FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Melastomataceae
Melastoma saigonense (Kuntze) Merr.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, near Ta Not canal, around point 11°38′19”N 105°51′36”E.

Dry Dipterocarp woodlands and wet grasslands on thin ferralite soils at elevation about 13 m a.s.l.

Shrub to 2 m tall. Flowers purple, anthers yellow. Very common.

HLF 7598 23 December 2008 Photo

Coll. T.H.Thai, Averyanov L., N.T.Hiep, P.K.Loc, P.V.The, Averyanova A., N.T.Vinh.
Grant from Henry Luce Foundation.