Rediscovery of Melastoma imbricatum Wallich ex Triana in Bangladesh

Abstract

Melastoma imbricatum Wallich ex Triana (Melastomaceae) has been rediscovered after one hundred forty years from Hooker's report. This species was collected from South-east corner of Champaknagar village (near Indian border); Chhagalnaiya Upazila of Feni district under Chittagong division, Bangladesh on 02/06/2019. The paper is the outcome of the project entitled “Ethno-medicinal plant survey for the management of Cardiovascular diseases in Bangladesh” undertaken in the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.