Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum is a species in the Melastoma genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Melastomataceae . This species is found in Andaman Is., Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia.