Melastomataceae
Memecylon

Memecylon edule Roxb.

First published in Pl. Coromandel 1(4): 59 (1798)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China to Malaya, Borneo. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 2: 1-1060. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Deden, Feri, Randi, Briggs, M., D [BOHK 274], Sumatera K000812313 No
Feb 1, 2012 I Wayan Sukadana [IWS 001], Indonesia K000733153 No
May 1, 2010 Chantaranothai, P. et al. [1135], Thailand K000566758 No
May 1, 2010 Chantaranothai, P. et al. [806], Thailand K000566759 No
May 1, 2010 Chantaranothai, P. et al. [1134], Thailand K000566760 No
May 1, 2010 Hiep, N.T. et al. [NTH 3545], Vietnam K000566761 No
Heyne [9], India K000859166 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4107] K001038141 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4107], Sri Lanka K001038145 Yes
Wallich [s.n.], Myanmar K000859168 Unknown type material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4107] K001038142 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4107] K001038146 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4107] K001038143 Yes
Put, N. [2316], Thailand K000859260 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4107] K001038144 Yes
Cuming, H. [1445], Philippines K000859197 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4107] K001038147 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4107], Malaysia K001038148 Yes
Heyne [s.n.], India K000859167 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0