⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.
This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-20305183, with some changes.
This name is a synonym of Melastoma sanguineum var. sanguineum .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 20305183
) with original publication details: Fl. Ind., ed. 1820 2: 406 406 1824.