Back Melastomataceae Afrikaans ثغريات سوداء Arabic ثغريات سوداء ARZ Melastomataceae AST Melastomakimilər Azerbaijani Melastomataceae Byelorussian Karamunting BJN দাঁতরাঙ্গা Bengali/Bangla Melastomataceae BS Melastomatàcies Catalan
| Melastomataceae Temporal range:
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| Pleroma semidecandrum, syn. Tibouchina semidecandra, at Strybing Arboretum, San Francisco | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae Juss.[2] |
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| Melastoma | |
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Melastomataceae (/mɛləstoʊmɑːˈteɪsiˌaɪ, -siːˌiː/) is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species.[3][4] Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees.
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