Memecylon cerasiforme Kurz

 
  • 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 cerasiforme Kurz
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Evergreen trees up to 15 m tall; Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic to obovate- elliptic, acuminate; margin entire; Flowers in axillary cymes, bisexual; sepals 4, fused; petals 4, free, purple; stamens 8, attached to petals; stigma white, minute; Fruits ovoid, shiny, with persistent calyx; green when young, black to purple when mature, one-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- February
  • Distribution :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Assam : Assam
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Navendu Page., Aparajita Datta., Bibidishananda Basu (2022). Trees of Arunachal Pradesh-a field guide, Pg: 350-351
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Memecylon cerasiforme. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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