Melastoma malabathricum L.

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Melastoma malabathricum var. polyanthum Benth.; Melastoma polyanthum Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melastoma malabathricum L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Athiatni, Kadali, Kalampotti, Kalathi, Thodukkara (Malayalam)
    • Niti danimma
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Stream banks and marshy areas in deciduous forests
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh, Raja K. Swamy, Sankara Rao
  • Collection Date : 27/11/2014
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0232
  • Collection Locality : Sadasivakona, Chittoor district (AP)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Davanagare district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district)
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • 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
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Cecil J. Saldanha (1996). Flora of Karnatka State vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi.
    • Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Flora of Coorg district, Karnataka state
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 176
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melastoma malabathricum. Downloaded on 16 October 2024.

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