| Memecylon tirunelvelicum | |
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| : | [[Template:Taxonomy/Memecylon]] |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MemecylonM. tirunelvelicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/MemecylonMemecylon tirunelvelicum Murugan, Manickam & Sundaresan
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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 Ghat Mountains, at elevations of 900–1100 m.[1]
Memecylon tirunelvelicum is a tree up to 4 m tall. Leaves are opposite, ovate to lanceolate, pointed at the tip, up to 9 cm long. Flowers are blue, about 1 cm in diameter.[1][2]