genus Melastoma

genus Melastoma
noun
type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
Syn: ↑Melastoma
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

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  • Melastoma — M. candidum Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Melastoma affine — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia

  • Melastoma — ID 52658 Symbol Key MELAS Common Name melastoma Family Melastomataceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Melastoma malabathricum — ID 52660 Symbol Key MEMA Common Name Malabar melastome Family Melastomataceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Melastoma — noun type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries • Syn: ↑genus Melastoma • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Melastomataceae, ↑family… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Melastoma candidum — ID 52659 Symbol Key MECA9 Common Name Asian melastome Family Melastomataceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Melastoma malabathricum var. mariannum — ID 52661 Symbol Key MEMAM2 Common Name N/A Family Melastomataceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Melastoma sanguineum — ID 52662 Symbol Key MESA3 Common Name red melastome Family Melastomataceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution HI Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Duratio …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Melastoma — Me*las to*ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me las black + sto ma mouth.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rosid dicot genus — noun a genus of dicotyledonous plants • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Connarus, ↑genus Connarus, ↑Arachis, ↑genus Arachis, ↑Brya, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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