Memecylon parvifolium is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
| Memecylon parvifolium | |
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| Memecylon parvifolium in Hakgale Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Memecylon |
| Species: | M. parvifolium
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| Memecylon parvifolium | |
Leaves
editBroadly obovate, base tapering, obtuse to rounded apex, veins invisible; dark green, shiny above; young flush reddish.
Trunk
editBark - gray, finely cracked; Wood - yellow, hard, heavy; twigs quadrangular.
Flowers
editWhite to pinkish red, few, small, nearly sessile.
Fruits
editBlack berry, tipped with calyx.
Ecology
editMontane forest subcanopy.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Memecylon parvifolium.
- http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ifn-77723
- http://cabdirect.org/abstracts/20093323585.html;jsessionid=72958E6E0398B3FD0CC334D82C23479D
- http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/250989
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