THAILAND NATURE PROJECT
THAILAND NATURE PROJECT
  • Animals
    • Insects of Thailand >
      • Coleoptera - Beetles
      • Hemiptera - True Bugs
      • Lepidoptera - Butterflies
      • Lepidoptera - Moths
      • Odonata - Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • Hymenoptera - Bees, Wasps & Ants
      • Mantodea - Mantids
      • Phasmatodea - Stick Insects
      • Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
      • Blattodea - Cockroaches
      • Diptera and other Fly families
    • Arachnids of Thailand >
      • Araneae - Spiders
      • Scorpiones - Scorpions
      • Opiliones - Harvestmen
      • Thelyphonida - Whip Scorpions
    • Other Arthropods
    • Reptiles of Thailand
    • Amphibians of Thailand
    • Birds of Thailand
    • Marine Fish of Thailand
    • Mammals of Thailand
  • Plants
    • Plants of Thailand >
      • Angiosperms - Flowering Plants
      • Pteridophytes - Ferns and Fern Allies
    • Plant Families - English - Thai - Chinese names
  • Fungi & Lichen
    • Fungi of Thailand
    • Lichen of Thailand
  • Contact
  • Animals
    • Insects of Thailand >
      • Coleoptera - Beetles
      • Hemiptera - True Bugs
      • Lepidoptera - Butterflies
      • Lepidoptera - Moths
      • Odonata - Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • Hymenoptera - Bees, Wasps & Ants
      • Mantodea - Mantids
      • Phasmatodea - Stick Insects
      • Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
      • Blattodea - Cockroaches
      • Diptera and other Fly families
    • Arachnids of Thailand >
      • Araneae - Spiders
      • Scorpiones - Scorpions
      • Opiliones - Harvestmen
      • Thelyphonida - Whip Scorpions
    • Other Arthropods
    • Reptiles of Thailand
    • Amphibians of Thailand
    • Birds of Thailand
    • Marine Fish of Thailand
    • Mammals of Thailand
  • Plants
    • Plants of Thailand >
      • Angiosperms - Flowering Plants
      • Pteridophytes - Ferns and Fern Allies
    • Plant Families - English - Thai - Chinese names
  • Fungi & Lichen
    • Fungi of Thailand
    • Lichen of Thailand
  • Contact
Melastoma malabathricum.jpg

Melastoma malabathricum  L.

Straits Rhododendron, Malabar Melastome, Indian Rhododendron, Singapore Rhododendron

Plants > Angiosperms > ​Melastomataceae > ​Melastoma malabathricum

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: ​Melastomataceae
Genus: Melastoma
Species: malabathricum


  • Common names: ​Straits Rhododendron, Malabar Melastome, Indian Rhododendron, Singapore Rhododendron
  • Thai names: โคลงเคลง
  • Chinese names: 野牡丹 ye mu dan
  • Distribution: Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Pacific islands
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge), Chiang Mai (Doi Pha Hom Pok N.P.), Trat (Bo Rai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
Melastoma malabathricum image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Melastoma malabathricum from Thailand.
Melastoma malabathricum.jpg
Melastoma malabathricum Bo Rai Trat June
Melastoma malabathricum.jpg
Melastoma malabathricum Bo Rai Trat June
Melastoma malabathricum.jpg
Melastoma malabathricum L. Phu Kieow Wildlife Refuge Chaiyaphum August
Melastoma malabathricum flower and leaves.jpg
Melastoma malabathricum, Doi Pha Hom Pok N.P. Chiang Mai, March 2018
Melastoma malabathricum flowers.jpg
Melastoma malabathricum, Doi Pha Hom Pok N.P. Chiang Mai, March 2018

References: 
​The Plant List
BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

​Main Pages

Insects of Thailand
Arachnids of Thailand
Other Arthropods of Thailand
Birds of Thailand
Reptiles of Thailand
Amphibians of Thailand
Marine Fish of Thailand
Mammals of Thailand
Plants of Thailand
Fungi of Thailand
Lichen of Thailand


©  2022 Thailand Nature Project - All Rights Reserved
No part of this website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of the author.