Memecylon depressum
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Memecylon depressum Benth., Numer. List [Wallich] n. 4101 1831.;
Shrubs; branchlets tetragonous towards the upper part of each internode, terete below. Leaves to 13 x 5.5 cm, ovate-oblong, acute at apex, subsessile, brown when dried, nerves about 12 pairs, subdistinct. Cymes 2.5 cm across, densely branched. Flowers 4 mm across, many-together; calyx teeth acute; petals 2.2 x 1.5 cm, ovate, acute, bluish white, filaments 1.5 mm long, anthers 1.5 mm long, curved; style 3 mm long. Berry 7 mm across. Flowering and fruiting: January-March
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests
Southern Western Ghats (endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
It is my pleasure to share few images of Memecylon umbellatum (Melastomataceae) Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=2841&cat=1 Habit: Small tree Habitat: Wild, Moist deciduous forest Sighting: Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1200 msl Date: 17-11-2015 This is not M. umbellatum sir. Leaves should be distinctly petiolate but image no. 32 shows amplexicaule leaves.
As per the key provided in JCB it leads to Memecylon malabaricum (C.B.Clarke) Cogn. but please wait for confirmation from others. I checked the images of both M.umbellatum and M.malabaricum in the Digital Flora of Karnataka with reference to the keys.The leaves in M.umbellatum are little bit petiolate rather than sessile-sub sessile as in M.malabaricum. Considering the sessile leaves and sub-sessile cluster of flowers in the uploaded specimen, it might be M.malabaricum as you have pointed out.
Memecylon depressum
TSP-APR2016-29-329: Images of Memecylon depressum ( Melastomataceae) : 5 posts by 3 authors. It is my pleasure to share few images of Memecylon depressum (Melastomataceae)…..Branches tetragonous towards the upper part of each internode, leaves sub-sessile, acute, with about 12 pair of nerves. Ref: /species/m—z/m/melastomataceae/memecylon/memecylon-depressum Habit: A large shrub Habitat: Wild evergreen forests Sighting: Vanagoor, Sakaleshpur and Kottigehara, Chikmagalur, Karnataka about 1000 msl and 1200 msl respectively Date: 31-01-2016 (Kottigehara) and 28-04-2016 (Vanagoor) Simply Superb!!! very nice complete set as usual. i did not see the “Branches tetragonous towards the upper part of each internode” may be i am missing the point? do not these flowers starting out as blue?
Thanks … Kindly zoom in on one of the images with leaves and a bunch of fruit or even the image showing only the leaves.
Memecylone for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) This fabulous from Silent vallely kerala
Dated 10 july 2009
please identify
Memecylon deccanense Clarke : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 4 authors. Memecylon deccanense Clarke
26/06/2011 66m altitude, N10.43687, E076.47243 Shrub cultivated Kerala forest research Centre arboretum way Chimney dam Peechi (Thrissur – Kerala ) Flowering and Fruiting I think it represents Memecylon sessile
Accepted name for Memecylon sessile A. Chev. is Warneckea guineensis (Keay) Jacq.-Fél., Adansonia, sér. 2, 18: 235: t. 3(A) (1978) as per Melnet. Forwarding for validation as Memecylon sessile Benth. ex Wight & Arn. or otherwise pl. M. depressum Benth ex trina
Are the images at the following link properly identified: References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 (Unresolved) |
