Melastomataceae FAMILY

Memecylon capitellatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Memecylon capitellatum is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 1033 Title Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka Publication Author Website http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site and comprehensive information resource, still being developed (2016), detailing the Ayurvedic medicinal uses of the plants of Sri Lanka ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and a dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Sri Lanka.

HabitatLow country in both moist and dry regions; especially in the northern forests; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]..