Memecylon randerianum S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85(3): 521 , nom. nov. 1989 [1988 publ. 1989].; . Bushy shrubs. Leaves 5-12 x 1.5-4 cm, ovate, apex gradually acute, cordate at base, sessile; nerves obscure. Flowers fascicled in very dense many-flowered cymes; peduncles 1-2 mm long; pedicels short, 1-2 mm long. Calyx tube 1-2 mm long, campanulate, truncate at apex. Petals 1-2 mm long, obovate, blue. Style subulate, c. 3 mm long. Berry 4-5 mm across, globose. Flowering and fruiting: February-May Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, and also in sacred groves Southern Western Ghats (Endemic) (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
ANDEC42 Please identify this Memecylon sp. : 8 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Clicked at Amruth Herbal Garden, FRLHT, Bangalore I assume the plant was collected from some place in the western ghats and then propagated in this garden. Can it be Memecylon randeriana? http://biotik.org/india/species/m/memerand/memerand_en.html very nice. cant help with differential but appreciate your pictures Thank you so much ma’am. This was from before I started going to forests regularly. Hence was pleasantly surprised to find this beauty of a plant flowering in a nursery. M. randerianum Almeda Id requested for the following attachment.. Date/Time-: 12/05/11 – 08:30 Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga , Uttar Kannada, Karnataka, 380 mtrs Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- tree Height/Length- 2mtr looking like Cryptolepis This Could be Memecylon sp. … unless … is confident about the plant growing into a tree, my guess: this could be some Asclepiad climber. My guess is that this could be a species of either Ixora or Memecylon. Appears close to images at Memecylon depressum Benth. M. randerianum .
mostly it is Memecylon randerianum Around 10 species are reported from Kerala. Hence please check: https://www.eflorakerala.com/ and http://www.keralaplants.in. Memecylon is one of the large genus with about 400 species with complexity.. hence experience is required to deal M.randerianum almada & almeda .
Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Date: May 30, 2024 Elevation: <200m Habit : Dry laterite hill Please check Memecylon randerianum S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida Memecylon randerianum
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