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Melastoma malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Melastomataceae
Local Name Malatungaw, supsop
Habit Shrub
Habitat Roadside
Special Notes Hairy above and beneath
Ethnobotanical Uses FOOD: fruits and young shoots are edible;
Collected from Bayabas, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) V. Brucela, H. Ortiz, I. Fernandez, I. Inzon, J. Sison

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