m a.s.l.

Dry secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest and shrubs on basalt soils. Undershrub 1-1.5 m tall. Flowers purple-violet, anthers yellow. Very common.

HLF 4721 4 April 2005.

Coll. L.Averyanov, P.K.Loc, N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.