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Memecylon
Memecylon is a plant group in Melastomataceae. It consists of 350-400 species of small to medium-sized trees and shrubs occurring in the Old World tropics. Memecylon is a monophyletic group basal to the Melastomataceae clade. Memecylon taxa have more than 600 published basionyms. Diversity of this group is concentrated in tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India and Malaysia.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Indian ironwood
speciesMemecylon umbellatum
Memecylon caeruleum
speciesMemecylon caeruleum
poor-flower tree
speciesMemecylon pauciflorum
Memecylon ligustrifolium
speciesMemecylon ligustrifolium
Memecylon lanceolatum
speciesMemecylon lanceolatum
Memecylon ovatum
speciesMemecylon ovatum
Memecylon edule
speciesMemecylon edule
Memecylon boinense
speciesMemecylon boinense
Memecylon randerianum
speciesMemecylon randerianum
Memecylon pendulum
speciesMemecylon pendulum
Memecylon elaeagni
speciesMemecylon elaeagni
Natal Rose-Apple
speciesMemecylon natalense
Memecylon nigrescens
speciesMemecylon nigrescens
Memecylon talbotianum
speciesMemecylon talbotianum
Pondo Rose-Apple
speciesMemecylon bachmannii
Memecylon flavovirens
speciesMemecylon flavovirens
Memecylon paniculatum
speciesMemecylon paniculatum
Memecylon confusum
speciesMemecylon confusum
Memecylon grande
speciesMemecylon grande
Memecylon sessile
speciesMemecylon sessile
Memecylon scutellatum
speciesMemecylon scutellatum
Memecylon soutpansbergense
speciesMemecylon soutpansbergense
Memecylon wightii
speciesMemecylon wightii
Memecylon terminale
speciesMemecylon terminale
Memecylon teitense
speciesMemecylon teitense
Memecylon afzelii
speciesMemecylon afzelii
Memecylon garcinioides
speciesMemecylon garcinioides
Memecylon angustifolium
speciesMemecylon angustifolium
Memecylon myrianthum
speciesMemecylon myrianthum
Memecylon lushingtonii
speciesMemecylon lushingtonii
Memecylon bakerianum
speciesMemecylon bakerianum
Memecylon royenii
speciesMemecylon royenii
Memecylon cantleyi
speciesMemecylon cantleyi
Memecylon octocostatum
speciesMemecylon octocostatum
Memecylon amplexicaule
speciesMemecylon amplexicaule
Memecylon hookeri
speciesMemecylon hookeri
Memecylon lateriflorum
speciesMemecylon lateriflorum
Memecylon amoenum
speciesMemecylon amoenum
Memecylon capitellatum
speciesMemecylon capitellatum
Memecylon incisilobum
speciesMemecylon incisilobum
Memecylon rivulare
speciesMemecylon rivulare
Memecylon excelsum
speciesMemecylon excelsum
Memecylon lilacinum
speciesMemecylon lilacinum
Memecylon mayottense
speciesMemecylon mayottense
Memecylon viride
speciesMemecylon viride
Memecylon oleifolium
speciesMemecylon oleifolium
Memecylon heyneanum
speciesMemecylon heyneanum
Memecylon cuneatum
speciesMemecylon cuneatum
Memecylon discolor
speciesMemecylon discolor
Memecylon gracillimum
speciesMemecylon gracillimum
Memecylon lawsonii
speciesMemecylon lawsonii
Memecylon sisparense
speciesMemecylon sisparense
Memecylon fruticosum
speciesMemecylon fruticosum
Memecylon crassinerve
speciesMemecylon crassinerve
Memecylon dubium
speciesMemecylon dubium
Memecylon parvifolium
speciesMemecylon parvifolium
Memecylon tirunelvelicum
speciesMemecylon tirunelvelicum
Memecylon zenkeri
speciesMemecylon zenkeri
Memecylon nodosum
speciesMemecylon nodosum
Memecylon conocarpum
speciesMemecylon conocarpum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 132565.