The Genus Melastoma in Borneo including 31 new species. 2016. illus. 184 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Melastoma is revised for Borneo: 41 species are recognized, of which31 are newly described. Hypanthium indumentum types were used to groupspecies, with penicillate emergences, bristles, scales with entire orsubentire margin, scales dissected into segments, and scales withdenticulate, serrate or ciliolate margins being the main categories.Other useful characters were mainly derived from twig indumentum; leafshape, venation and indumentum; inflorescence form; flower size;hypanthium shape; development and form of intersepalar emergences; andstaminal differentiation. Only Melastoma malabathricum L. occurs outsideof Borneo as a regionally widespread species; the other 40 species areBornean endemics.