Melastomataceae
Memecylon

Memecylon coeruleum Jack

First published in Malayan Misc. 1: 26 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan) to Malesia. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Seychelles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 2, 2009 Cham, Y.C. [FRI 37261] Malaya K000565348 Yes
Finlayson, G. [Cat. no. 4100] India K000618231 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4100] Singapore K000618233 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4100] Burma K000618232 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4100] India K000618230 Type Yes
Roxburgh, W. [Cat. no. 4100] India K000618229 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4100] Malaysia K000618234 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mauritius Memecylon cordatum K:SPC-35400.000 No
s.coll. [1058] Memecylon tinctorium K004414496 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0