Memecylon cogniauxii Gilg

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Memecylon

Characteristics

Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 m. high.. Leaf-lamina ovate to oblong-ovate, 5–10 cm. long, 2–5 cm. wide, long-acuminate, base cordate; petiole ± 1 mm. long.. Inflorescence a (1–)5–12-flowered umbellate cluster on a solitary axillary peduncle 2–3 cm. long; pedicels 3(–5 in fruit) mm. long.. Calyx-tube obconical, 1.5 mm. long, 1.5 mm. in diameter; lobes shallowly deltoid, 0.5 mm. high.. Petals obovate, 2 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide, cream or pink.. Anthers 1.3 mm. long; filaments 2.5 mm. long.. Fruit subglobose, 7–8 mm. in diameter, blue.
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Distribution

Memecylon cogniauxii world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Memecylon cogniauxii threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:571473-1
WFO ID wfo-0001082230
COL ID 3ZNQK
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Synonyms

Memecylon cogniauxii