Medinilla
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 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.
Selected species
For a complete list of species, see List of Medinilla speciesThe following species have articles on Wikipedia:
- Medinilla balls-headleyi – Queensland
- Medinilla beamanii – Borneo
- Medinilla cummingii – Philippines
- Medinilla magnifica – Philippines
- Medinilla multiflora – Philippines
- Medinilla sedifolia – Madagascar
- Medinilla speciosa – Philippines
- Medinilla theresae – Philippines
- Medinilla waterhousei – Fiji