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Melastoma Royenii
''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas. Decription At least one species contains sphaeraphides. They were found in abundance in the endophloem and mesophloem, but none occurred in the bark or leaves. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, '' Melastoma malabituin'', was described in 2020. * '' Melastoma aculeolatum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma affine'' D.Don * '' Melastoma ansowii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma apiense'' K.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ludwig Blume
Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796 – 3 February 1862) was a German-Dutch botanist and entomologist who spent most of his professional life in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. As deputy director of agriculture at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Java (1823–1826) and later director of the Rijksherbarium in Leiden, he conducted extensive studies of Southeast Asian flora, publishing numerous influential works including ''Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië'' (1825–1827) and ''Rumphia'' (1835–1849). Together with Philipp Franz von Siebold, Blume co-founded the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Horticulture in the Netherlands in 1842, helping to revitalise the country's reputation as a centre for botanical study and exotic plant cultivation. His scientific contributions were recognised with his election as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1855, and his legacy is commemorated in the botanical jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melastoma Barioense
''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas. Decription At least one species contains sphaeraphides. They were found in abundance in the endophloem and mesophloem, but none occurred in the bark or leaves. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, '' Melastoma malabituin'', was described in 2020. * '' Melastoma aculeolatum'' Bakh.f. * '' Melastoma affine'' D.Don * '' Melastoma ansowii'' K.M.Wong * '' Melastoma apiense'' K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |