Memecylon parvifolium is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Memecylon parvifolium | |
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Memecylon parvifolium in Hakgale Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Memecylon |
Species: | M. parvifolium |
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Memecylon parvifolium | |
Broadly obovate, base tapering, obtuse to rounded apex, veins invisible; dark green, shiny above; young flush reddish.
Bark - gray, finely cracked; Wood - yellow, hard, heavy; twigs quadrangular.
White to pinkish red, few, small, nearly sessile.
Black berry, tipped with calyx.
Montane forest subcanopy.
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