via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > M <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/m> > *Melastoma malabathricum* L. ... *family*: Melastomataceae *a.k.a.* Melastomaceae
[image: Melastoma malabathricum L.] <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600668674%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNF5qJVapy-ide_vg4CEH27rSULxVQ> [image: Flowers of India] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FMalabar%2520Melastome.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHW19-eKHTCLahspE3JQF2EyWMeDg>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia] <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Melastoma%20malabathricum>[image: more views in flickr] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DMelastomamalabathricum%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE7EZFZ4dxI4O7eqgmsXmubsIWp_w>[image: more views on Google Earth] <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DMelastomamalabathricum%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFiDcdj78tZn_nDG7LVr2Rat967VA> *mel-LAS-toh-muh* -- from the Greek *melas* (black) and *stoma* (mouth) ... Dave's Botanary <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DMelastoma&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG-35n8dXui86nl_WU2_L7irbZAXA> *mal-uh-BATH-ree-kum* -- of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India ... Dave's Botanary <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dmalabathricum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFtxpIqUp0EgUyUxYznm4-jMISDig> *commonly known as*: Indian rhododendron <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-rhododendron>, Malabar melastome <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malabar-melastome> • *Assamese*: ফুটকলা phutkala <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/phutakala-phutkala>, ফুটুকা phutuka <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/phutuka-phutuka> • *Bengali*: ফুটুকী phutuki <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/phutuki-phutuki> • *Garo*: bol khakhu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/garo/bol-khakhu>, khakhuchi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/garo/khakhuchi> • *Kannada*: ಅಂಕೇರ್ಕಿ ankerki <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/ankerki-ankerki>, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ dodda nekkare <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/dodda-nekkare-dodda-nekkare>, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರಿಕ dodda nekkarika <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/dodda-nekkarika-dodda-nekkarika>, ಕಿಂಕೆರಿಕ kinkerika <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kinkerika-kinkerika> • *Konkani*: नाकेरी nakeri <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/nakeri-nakeri> • *Lepcha*: tungbram <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/lepcha/tungbram> • *Malayalam*: അതിരാണി athirani <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/ceriya-atirani-puv-cheriya-atirani-poovu>, കദളി kadali <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kadali-kadali>, തോട്ടുകാര tottukara <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/teattukara-tottukara> • *Manipuri*: বোবূচুন্মৈ bobuchunmei <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/bobucunmai-bobuchunmei>, ৰোঙমৈ rongmei <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/raonamai-rongmei> • *Marathi*: लाकेरी lakeri <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/lakeri-lakeri>, पालोरे palore <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/palore-palore>, रिंधा rindha <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/rindha-rindha> • *Mizo*: bui-lu-kham <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/bui-lu-kham> • *Nepali*: आङ्गेरी angeri <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/angeri-angeri>, चुलेसी chulesi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/culesi-chulesi> • *Odia*: builukham <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/builukham>, ଗଙ୍ଗେଇ gongoi <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/gange-i-gongoi>, koroti <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/koroti> • *Sanskrit*: तिनीशः tinisah <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/tinisah-tinisah> • *Tamil*: கடலை katalai <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/katalai-katalai> • *Telugu*: నెక్కరి nekkare <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/nekkari-nekkare>, నెక్కరిసెల్య nekkaresaelya <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/nekkariselya-nekkaresaelya>, పాతుడు pathudu <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/pathudu> • *Tulu*: ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/nekkare-nekkare> *botanical name*: *Melastoma malabathricum* L. ... *synonyms*: *Melastoma malabathricum* subsp. *malabathricum* • *Melastoma malabathricum* var. *normale* (D. Don) R.C. Srivast. ... status at *The Plants List* (2013). Version 1.1. <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theplantlist.org%2Ftpl1.1%2Frecord%2Ftro-20302081&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEc33WQu-1WFuSEq_bf2cyMgVVE-w> April 3, 2011 ... Bajpe, near Managalore Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
