Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Melastomastrum (1)
Epithet: capitatum (Vahl) A. Fern. & R. Fern. (3)
capitatum => head-shaped, as ahead of composite bloom