Memecylon intermedium Blume

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Memecylon umbellatum Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Memecylon intermedium Blume
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Small to medium tree, up to 15m tall; Branchlets terete, slightly flattened below the upper node, glabrous; Leaves elliptic to ovate, 5–12 × 2.5–6 cm, base cuneate or slightly oblique, apex acuminate, texture subcoriaceous to coriaceous, surface glabrous, petiole 2-5 mm long; Inflorescence cymose, 1.5-2 cm long, many-flowered, borne on leaf axils, peduncle 7-10 mm long; Flowers purple, pedicel 1-2 mm long, bracts and bracteoles about 0.5mm long, caducous; Calyx campanulate, 1.5–2 × 2–3 mm, shortly 4-lobed, petals broadly ovate to suborbicular, 2.5–3 × c. 3 mm, Filaments about 2 mm long, anthers about 2 mm long, with distinct gland, style about 3 mm long, stigma minute; Fruit globose, 7-10 mm in diameter.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : North Andaman Island
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Borneo, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : N. Andaman Islands, Myanmar to W. Malesia
  • Literature :
    • K. Karthigeyan, R. P. Pandey, & A. A. Mao (Eds.). (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Vol. 2). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Memecylon intermedium
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Memecylon intermedium. Downloaded on 5 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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