- Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
(Melastoma Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
- Synonym(s) : Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum Benth.; Melastoma polyanthum Blume
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melastoma malabathricum L.
- Vernacular name :
- Athiatni, Kadali, Kalampotti, Kalathi, Thodukkara (Malayalam)
- Niti danimma
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Stream banks and marshy areas in deciduous forests
- Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
- Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, Sankara Rao
- Collection Date : 27/11/2014
- Collection Nos : HJCB-0232
- Collection Locality : Sadasivakona, Chittoor district (AP)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Kadapa district
- Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district)
- West Bengal : West Bengal
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Cecil J. Saldanha (1996). Flora of Karnatka State vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi.
- Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
- Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 176
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melastoma malabathricum. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.
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