Deccan Memecylon
Memecylon heyneanum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- February-September
How to identify Deccan Memecylon
Identify Deccan Memecylon by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Deccan Memecylon.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon heyneanum
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
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 Deccan Memecylon itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Deccan Memecylon
Deccan Memecylon (Memecylon heyneanum) belongs to the Melastomataceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Deccan Memecylon belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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