- Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
(Melastoma Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.
- Common name : Iron-wood tree
- Vernacular name :
- Mundi, Alle, Archara (Kannada)
- Kayambu (Tamil)
- Alli, Midalli, Kukkalli, Uddalalli, Peddalli (Telugu)
- Niresh, Niras, Naresho, Bonohorono, Dalsundaro, Paikiri (Oria)
- Anakkayavu, Anjanamaram, Kanali, Kalayam, Kannavu, Kayampoomaram, Kasavu, Netunjetti (Malayalam)
- Habit : Large shrub or small Tree
- Habitat : Along rocks in ravines and slopes of Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in sholas, Tropical dry deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : Small tree. Occasional on plains to 1000m.
- Flower, Fruit : February-September
- Collector(s) Name : C.J.Saldanha; C.J.Saldanha, K.P.Sreenath, S.R.Ramesh
- Collection Date : 25-05-1979, 04-08-1979
- Collection Nos : KFP 7934, KFP 8884
- Collection Locality : Coastal hills around Karwar, Uttara Kannada district; Thakkata, near Coondapur, Dakshina Kannada district
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Kadapa district
- Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Maharashtra : Satara district, Thane district
- Odisha : Cuttack district, Mayurbhanj district, Ganjam district, Angul district, Kalhandi district, Keonjhar district
- Tamil Nadu : Namakkal district, The Nilgiri district, Coimbatore district
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cambodia, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
- J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Memecylon umbellatum. Downloaded on 28 June 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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