Memecylon talbotianum Brandis

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (MELASTOMA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Melastomataceae
  • Species : Memecylon talbotianum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
  • Vernacular name : Kalkaasan (Tam.)
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : A small tree. Branchlets are terete, slightly quadrangular below nodes. Leaves are opposite-deccusate, elliptic-ovate, dark green, glabrous above and yellowish on drying. Flowers are blue in compact, sessile fascicles and fragrant. Berry is globose or ovoid, pale green to yellow when young, 7 mm across, wrinkled-yellow when ripe.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Native : India
  • Comments : In evergeen forests at an altitude of 1100 m on humus rich, red loamy soil.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Singarapettai Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Memecylon talbotianum. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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