What is another word for melastoma?

Pronunciation: [mˌɛlastˈə͡ʊmə] (IPA)

Melastoma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. The term melastoma is often used to refer to other related genera such as Pternandra, Medinilla, Osbeckia, Blakea, and Tibouchina. Although these genera are similar, each has its unique characteristics regarding leaf shape, size, and texture. For example, Blakea is known for its hairy leaves, while Medinilla has large, ornamental flowers. Synonyms for the word melastoma include mountain balm, medinilla, Osbeckia, and Tibouchina. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to describe plants that belong to the Melastomataceae family or those with similar characteristics.

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Usage examples for Melastoma

These nests were composed of a soft cotton-down, which the ants had collected from a species of melastoma, a handsome shrub found growing in these regions; and this down Guapo knew to be the best for blood-stopping.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
The rock of which the hill is composed, is a slag-like ochreous sandstone, covered in most places with a shrubbery of rose-flowered melastoma, and some peculiar plants.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker

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