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Melastomataceae

Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Memecylon

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Memecylon umbellatum: കായാമ്പൂ
Photo: The original uploader was Noblevmy at Malayalam Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Bangla
অঞ্জন
Malayalam
കാശാവ്, Ironwood Tree, കാഞ്ഞാവ്, കായാമ്പൂ
Tamil
காயாம்பூ
Telugu
అల్లి

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.