ON THE OCCURRENCE OF MEMECYLON CLARKEANUM COGN. (MELASTOMATACEAR) - A VULNERABLE SPECIES FROM NILGIRIS, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Autor: C. Udhayavani, V. S. Ramachandran
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Zdroj: Journal of Threatened Taxa; Sep2013, Vol. 5 Issue 13, p4811-4813, 3p
Abstrakt: The article provides information on the species Memecylon clarkeanum Cogn., a vulnerable species from Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India.The genus Memecylon L. or Melastomataceae is widely distributed in the old world tropics and consists of 250 species in the world according to studies in 1979 and 1987. The species is described as a large shrub that grows up to 3 meters high, its stems and branchlets are subterete, while its bark is brownish-grey and fissured.
Databáze: Complementary Index