melastoma affine, also known by the common names blue tongue or true lassiandra, is a shrub in the melastomataceae family.

plant flower produce shrub tree leaf branch food fruit evergreen blossom wildflower green herb nature berry deciduous melastoma affine also known common names blue tongue true lassiandra melastomataceae family distributed tropical sub-tropical forests india southeast asia australia rainforest margins bees main pollinator species distr