Memecylon rostratum

Memecylon rostratum
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Memecylon
Species:	M. rostratum
Binomial name
	Memecylon rostratum; Thwaites

Memecylon rostratum is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Culture

Known as "kuratiya - කූරටියා" in Sinhala.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Memecylon rostratum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.

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