genus Melastoma vs Melastoma

genus Melastoma and Melastoma both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genus Melastoma	Yes	No	No	No
Melastoma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, genus Melastoma and Melastoma are synonyms defined as:

genus Melastoma and Melastoma: type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries

genus Melastoma (noun)	Melastoma (noun)
type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries	type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries