Melastoma/மெலஸ்டோமா

It grows wild on a wide range of soils, from sea-level up to an altitude of 3000 meters. It is an erect, free-flowering shrub that grows to a height of about 3 meters. The plant is branched and has reddish stems that are covered with bristly scales and minute hairs. Its leaves are simple, elliptic-lanceolate with a rounded base, are up to 7 cm long,