MEMECYLON EDULE

The fruits are gradually turning pinkish red now. Let's see how it transforms over time.

MEMECYLON EDULE

This was the only Memecylon edule in the courtyard that flowered profusely recently and the fruits are now produced but they have yet to turn red.

MEMECYLON EDULE

The Memecylon edule (Family: Melastomataceae) at the Fruits and Flowers garden starting to flower recently and these are some of the fantastic photos of the amazing blue flowers and stamens etc.

Other species such as the M. pauciflorum have similarly attractive flowers.

MELASTOMATACEAE

These are all plants from the Melastomataceae Family - Clidemia hirta, Dissotis rotundifolia, Medinilla and Memecylon caeruleum.

Some of the characteristics of plants from this Family are as follows although there will always be exceptions:

• opposite or decussate leaves
• 3-5 veined leaves
• actinomorphic (radial symmetry) 5 petaled flowers
• stamens double the number of petals
• stamens with horns, knobs
• fruit is a berry
• estipulate