Plants of the Eastern Caribbean

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Common Names: bois mele, Mele

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Mouriri domingensis (Tussac) Spach

Family: Melastomataceae

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PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

Growth Habit(s): tree or tree-like

Leaf Arrangement: Opposite

Leaf Type: Simple

Flower Colours: pink, white

DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

General Distribution: Greater Caribbean

Found in the Lesser Antilles in Antigua, Guadeloupe

Status: Native

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Urban (1895) Botanische Jahrbücher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 19 : 672.