Memecylon scutellatum (Lour.) Hook. & Arn.

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Scutula scutellata Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Memecylon scutellatum (Lour.) Hook. & Arn.
  • Habit : Small tree
  • Habitat : Occurs in hill forests
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or small tree, up to 1.5–4 m tall; Leaves leathery, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, both surfaces densely tuberculate and scabrous, base broadly cuneate, margin entire, apex obtuse, rounded, or retuse; Inflorescences axillary, cymose; Hypanthium shallowly cup-shaped, glabrous, truncate, repand, 4-apiculate; Petals purple to blue, broadly ovate; Anthers and conic connective with a small concave abaxial gland; Fruit a globular, baccate drupe, densely tuberculate.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-March
  • Distribution :
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Saddle peak
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, India, Cambodia, China, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2013). Flora of North Andaman Islands, India. Biodiversity in India. 6. 111-208. Pg.: 43
    • Murugan, C., Prabhu, S., Sathiyaseelan, R., & Pandey, R. P. (n.d.). Flora of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Volume 1, Part 1: Angiosperms (Paramjit Singh & W. Arisdason, Eds.). Envis Centre on Floral Diversity Botanical Survey of India. http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/Database/Checklist-of-Andaman-Nicobar-Islands_24427.aspx
    • https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/4073245213
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Memecylon scutellatum
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Memecylon scutellatum. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Botanical Description

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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