Lasiandra family : MELASTOMATACEAE (ROSIDAE) of Australia

Flower Families

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@outlook.com) & Christine Ashe

Plant Classes

Centradenia grandifolia Sea of Flowers Photo: courtesy of Kell Nielsen, Gold Coast, April 2007

Medinilla myriantha Malaysian Orchid RBG Sydney, January 2012

Tibouchina granulosa Purple Glory Flower Budgewoi, February 2008

Tibouchina heteromalla Silver Leafed Princess Flower Wyee, January 2007

Tibouchina lepidota Andean Princess Flower Wyee, May 2007

Tibouchina urvilleana Princess Flower Sydney, November 2006

Some species of Lepidoptera in Australia, the caterpillars of which attack plants in MELASTOMATACEAE are

Gnathothlibus australiensis

Gnathothlibus eras

Macroglossum joannisi

Comostola laesaria

Lasiolopha saturata

Ategumia adipalis

Manoba brunellus

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 4 January 2013, 15 December 2017, 10 June 2019, 5 April 2020)