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This name record (from Tropicos) is not included in version 1.1 of The Plant List. It is possible the same name is included from a different data source, to check this you can search for Melastoma capillaris in version 1.1 of The Plant List.
This name is a synonym of Ossaea capillaris .
The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 20302578
) with original publication details: Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 4: 308 308 1823.