Medinilla

thumb|Medinilla magnifica is a popular ornamental plant endemic to the Luzon, Mindoro and Panay islands Medinilla is a genus of about 368 species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to tropical regions of the Old World from Africa east through southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean. The genus was named after José de Medinilla y Pineda, governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMelastomataceae

Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo

Observations1,208

Observations recorded25,514

General: Characters that distinguish Medinilla are branches which

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2,518
With media: 2,329
Family: Melastomataceae
Collections: MSC, CAS
Recorded in: Malaysia, Madagascar, Philippines, Myanmar

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Melastomataceae
Image: Starr 020913-0003 Medinilla cumingii.jpg

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taxon common name: 酸脚杆属
taxon name: Medinilla
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Medinilla
Commons category: Medinilla
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7367
has fruit type: berry
different from: Medinilla

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Species in this genus are evergreen shrubs or vines. The leaves are opposite or whorled, or alternate in some species. The flowers are white, pink, red, or orange, and are produced singly or in large panicles.

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