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Memecylon coeruleum

Jack (1820)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Myrtales Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Memecylon

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Malayan Misc. 1: 26 (1820)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Memecylon coeruleum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum; Site H 24-29a-1 Preserved_Specimen Small tree 5 ft. high; petals 4, stamens 8. Nagata, K.M. 1971 Oahu BISH 1979-07-23
2 Memecylon coeruleum U.S.A., Hawaii, Honolulu, Wahiawa Bot. Garden, Treelet on Kuraoka Terrace near large Quercus sp. Preserved_Specimen Treelet ca 2 m tall, with somewhat pendulous branches; leaves stiffly leathery, glossy dark green above [often with thick layer of algae and leafy liverworts], paler underneath; inflorescences sessile, axillary; flowers with pinkish ovary/receptacle and vivid blue-violet stamens and petals. Fruits immature, subglobose, pinkish purple. Staples, G.W. 1591 Oahu BISH 2014-11-26
3 Memecylon coeruleum Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum; Section 24 Preserved_Specimen Small tree to 1 m. Leaves glabrous, waxy, dark green above; much lighter yellowish-green below. Stems of new growth reddish-brown. Fruit, a capsule 0.75 x 0.5 , wjite to pink. Teraoka, W. 238 Oahu BISH 1980-01-25
4 Memecylon coeruleum Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum; Site H 24-29a-1 Preserved_Specimen Small tree 5 ft. high; petals 4, stamens 8. Nagata, K.M. 1971 Oahu BISH 1979-07-23
5 Memecylon coeruleum U.S.A., Hawaii, Honolulu, Wahiawa Bot. Garden, Treelet on Kuraoka Terrace near large Quercus sp. Preserved_Specimen Treelet ca 2 m tall, with somewhat pendulous branches; leaves stiffly leathery, glossy dark green above [often with thick layer of algae and leafy liverworts], paler underneath; inflorescences sessile, axillary; flowers with pinkish ovary/receptacle and vivid blue-violet stamens and petals. Fruits immature, subglobose, pinkish purple. Staples, G.W. 1591 Oahu BISH 2014-11-26
6 Memecylon coeruleum Honolulu: Manoa Valley; Lyon Arboretum; Section 24 Preserved_Specimen Small tree to 1 m. Leaves glabrous, waxy, dark green above; much lighter yellowish-green below. Stems of new growth reddish-brown. Fruit, a capsule 0.75 x 0.5 , wjite to pink. Teraoka, W. 238 Oahu BISH 1980-01-25
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