taxonID	8233788
datasetID	7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b
parentNameUsageID	7273204
acceptedNameUsageID	3869816
scientificName	Melastoma mexicanum D.Don
scientificNameAuthorship	D.Don
canonicalName	Melastoma mexicanum
genericName	Melastoma
specificEpithet	mexicanum
taxonRank	species
namePublishedIn	Don, D. (1823). In: Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 290, Nom. Illeg.
taxonomicStatus	synonym
kingdom	Plantae
phylum	Tracheophyta
class	Magnoliopsida
order	Myrtales
family	Melastomataceae
genus	Chaetogastra
DataSource	GBIF Backbone Taxonomy   2023-08-28