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Melastoma affine D.Don

Reference
Mem.Wern.Nat.Hist.Soc. 4: 288 (1822)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub or tree, 1-3 m high. Fl. pink-purple/red, May to Sep or Nov. Damp loam, rocky soils. Creek beds.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 December 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.