Memecylon affine Merr.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Memecylon affine Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 8713, Mar 1907

  • Location

    Philippines. Benguet. Baguio City. Luzon, near a cliff along a branch of the Ipit river.

  • Habitat

    overhanging stream beds.

  • Description

    Slenderly branched shrubs...; twigs easily breaking; old bark checked; leaves coriaceous lucid on both sides, entirely flat but often somewhat descending, dark green above, paler beneath; infrutescence terminal, pendulous or nearly so; the berries turning from green to a dull red but finally to a light and then to a deep purple or washy blue and most shining; "Machil".

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04397600

    Occurrence ID: 046cc440-e5ce-4b64-a73f-71a497724644

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Memecylon affine Merr.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Benguet

  • County/Municipio

    Baguio City

  • Locality

    Luzon, near a cliff along a branch of the Ipit river

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

  • Distribution

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8710* Memeeylon affinie Merr* Slenderly branched shrubs»
overhanging stream beds near & oliff along a branoh of the Ipit
rirer at	* twigs easily breaking; old baric
ehecked; leaves coriaceous lucid on both sides, entirely
flat but often somewhat descending, dark green above, paler
beneath; infrutescence ^terminal, pendulous or nearly so;
the berries turning from green to a dull red but finally to
a light and then to
•Hachlit*
then to a deep purfle or washfriue and most sMnine;
Baguio, Benguet,	FIELD NOTES
PHILIPPINE PLANTS
Locality
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