Memecylon
Encyclopedia
Memecylon is a genus of plant
in family Melastomataceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
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Species include:
- Memecylon arnottianumMemecylon arnottianumMemecylon arnottianum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, WightRobert WightRobert Wight was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. He studied botany in Edinburgh under John Hope. He was the director of the Botanic Garden in Madras. He made use of local artists to make illustrations of the plants around him...
ex Thwaites - Memecylon bequaertiiMemecylon bequaertiiMemecylon bequaertii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.-Source:...
, De Wild. - Memecylon candidumMemecylon candidumMemecylon candidum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, GilgErnest Friedrich GilgErnest Friedrich Gilg was a German botanist.- Life :Gilg was curator of the Botanical Museum in Berlin... - Memecylon cinereumMemecylon cinereumMemecylon cinereum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, KingGeorge King (botanist)Sir George King , was a British botanist appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. King was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1901.... - Memecylon clarkeanumMemecylon clarkeanumMemecylon clarkeanum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Cogn.Alfred CogniauxAlfred Celestin Cogniaux was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.... - Memecylon confusum, Blume
- Memecylon corticosumMemecylon corticosumMemecylon corticosum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Ridley - Memecylon cuneatumMemecylon cuneatumMemecylon cuneatum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon dasyanthumMemecylon dasyanthumMemecylon dasyanthum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
, GilgErnest Friedrich GilgErnest Friedrich Gilg was a German botanist.- Life :Gilg was curator of the Botanical Museum in Berlin...
& Ledermann ex Engl. - Memecylon discolorMemecylon discolorMemecylon discolor is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Cogn.Alfred CogniauxAlfred Celestin Cogniaux was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.... - Memecylon eduleMemecylon eduleMemecylon edule is a small evergreen tree native to India, especially the Deccan Plateau, including most of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Tamil Nadu. Common names include kaayam, delek bangas, delek air, miat, and nemaaru.The tree grows on rocky soils and blooms once or twice per year...
, Roxb. - Memecylon eleagniMemecylon eleagniMemecylon eleagni is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, BlumeCarl Ludwig BlumeCharles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume was a German-Dutch botanist.He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life working in the Dutch East Indies and in the Netherlands, where he was Director of the Rijksherbarium at Leiden... - Memecylon elegantulumMemecylon elegantulumMemecylon elegantulum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon ellipticumMemecylon ellipticumMemecylon ellipticum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon flavescensMemecylon flavescensMemecylon flavescens is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, GambleJames Sykes GambleJames Sykes Gamble FRS was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent.He was born in London, the son of Harpur Gamble, M.D... - Memecylon floridumMemecylon floridumMemecylon floridum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Ridley - Memecylon gardneriMemecylon gardneriMemecylon gardneri is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon giganteumMemecylon giganteumMemecylon giganteum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Alston - Memecylon gracillimumMemecylon gracillimumMemecylon gracillimum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Alston - Memecylon grandeMemecylon grandeMemecylon grande is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Retz.Anders Jahan RetziusAnders Jahan Retzius was a Swedish chemist, botanist and entomologist.-Biography:Born in Kristianstad, he matriculated at Lund University in 1758, where he graduated as a filosofie magister in 1766. He also trained as an apothecary apprentice. He reveived the position of docent of chemistry at... - Memecylon hookeriMemecylon hookeriMemecylon hookeri is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon hullettiiMemecylon hullettiiMemecylon hullettii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, KingGeorge King (botanist)Sir George King , was a British botanist appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. King was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1901.... - Memecylon kunstleriMemecylon kunstleriMemecylon kunstleri is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, KingGeorge King (botanist)Sir George King , was a British botanist appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. King was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1901.... - Memecylon lawsoniiMemecylon lawsoniiMemecylon lawsonii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, GambleJames Sykes GambleJames Sykes Gamble FRS was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent.He was born in London, the son of Harpur Gamble, M.D... - Memecylon leucanthumMemecylon leucanthumMemecylon leucanthum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon macrocarpumMemecylon macrocarpumMemecylon macrocarpum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon macrophyllumMemecylon macrophyllumMemecylon macrophyllum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon myrtiforneMemecylon myrtiforneMemecylon myrtiforne is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Florens, D. 2000. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, NaudinCharles Victor NaudinCharles Victor Naudin was a French naturalist and botanist.-Biography:He studied at Bailleul-sur-Thérain in 1825, then to Limoux, a graduate of the University of Montpellier in 1837, he was preceptor in 1838 and obtained his doctorate in 1842... - Memecylon orbiculareMemecylon orbiculareMemecylon orbiculare is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon ovoideumMemecylon ovoideumMemecylon ovoideum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon revolutumMemecylon revolutumMemecylon revolutum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon rhinophyllumMemecylon rhinophyllumMemecylon rhinophyllum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon rostratumMemecylon rostratumMemecylon rostratum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon rotundatumMemecylon rotundatumMemecylon rotundatum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, (Thwaites) Cogn. & Bremer - Memecylon royeniiMemecylon royeniiMemecylon royenii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, BlumeCarl Ludwig BlumeCharles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume was a German-Dutch botanist.He was born at Braunschweig in Germany, but studied at Leiden University and spent his professional life working in the Dutch East Indies and in the Netherlands, where he was Director of the Rijksherbarium at Leiden... - Memecylon sessilicarpumMemecylon sessilicarpumMemecylon sessilicarpum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique.-Source:* Bandeira, S. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, A. & R. Fernandes - Memecylon sisparenseMemecylon sisparenseMemecylon sisparense is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, GambleJames Sykes GambleJames Sykes Gamble FRS was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent.He was born in London, the son of Harpur Gamble, M.D... - Memecylon subramaniiMemecylon subramaniiMemecylon subramanii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, HenryLouis HenryLouis Henry was a French historian. Founder of the historical demography and one-place study fields. His 1956 book co-written with Michel Fleury, Des registres paroissiaux à l'histoire de la population... - Memecylon sylvaticumMemecylon sylvaticumMemecylon sylvaticum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.found in Dolukanda isolaed hill in Kurunegala district-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon teitenseMemecylon teitenseMemecylon teitense is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Kenya.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Wick. - Memecylon urceolatumMemecylon urceolatumMemecylon urceolatum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Cogn.Alfred CogniauxAlfred Celestin Cogniaux was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.... - Memecylon variansMemecylon variansMemecylon varians is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Thwaites - Memecylon wallichiiMemecylon wallichiiMemecylon wallichii is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chua, L.S.L. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
, Ridley