Melastoma cyanoides

Melastoma cyanoides, commonly known as bush strawberry, is a species of plants in the family Melastomataceae native to parts of Indo-China, Malesia, New Guinea and the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub to about tall with white flowers and red, spiky-looking fruit. It grows in and on the margins of rainforest; in Australia is occurs from sea level up to about. The species was first described by botanist James Edward Smith in 1819, based on a collection from Ambon in Indonesia.

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act., it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.