Melastoma malabathricum
speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Melastoma malabathricum's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation11 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility4 891 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI22 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Melastoma malabathricum, known also as Malabar melastome, Indian rhododendron, Singapore rhododendron, planter's rhododendron and senduduk, is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. This plant is native to Indomalaya, Japan and Australia, and is usually found between 100 and 2,800 m on grasslands and sparse forests.Melastoma malabathricum - Flora of China It has been used as a medicinal plant in certain parts of the world,Melastoma malabathricum Ethnomedicinal Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Pharmacological Properties but has been declared a noxious weed in the United States. M. malabathricum is a known hyperaccumulator of aluminium, and as such can be used for phytoremediation.Distribution and chemical speciation of aluminum in the Al accumulator plant, Melastoma malabathricum L. By Toshihiro Watanabe, Mitsuru Osaki, Teruhiko Yoshihara and Toshiaki Tadano. In journal “Plant and Soil”. Ed. Springer Netherlands, Volume 201, Number 2 / April, 1998. pp. 165-173. ISSN 0032-079X (Print) 1573-5036 (Online). DOI 10.1023/A:1004341415878.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology18
Life cycle & reproduction6
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment12
Physiology & chemistry8
Other traits2
Compounds documented for Melastoma malabathricum across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds39 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (14R,15R,19R)-14-[(10R,11R)-3,4,5,11,17,18,19-heptahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-10-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,19-heptahydroxy-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaene-12,17-dione | present | LOTUS | |
| 1,2,4,6-Tetra-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose | present | LOTUS | |
| 1,4,6-Tri-O-Galloyl-Beta-D-Glucose | present | LOTUS | |
| 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-2-[[3,4,5,21,22-pentahydroxy-8,17-dioxo-11-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-13-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxymethyl]-14-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-[[7,8,9,12,13,28,29,30,33,34,35-undecahydroxy-4,17,25,38-tetraoxo-20-(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy-3,18,21,24,39-pentaoxaheptacyclo[20.17.0.02,19.05,10.011,16.026,31.032,37]nonatriaconta-5,7,9,11,13,15,26,28,30,32,34,36-dodecaen-14-yl]oxy]benzoyl]oxy-9,12,16-trioxatetracyclo[16.4.0.02,7.010,15]docosa-1(22),2,4,6,18,20-hexaen-20-yl]oxy]benzoic acid | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-Methylellagic acid | present | LOTUS | |
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(14R,15R,19R)-2,3,4,7,8,9,19-heptahydroxy-12,17-dioxo-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaen-14-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(14R,15S,19R)-19-[(2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-6-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9-hexahydroxy-12,17-dioxo-13,16-dioxatetracyclo[13.3.1.05,18.06,11]nonadeca-1,3,5(18),6,8,10-hexaen-14-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(1S,6R,7R,13S,14S,15R,27R)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-6,11,20,21,22,25-hexahydroxy-17,26,28-trioxo-2,8,16,29-tetraoxaheptacyclo[12.12.3.01,13.03,12.04,9.018,23.024,27]nonacosa-3(12),4(9),10,18,20,22,24-heptaen-15-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(1S,6S,7S,13R,14S,15R,27S)-7-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-6,11,20,21,22,25-hexahydroxy-17,26,28-trioxo-2,8,16,29-tetraoxaheptacyclo[12.12.3.01,13.03,12.04,9.018,23.024,27]nonacosa-3(12),4(9),10,18,20,22,24-heptaen-15-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(10R,11R)-10-[(1S,8R,9R,13S,14S,15R,27R)-9-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,8,20,21,22,25-hexahydroxy-17,26,28-trioxo-2,10,16,29-tetraoxaheptacyclo[12.12.3.01,13.03,12.06,11.018,23.024,27]nonacosa-3(12),4,6(11),18,20,22,24-heptaen-15-yl]-3,4,5,17,18,19-hexahydroxy-8,14-dioxo-9,13-dioxatricyclo[13.4.0.02,7]nonadeca-1(19),2,4,6,15,17-hexaen-11-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | present | LOTUS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Melastoma malabathricum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Melastoma malabathricum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 281×CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants
2n 561×CCDB · book-fedorov
n 124×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
n 102×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type4 891 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions40 of 58 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Beijing, CN | 286 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 223 |
| Saint Louis, US | 56 |
| CASlocation not on record | 40 |
| Université de Strasbourglocation not on record | 28 |
| Bronx, US | 25 |
| Kunming, CN | 24 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 23 |
| Baroda, IN | 20 |
| Kew, GB | 18 |
| Kagoshima, JP | 17 |
| Honolulu, US | 16 |
| Stockholm, SE | 13 |
| Taipei, TW | 11 |
| Fort Worth, US | 11 |
| Durban, ZA | 10 |
| Smithfield, AU | 9 |
| Xiamen, CN | 9 |
| Pondicherry, IN | 8 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 7 |
| Brisbane, AU | 6 |
| University of Santo Tomas Herbariumlocation not on record | 5 |
| Davis, US | 5 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 4 |
| Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan Universitylocation not on record | 4 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 4 |
| Seychelles National Herbariumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Zürich, CH | 3 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 3 |
| Taipei, TW | 3 |
| Tampa, US | 3 |
| Guilin, CN | 3 |
| LDlocation not on record | 3 |
| Auckland, NZ | 3 |
| Dehra Dun, IN | 3 |
| Cibinong Science Center, Herbarium Bogorienselocation not on record | 3 |
| Adelaide, AU | 3 |
| EL PASO, US | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| La Trobe Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Paris, FR | 2 |
| Palmerston, AU | 1 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| HAWlocation not on record | 1 |
| NGCPR01729location not on record | 1 |
| Moscow, US | 1 |
| Canberra, AU | 1 |
| Monastir, TN | 1 |
| University of the Sunshine Coastlocation not on record | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Durham, US | 1 |
| Madrid, ES | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| Cincinnati, US | 1 |
| Logan, US | 1 |
| Boise, US | 1 |
Where the DNA of Melastoma malabathricum was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.