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Medinilla
Medinilla is a large paleotropical genus of about 370 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 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.Certain Medinilla species have high economic value as they are used in medicinal and ornamental applications.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Medinilla formosana
speciesMedinilla formosana
Rose Grape
speciesMedinilla magnifica
Medinilla speciosa
speciesMedinilla speciosa
Medinilla fengii
speciesMedinilla fengii
chandelier tree
speciesMedinilla cumingii
Medinilla astronioides
speciesMedinilla astronioides
Medinilla sedifolia
speciesMedinilla sedifolia
Medinilla multiflora
speciesMedinilla multiflora
Medinilla scortechinii
speciesMedinilla scortechinii
Medinilla pendula
speciesMedinilla pendula
Medinilla miniata
speciesMedinilla miniata
Medinilla hayatana
speciesMedinilla hayatana
Medinilla eximia
speciesMedinilla eximia
Medinilla medinillana
speciesMedinilla medinillana
Medinilla alpestris
speciesMedinilla alpestris
Medinilla balls-headleyi
speciesMedinilla balls-headleyi
Medinilla teysmannii
speciesMedinilla teysmannii
Medinilla crassifolia
speciesMedinilla crassifolia
Medinilla clarkei
speciesMedinilla clarkei
Medinilla banahaensis
speciesMedinilla banahaensis
Medinilla venusta
speciesMedinilla venusta
Medinilla quadrangularis
speciesMedinilla quadrangularis
Medinilla fuchsioides
speciesMedinilla fuchsioides
Medinilla binaria
speciesMedinilla binaria
Medinilla perakensis
speciesMedinilla perakensis
tagimoucia
speciesMedinilla waterhousei
Medinilla beddomei
speciesMedinilla beddomei
Medinilla beamanii
speciesMedinilla beamanii
Medinilla papillosa
speciesMedinilla papillosa
Medinilla micranthera
speciesMedinilla micranthera
Medinilla annulata
speciesMedinilla annulata
Medinilla verrucosa
speciesMedinilla verrucosa
Medinilla rubicunda
speciesMedinilla rubicunda
Medinilla lophoclada
speciesMedinilla lophoclada
Medinilla aurantiiflora
speciesMedinilla aurantiiflora
Medinilla malaboensis
speciesMedinilla malaboensis
Medinilla ambrensis
speciesMedinilla ambrensis
Medinilla whitfordii
speciesMedinilla whitfordii
Medinilla cacuminum
speciesMedinilla cacuminum
Medinilla amplectens
speciesMedinilla amplectens
Medinilla oblongifolia
speciesMedinilla oblongifolia
Medinilla petelotii
speciesMedinilla petelotii
Medinilla parvifolia
speciesMedinilla parvifolia
Medinilla clementis
speciesMedinilla clementis
Medinilla cordifolia
speciesMedinilla cordifolia
Medinilla myrtiformis
speciesMedinilla myrtiformis
Medinilla micrantha
speciesMedinilla micrantha
Medinilla merrittii
speciesMedinilla merrittii
Medinilla apoensis
speciesMedinilla apoensis
Medinilla anamalaiana
speciesMedinilla anamalaiana
Medinilla succulenta
speciesMedinilla succulenta
Medinilla muricata
speciesMedinilla muricata
Medinilla campanulata
speciesMedinilla campanulata
Medinilla radicans
speciesMedinilla radicans
Medinilla palawanensis
speciesMedinilla palawanensis
Medinilla humbertiana
speciesMedinilla humbertiana
Medinilla alata
speciesMedinilla alata
Medinilla cordata
speciesMedinilla cordata
Medinilla venosa
speciesMedinilla venosa
Medinilla crassata
speciesMedinilla crassata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68320.