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Memecylon terminale
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Family:
MELASTOMATACEAE
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Citation: Memecylon terminale Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 121. 1851; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 558. 1879; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 505(357). 1919; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 197. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 276. 2002.
Memecylon amabile Bedd., Ic. t. 163. 1868-1874; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 558. 1879.
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Description:
Shrubs. Leaves 3-6 x 1-2.3 cm, ovate to ovate lanceolate, slightly caudate acuminate at apex, round to broadly attenuate at base. Flowers fascicled on axillary tubercles. Bracts and bracteoles scaly, mixed with hairs. Calyx tube 0.15-0.2 cm long, round. Petals c. 0.1 cm long, blue. Style subulate; stigma simple. Berry 0.4-0.5 cm diam., globose.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-November
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along river banks in 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:
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Altitude:
400-1600
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Localities:
Peppara, Peppara, Karamanayar region, Koviltherimala, Attayar, Athirumala, Pongalapara
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