✿Melastomataceae · Memecylon
Memecylon malabaricum
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon malabaricum
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana
- 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 Memecylon malabaricum itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Memecylon malabaricum
Memecylon malabaricum is a tree in the Melastomataceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 14 other states.
Botanical family
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Memecylon malabaricum belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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