Family:
Melastomataceae
Synonym: Memecylon randerianum S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida
Vernacular
name:
Kaikkathetti Kashara Kazhavu Koovachekki
Habit:
Tree
Habitat:
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, and also in sacred groves
Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats (Endemic)
Flowering
& Fruiting: February-May
Key
identification features: Bushy shrubs. Leaves ovate, apex
gradually acute, cordate at base, sessile; nerves obscure. Flowers fascicled in
very dense many-flowered cymes, Petals obovate, blue. Berry 4-5 mm across,
globose.
Uses:
bacterial and viral infections and skin disorders like herpes, chickenpox and
psoriasis. The leaf extract of this plant have antimicrobial, antidiabetic and
antioxidant properties
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