Iron-Wood Tree
Memecylon edule
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- April-July
How to identify Iron-Wood Tree
Identify Iron-Wood Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hard iron-like wood (ironwood tree).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Iron-Wood Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon edule
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Iron-Wood Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- பூவை, காயா
- Kannada
- ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಕೊಡಿ
About Iron-Wood Tree
Iron-wood tree (Memecylon edule) is a tree in the Melastomataceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from April to July.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Iron-Wood Tree belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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