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Memecylon lawsonii
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Family:
MELASTOMATACEAE
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Citation: Memecylon lawsonii Gamble, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919: 226. 1919 & Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 503(355). 1919; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 109. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 186. 1988; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 138. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 24,32. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 187. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 129. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 270. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 142. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 62. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 125. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 226. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 369. 2009.
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Description:
Shrubs; branches few, terete. Leavessimple, opposite, 18 x 3.5 cm, lanceolate, acuminate; nerves 10-12 pairs, pale; petiole 1 cm long. Flowers 1-3, axillary. Calyx 1 mm long, lobes ovate, acute, pale pink. Petals 2.5 mm long, obovate-oblong, keeled, blue. Stamens 8, anthers 1 mm long, curved at base. Berry 8 x 9 mm; yellow, sessile.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kozhikkode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Kollam, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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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:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Kallar, Puthussery, Kanthalppara, Angamoozhy, Arampa, Aruvanpara, Chandanathode, Nedumpoyil, Thalichola, Kulathupuzha, Olichuchattam
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