Memecylon parvifolium
| Memecylon parvifolium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Memecylon |
| Species: | M. parvifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Memecylon parvifolium Thw. | |
Memecylon parvifolium is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves
broadly obovate, base tapering, obtuse to rounded apex, veins invisible; dark green, shiny above; young flush reddish.
Trunk
Bark - gray, finely cracked; Wood - yellow, hard, heavy; twigs quadrangular.
Flowers
white to pinkish red, few, small, nearly sessile.
Fruits
black berry, tipped with calyx.
Ecology
montane forest subcanopy.