Plant Details

Accepted name:: Memecylon sylvaticum Thwaites [Melastomataceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
kayam	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
yakada maram	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Memecylon laevigatum var. sylvaticum (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 561 (1879).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Memecylon sylvaticum	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Memecylon sylvaticum Thwaites	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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