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Memecylon parvifolium

Memecylon parvifolium is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Leaves

Broadly obovate, base tapering, obtuse to rounded apex, veins invisible; dark green, shiny above; young flush reddish.

Trunk

Bark - gray, finely cracked; Wood - yellow, hard, heavy; twigs quadrangular.

Flowers

White to pinkish red, few, small, nearly sessile.

Fruits

Black berry, tipped with calyx.

Ecology

Montane forest subcanopy.

References

External links

  • http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ifn-77723
  • http://cabdirect.org/abstracts/20093323585.html;jsessionid=72958E6E0398B3FD0CC334D82C23479D
  • http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/250989