Kingdom: Plantae (2505)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2404)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2036)

      Order: Myrtales (71)

        Family: Melastomataceae (15) (family description)

          Genus: Melastomastrum (1)

           Epithet: capitatum (Vahl) A. Fern. & R. Fern. (2)

capitatum => head-shaped, as ahead of composite bloom

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: violet, pink

Check for Melastomastrum capitatum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

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