Memecylon buxoides Wickens

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Memecylon

Characteristics

Shrub (?).. Leaf-lamina elliptic, 1.3–2.7 cm. long, 0.5–1.6 cm. wide, very shortly and obtusely acuminate, base cuneate; petiole ± 0.5 mm. long.. Inflorescence a 2–5-flowered solitary axillary pseudo-umbellate cyme; peduncle 2–4 mm. long; rhachis 2–5 mm. long; pedicels 5–7 mm. long.. Calyx-tube obconical, 1.5 mm. long, 2 mm. in diameter; lobes shallowly deltoid.. Petals ovate, 2 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, white.. Anthers 1 mm. long; filaments 3 mm. long.. Fruit not known.
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Distribution

Memecylon buxoides world distribution map, present in Kenya

Conservation status

Memecylon buxoides threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:571435-1
WFO ID wfo-0001082319
COL ID 3ZNPF
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Synonyms

Memecylon buxoides