Medinilla

For the place, see Medinilla, Castile and León.

Medinilla
Medinilla cumingii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Medinilla
Gaudich. ex DC.[1]
Species

Many, see list of species

Synonyms[1]
  • Carionia Naudin
  • Cephalomedinilla Merr.
  • Dactyliota Blume
  • Diplogenea Lindl.
  • Erpetina Naudin
  • Hypenanthe Blume
  • Myrianthemum Gilg
  • Triplectrum D.Don ex Wight & Arn.
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.[1]

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.[citation needed]

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