Sanna Nekkare / Smallest Indian Memecylon
Memecylon terminale
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-May
How to identify Sanna Nekkare
Identify Sanna Nekkare 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: Smallest Indian Memecylon, dwarf shrub.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sanna Nekkare.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Memecylon terminale
- Genus
- Memecylon
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-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 Sanna Nekkare itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ Sanna Nekkare
- Malayalam
- ചെറിയ കായാവ് Cheriya Kaayaavu
About Sanna Nekkare
Smallest Indian Memecylon (Memecylon terminale) belongs to the Melastomataceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Sanna Nekkare belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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