Are Melastoma and Barringtonia both types of flowers?
Melastoma Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has about 50 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, and Australia. It is undergoing taxonomic revision. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Several have the capacity to become weedy, and have become noxious weeds in Hawaii and other areas.
Barringtonia sarcostachys Barringtonia sarcostachys grows as a tree up to 40 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 cm . The bark is brown, reddish brown, grey, greenish brown or blackish. The fruits are ovoid to roundish, up to 11 cm long. The specific epithet "sarcostachys" is from the Greek meaning "fleshy spike", referring to the inflorescence. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 300 m altitude. "B. sarcostachys" is found in Sumatra and Borneo.