| Family | Melastomataceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Malatungaw |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Habitat | Rainforest |
| Special Notes | Stipules absent, leaves opposite, simple, densely hairy, lower surface whitish-yellow |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used for medicinal purposes; |
| Collected from | Ifugao-Mountain Province Border, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Lemuel Kenneth Arrieta Aprecio |
