✿Melastomataceae · Memecylon
Elimaram
Memecylon gracile
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- January-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon gracile
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
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 Elimaram itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Uchikkaca
- Malayalam
- Elimaram
About Elimaram
Memecylon gracile belongs to the Melastomataceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to August.
Botanical family
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Elimaram belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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