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Memecylon grande
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Family:
MELASTOMATACEAE
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Citation: Memecylon grande Retz., Obs. Bot. 4: 26. 1786; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 557. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 504(356). 1919; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 196. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 130. 1999.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Palluvirisa
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small trees. Leaves to 8 x 3 cm, ovate-lanceolate, obtusely acuminate, base cuneate, coriaceous, slight brown when dry, lateral nerves and intramarginal nerves faint; petiole 8 mm. Umbels in the axils of fallen leaves; flower blue; peduncles to 1.5 cm; bracts ovate, minute; pedicels to 3 mm; calyx lobes 1 mm, ovate; petals 2.5 mm, obovate; stamens 8, recurved; ovary embedded in calyx tube, 2 mm. Berry globose, brownish-black.
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Habit:
Shrub to Small Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-November
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District(s):
Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Riparian forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Blue
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Karimutty, on way to Agasthyarkundam
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