Memecylon edule

Memecylon edule

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Olisbeoideae
Genus: Memecylon
Species: Memecylon edule
Varieties: M. e. var. brevipes – M. e. var. edule – M. e. var. orientale – M. e. var. petiolatum

Name

Memecylon edule Roxb., 1798

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical ^* Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka ^* Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Malaya, Thailand ^* Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. 1795–1798. Plants of the Coast of Coromandel; selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company, / by William Roxburgh, M.D. ; Published, by their order, under the direction of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S. ; Vol. I. Fasc. 1: colum. 1–28, lám. 21–25 (V.1795) Fasc. 2: colum. 29–40, lám. 26–50 (XI.1795) Fasc. 3: colum. 41–56, lám. 51–75 (VIII.1796) Fasc. 4: colum. 57–68, lám. 76–100 (I–III.1798) London. BHL; Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  1:59, t. 82.

Additional references

• Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) 2020. Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist, Dicotyledons, Vol. 1. 970 pp. Botanical Survey of India. ISBN 9788194522904 Reference page. 
• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Memecylon edule in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 05. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Memecylon edule. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Memecylon edule. Published online. Accessed: January 05 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Memecylon edule. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 January 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Memecylon edule in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: kaayam
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಕೊಡಿ
தமிழ்: பூவை
ไทย: พลองเหมือด

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