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Memecylon caeruleum.jpg

Memecylon caeruleum  Jack

Blue Strawberry Flowers

Plants > Angiosperms > ​Melastomataceae > ​​Memecylon caeruleum

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: ​Melastomataceae
Genus: Memecylon
Species: caeruleum


  • Common names: ​Blue Strawberry Flowers
  • Thai names: พรม phrom (Prachuap Khiri Khan), พลองขี้ควาย phlong khi khwai (Prachuap Khiri Khan), พลองขี้ใต้ phlong khi tai (Prachuap Khiri Khan), พลองขี้นก phlong khi nok (Lampang), พลองแดง phlong daeng (Prachuap Khiri Khan), พลองยอดแดง phlong yot daeng (Central)
  • Chinese names: 天蓝谷木 tian lan gu mu
  • Distribution: Cambodia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Chonburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Memecylon caeruleum from Thailand.
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Memecylon caeruleum Chonburi
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Memecylon caeruleum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Memecylon caeruleum, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Memecylon caeruleum, Nakhon Si Thammarat

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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