Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Myrtales (80)
Family: Melastomataceae (17)(family description)
Genus: Melastomastrum (1)
Epithet: capitatum (Vahl) A. Fern. & R. Fern. (3)
capitatum => head-shaped, as ahead of composite bloom