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Melastoma corymbosum, Sims (properly Amphiblemma cymosum, Naudin. Melastoma cymosum, Schrad.). Branches terete, glabrous: lvs. large, petioled, the blade 5-6 in. long, cordate-ovate, short-acuminate, glabrous, 5-7-9-nerved, satiny green, sharply serrulate: fls. bright purple, in rather close terminal branching corymbs; petals oval, paler beneath; calyx-lobes ovate- triangular, ciliate; stamens 10. Upper Guinea. B.M. 904; 5473. L.B.C. 10:984.—To the genus Amphiblemma, Cogniaux admits 5 species. They are herbs or shrubs, of the Sonerila group or subfamily, with isomerous fls.: herbs or small shrubs of W. Trop. Afr., with fls. in simple or branched scorpioid cymes: petals 5; stamens 10, very unequal; ovary 5-celled and hollowed at top: caps, turbinate, 5-valved at top, with minute seeds: lvs. membranaceous, long-petioled, ovate-acuminate, 5-or more-nerved, serrulate.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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|genus=Melastoma
|species=corymbosum
|Min ht metric=cm
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
}}
{{Inc|
Melastoma corymbosum, Sims (properly Amphiblemma cymosum, Naudin. Melastoma cymosum, Schrad.). Branches terete, glabrous: lvs. large, petioled, the blade 5-6 in. long, cordate-ovate, short-acuminate, glabrous, 5-7-9-nerved, satiny green, sharply serrulate: fls. bright purple, in rather close terminal branching corymbs; petals oval, paler beneath; calyx-lobes ovate- triangular, ciliate; stamens 10. Upper Guinea. B.M. 904; 5473. L.B.C. 10:984.—To the genus Amphiblemma, Cogniaux admits 5 species. They are herbs or shrubs, of the Sonerila group or subfamily, with isomerous fls.: herbs or small shrubs of W. Trop. Afr., with fls. in simple or branched scorpioid cymes: petals 5; stamens 10, very unequal; ovary 5-celled and hollowed at top: caps, turbinate, 5-valved at top, with minute seeds: lvs. membranaceous, long-petioled, ovate-acuminate, 5-or more-nerved, serrulate.
}}
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
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