Memecylon macrocarpum

Memecylon macrocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Memecylon
Species: M. macrocarpum
Binomial name
Memecylon macrocarpum
Thwaites

Memecylon macrocarpum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is extinct from the natural habitats in Sri Lanka, and only live specimen of this species is planted in Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. It is known in Sinhala as "Maha Kuratiya".

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