Kanyava / Stalkless Memecylon
Memecylon subcordatum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Kanyava
Identify Kanyava 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaf base slightly heart-shaped (subcordate).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kanyava.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon subcordatum
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- 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 Kanyava itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- Doddanekkare, Lokundi, Mundi
- Malayalam
- Nedum-schetti, Kaikkathetti, Koovachekki, Kazhavu, Kashara
- Tamil
- Kanyava, Malamthetti, Perungaca, Vacci
About Kanyava
A member of the Melastomataceae family, Stalkless Memecylon (Memecylon subcordatum) is a shrub. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Kanyava belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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