FLORA OF VIETNAM
Plants of Lo Go Xa Mat NP
Melastomataceae
Melastoma sp.

Vietnam, Tay Ninh Prov., Tan Bien Distr., Tan Binh Municipality, Ta Not FP Station, around point 11°38′41”N 105°53′44”E.

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

Shrub 1.5-2.5 m tall. Flowers purple. Occasional.

HLF 7662 25 December 2008

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