This native shrub
is commonly known as
black-mouth bush.
Melastoma
malabathricum
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Melastomataceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
See Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
