Memecylon cuneatum

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Memecylon cuneatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Memecylon
Species:
M. cuneatum
Binomial name
Memecylon cuneatum
Thwaites

Memecylon cuneatum is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Memecylon cuneatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.