Melastomataceae FAMILY

Memecylon caeruleum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Memecylon caeruleum is an evergreen, few to many-branched shrub or small tree, usually growing 3 - 6 metres tal, but occasionally reaching 12 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, and possibly also for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia.

HabitatSparse to dense forests at elevations from 900 - 1,200 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Sandy open spots, edges of woods[ 616 Title The Flora of the Malay Peninsula Publication Author Ridley H.N. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L. Reeve & Co. Ltd.; London. Year 1922 ISBN Description An early flora of the Malay Peninsula. ].