Memecylon tirunelvelicum

Memecylon tirunelvelicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Melastomataceae
Genus:Memecylon
Species: M. tirunelvelicum
Binomial name
Memecylon tirunelvelicum
Murugan, Manickam & Sundaresan

Memecylon tirunelvelicum is a plant species endemic to the Tinurelveli Hills in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known from only 3 localities in the Western Ghat Mountains, at elevations of 900–1100 m.[1]

Memecylon tirunelvelicum is a tree up to 4 m tall. Leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, pointed at the tip, up to 9 cm long. Flowers are blue, about 1 cm in diameter.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Murugan, C., Manickam, V. S., & Sundaresan, V. 2001. Memecylon tirunelvelicum, a new species of Melastomataceae from peninsular India. Novon 11(2):197-199.
  2. ↑ photo of isotype of Memecylon tirunelvelicum at Missouri Botanical Garden
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