Melastoma candidum




Family Melastomataceae
Scientific name Melastoma candidum D. Don
Synonyms Melastoma candidum D. Don forma albiflorum J. C. Ou; Melastoma septemnervium Loureiro
Common name (Japanese common name) no-botan [ノボタン, 野牡丹 (meaning: wild Paeonia)]
(English common name) Asian melastome, Indian Rhododendron
Distribution (Japan) Ogasawara Islands, Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-2m tall. Leaves 5-12cm long, hairy. Flowers pink 6-8cm across, 10 stamens, flowering in June to July. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Melastoma candidum D. Don
Melastoma candidum



July 2008
at Okinawa
July 2008
at Okinawa
July 2008
at Okinawa