Pan India Bouquets

Melastoma normale D.Don

Family : Melastomataceae
(Melastoma Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
Basionym : Melastoma normale D.Don
Synonym(s) : Melastoma malabathricum var. normale (D.Don) R.C.Srivast.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melastoma malabathricum subsp. normale (D.Don) Karst.Mey.
Common name : Himalayan Melastome
Vernacular name : Phuuki, Phutkala (Assamese); Nura Khudonglei (Manipuri); Bobuchunmei (Rongmei); Yachubi (Tangkhul); Angeree, Chulesee (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Open slopes, shrubberies,watselands
Key identification features : Calyx densely feathery-haired, with long lanceolate lobes; petals 5, stamens 5 long curved, 5 short
Flower, Fruit : March-June
Distribution :
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
Native : Tropical & Subtropical Asia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Andaman Is., Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 146
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Melastoma normale. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.