Belavaka / Blue Mist
Memecylon angustifolium
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering
- April-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon angustifolium
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along stream banks of Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Attunjarei, Vellaikaya, Vellaikkaya
- Kannada
- ಬೆಲವಕ Belavaka, ಬೆಳವನಕಾನ Belavanakaana, Belavakana
- Malayalam
- Aattukanala, ആറ്റുകനല
About Belavaka
Blue Mist (Memecylon angustifolium) is a shrub belonging to the Melastomataceae family (Melastome family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is typically found in along stream banks of evergreen forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-May.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Belavaka belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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