Melastomataceae FAMILY

Melastoma sanguineum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Melastoma sanguineum is an evergreen shrub or small tree usually growing 1.5 - 5 metres tall, but sometimes up to 10 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1031 Title Revision of the Southeast Asian Genus Melastoma (Melastomataceae) Publication Blumea 46 pp 351 - 398 Author Meyer K. Publisher Year 2001 ISBN Description ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local medicinal use, being valued especially as an astringent. It is possibly also used as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatDisturbed forests, along streams and roads, in open places and savannahs; at elevations of up to 2,300 metres[ 1031 Title Revision of the Southeast Asian Genus Melastoma (Melastomataceae) Publication Blumea 46 pp 351 - 398 Author Meyer K. Publisher Year 2001 ISBN Description ].