FLORA OF VIETNAM

Melastomataceae Juss.

Melastoma sp.

S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Open Pinus khasya forest at 1300 m alt.
on S slope of mountain system between Dak Poko and Dak Mek rivers.

Shrub up to 1.5 m high. Flowers pink. Common, sometimes dominante.

VH 968 28.03.1995

International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic
Society (grant No 5094-93)

Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev,
N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, G. Yakovlev