FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Ta Dung Nature Reserve
Melastomataceae
Melastoma saigonensis

Vietnam, Dak Nong Prov., Dak Glong Distr., Dak Plao Municipality, steep mountain slopes of Ta Dung mountain system at elevation about 600-650 m a.s.l. around point 11°52′14″N 107°59′34″E.

Open secondary shrubs with bamboo on hill slopes.

Undershrub 0.5-1 m tall. Flowers purple. Very common.

HLF 5581 9 November 2005.

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