Memecylon umbellatum Burm.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Memecylon

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. The leaves are small and sword shaped. They are bright green. The flowers are in flattened heads. They are in clusters along the stem. The flowers are small and bright blue. The pulp of the fruit is bluish-black. The fruit is a small round berry.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Dry lowland forests. Coastal areas in the west of its range, inland in evergreen and semievergreen shrub.
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A tropical plant. It grows in tropical places in Asia. It grows at lower elevations in southern Assam.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
Uses charcoal dye fuel medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (bark), Digestive system diseases (fruit), Acne vulgaris (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antimutagenic agents (leaf), Antiviral agents (leaf), Astringents (leaf), Conjunctivitis (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Fractures, bone (leaf), Gonorrhea (leaf), Herpes simplex (leaf), Hypertension (leaf), Hypoglycemic agents (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Leukorrhea (leaf), Neoplasms (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Parturition (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Analgesics (root), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Antipyretics (root), Liver diseases (root), Menstruation disturbances (root), Antineoplastic agents (stem), Central nervous system diseases (stem), Eye (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Refrigerant (unspecified), Bruise (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Leukorrhea (unspecified), Menstruation disturbances (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Memecylon umbellatum unspecified picture

Distribution

Memecylon umbellatum world distribution map, present in India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:571880-1
WFO ID wfo-0001269123
COL ID 3ZP6Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447323
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Synonyms

Memecylon ramiflorum Memecylon rubro-caeruleum Memecylon molestum Memecylon umbellatum

Lower taxons

Memecylon umbellatum var. contractum