Medinilla himalayana Hook.f. ex Triana

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Medinilla luchuenensis C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Medinilla himalayana Hook.f. ex Triana
  • Habit : Shrub or small tree
  • Habitat : Near streams
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or small trees; branches terete; Leaves elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 5-nerved; Flowers in terminal, many flowered, trichotomously branched paniculately umbellate, pink or purple; Berries globose, black.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, East Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 514
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Medinilla himalayana. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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