| Name | Melastoma bensonii Merrill |
| Authorship | Merrill |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Melastoma |
| Citation | 1910 Philipp. J. Sci., C. 5: 367 |
| Holdings | 10 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Melastoma bensonii Merrill |
| Identification made in | [no date] (10) |