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'''''Memecylon tirunelvelicum''''' is a plant species [[endemic]] to the Tinurelveli Hills in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is known from only 3 localities in the [[Western Ghats|Western Ghat Mountains]], at elevations of 900–1100 m.<ref name="asdfkhaogauowerth890w">[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/14671#page/196/mode/1up Murugan, C., Manickam, V. S., & Sundaresan, V. 2001. ''Memecylon tirunelvelicum'', a new species of Melastomataceae from peninsular India. Novon 11(2):197-199.]</ref><br />
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''Memecylon tirunelvelicum'' is a tree up to 4 m tall. Leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, pointed at the tip, up to 9&nbsp;cm long. Flowers are blue, about 1&nbsp;cm in diameter.<ref name="asdfkhaogauowerth890w"/><ref>[http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=3922 photo of isotype of ''Memecylon tirunelvelicum'' at Missouri Botanical Garden]</ref><br />
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