| Family | Melastomataceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Batge; Bakhe |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Habitat | Mossy forest |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: shoots can be miced with boiled meat to control hypertension, decocted leaves are used to treat dysentery and fever; OTHERS: fruits are used as food for birds; |
| Collected from | Ahin, Tinoc, Ifugao, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Teodora D. Balangcod, A. Suyam |
