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Common Beauty This Melastoma malabathricum are very common around my new neighbourhood and they are very popular with the bees, wasps, butterflies and other insects. Flowe,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia,Melastoma,Melastoma malabathricum Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Common Beauty

This Melastoma malabathricum are very common around my new neighbourhood and they are very popular with the bees, wasps, butterflies and other insects.

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The Malabar Melastome

"Melastoma malabathricum" is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. Despite its common names, it does not have any connection to actual rhododendrons, and belongs to the Rosids clade as opposed to the Asterids clade.

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Similar species: Myrtles, Evening Primroses.
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 27, 2018. Captured Aug 26, 2018 08:11.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm