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Melastomataceae

Bush strawberry

Melastoma cyanoides Sm.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Melastoma

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Bush strawberry: Melastoma cyanoides flower and foliage
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Common names

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English
Bush strawberry

Synonyms

  • Lachnopodium bracteatum Blume
  • Lachnopodium rubro-limbatum Blume
  • Malabathris cyanoides Raf.
  • Malabathris nigra Raf.
  • Melastoma furcatum Roxb.
  • Melastoma moluccanum Blume
  • Melastoma rubrolimbatum Link & Otto
  • Osbeckia annamica Guillaumin
  • Osbeckia manillana DC.
  • Osbeckia papuana Cogn.
  • Otanthera adpressa Mansf.
  • Otanthera bracteata Korth.
  • Otanthera celebica Blume
  • Otanthera crinita Naudin
  • Otanthera cyanoides Triana
  • Otanthera gracilis Naudin
  • Otanthera lamii Mansf.
  • Otanthera macgregorii Merr.
  • Otanthera manillana Triana
  • Otanthera moluccsma (Blume) Blume
  • Otanthera nicobarensis Teijsm. & Binn.
  • Otanthera novoguineensis Baker f.
  • Otanthera papuana (Cogn.) C.Hansen
  • Otanthera parviflora Merr.
  • Otanthera queenslandica Domin
  • Otanthera rubro-limbata Triana
  • Otanthera setulosa K.Schum.
  • Otanthera strigosa Merr.
  • Otanthera subrostrata Bakh.f.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.