Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Melastomataceae | Genus: Melastoma | Species: Melastoma malabathricum L. |
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| Synonym | Melastoma affine D. Don, Melastoma candidum D. Don | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Himalayan Melastome, Kadalai, Nakkukaruppan | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Himalayan Melastome | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Yachubi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 1-1.5 X 0.8-1 cm, ovoid, irregularly dehiscent seeds many, minute |
| Habitat | Occurs in stream banks and marshy areas | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Indonesia, Japan, Burma, Cambodia, Laos,Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Smooth grey bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub up to 6 m tall and 11 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, tripli-veined, tertiary venation ladder-like, densely hairy (stiff thick hairs), lower surface whitish-yellow. Flowers ca. 35 mm diameter, purplish, placed in axillary clusters or solitary. Fruits ca. 9 mm diameter, yellowish-grey, fleshy capsules densely covered with hairs, opening to expose brightly coloroured to black seeds with aril | Leaf Details | Leaves 4-11 X 1.5-4 cm, base attenuate, apex acute, upper surface prominentlylineolate; lower surface tomentose, 5-ribbed, drying dull-greenish; petiole to 1.5 cm long |
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