Dear friends, A few pictures of a plant which I think belongs to Melastomataceae family from my garden. Date: 8th and 11th Sep 2011 Location: Trivandrum city Habitat: Urban garden
Plant Habit- Herb, prostrate spreading low along the ground
Leaves are 2-4cm long 1.5cm broad. Simple and opposite. Hairy. Rough to touch. Parallel veins.Exstipulate.
Flowers: Regular. 5 petals. Corolla mauve coloured, 2.5-3cm across. Petiole about 1cm long. 10 stamens. In two sets. Stigma 1.
Branches
are also hairy. Calyx cup shaped covered with spiny hairs. 5 sepals.
Minute seeds in large numbers. Regards, Sandhya
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