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Internal ID UUID643fd53435ec7469414223
Scientific name Memecylon gracillimum
Authority Alston
First published in in Trimen, Hand-Book Fl. Ceylon vi. Suppl., 127 (1931).

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This species is found in the wet zone of Sri Lanka, where it is found in the understory of evergreen forests. It is a small shrub, growing to a height of 1–2 m. The leaves are oblong-elliptic, with a length of 2–4 cm and a width of 1–2 cm. The flowers are white, with four petals, and are borne in axillary cymes. The fruits are globose, with a diameter of 1–2 cm.

Memecylon gracillimum is a species of plant endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a small shrub, growing to a height of 1-2 m, with oblong-elliptic leaves measuring 2-4 cm in length and 1-2 cm in width. It produces white flowers with four petals, which are borne in axillary cymes, and globose fruits with a diameter of 1-2 cm. It is found in the wet zone of Sri Lanka, where it is found in the understory of evergreen forests.

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World Flora Online wfo-0000160772
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:571577-1
Open Tree Of Life 3939681
NCBI Taxonomy 2653020
IUCN Red List 32559
IPNI 571577-1
iNaturalist 440393
GBIF 3866469
Freebase /m/02xblnb
Elurikkus 429378
Wikipedia Memecylon_gracillimum

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