The Families of Flowering Plants L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz Melastomataceae Juss. Excluding Memecylaceae Habit and leaf form . Herbs, or shrubs, or trees, or lianas.
Leaves exstipulate .
Lamina margins entire, or serrate. Leaves without a persistent basal meristem. General anatomy . Plants with 'crystal sand', or without 'crystal sand'. Leaf anatomy .