Synonyms: Chaenanthera mucronata (homotypic); Charianthus berteroanus (homotypic); Charianthus corymbosus; Charianthus corymbosus var. corymbosus; Charianthus corymbosus var. diffusus (homotypic); Charianthus corymbosus var. glaberrimus; Charianthus corymbosus var. grandiflorus (homotypic); Charianthus corymbosus var. latifolius; Charianthus corymbosus var. longifolius; Charianthus corymbosus var. typicus; Charianthus glaberrimus; Charianthus longifolius; Melastoma berterianum (homotypic); Melastoma berteroanum (homotypic); Melastoma corymbosa; Melastoma corymbosum (heterotypic); Melastoma martinicense; Melastoma splendens (heterotypic); Miconia holosericea var. mucronata