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Local Name Neymaru
Botanical Name Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.
Common Name Ironwood
Family Melastomaceae
Distribution It has a wider distribution in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Habit Tree
Short Description It is a small evergreen tree, characterized by its smooth bark, thick leathery leaves, and dense clusters of small blue flowers.

Descriptions

It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree. It features simple, elliptic to lanceolate leaves with a glossy dark green surface. It produces small, purple-blue flowers arranged in terminal umbels, which give way to spherical, dark blue fruits which turn red on maturation.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

February - July

Use(s)

Leaves and the bark are used to treat bruises.