Melastomataceae Juss. ? S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Evergreen close primary forest on SE slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system at 2100 m alt., on the boundary of Kontum and Quangnam-Danang provinces. Shrub up to 2 m high. Flowers pink. Sometimes dominant on SE slope at 1900-2100 m alt. VH 870 22.03.1995 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93)
Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, N. Q. Binh, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, N.X. Tam, G. Yakovlev