| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Scientific name | Melastoma sanguineum Sims |
| Synonyms | Melastoma decemfidum Roxburgh ex Jack; Melastoma dendrisetosum C. Chen |
| Common name | (English common name) none |
| (Japanese common name) mukuge-nobotan (ムクゲノボタン, 槿野牡丹 [meaning: mukuge like nobotan (mukue = Hibiscus syriacus: nobotan = Melastoma plants)] | |
| Distribution | China, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, India |
| Reference | Melastoma sanguineum Sims |
| Melastoma sanguineum Sims | |
| Agent for Hair Growth (United States Patent Application 20090104295) |
| October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |