Memecylon umbellatum N. Burman

 
  • 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 : Cecil J. Saldanha; Cecil 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 13 October 2024.

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