Medinilla
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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.Template:R
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.Template:Cn
Selected species
For a complete list of species, see List of Medinilla species
The following species have articles on Wikipedia:
- Medinilla balls-headleyi Template:Small – Queensland
- Medinilla beamanii Template:Small – Borneo
- Medinilla cummingii Template:Small – Philippines
- Medinilla magnifica Template:Small – Philippines
- Medinilla multiflora Template:Small – Philippines
- Medinilla sedifolia Template:Small – Madagascar
- Medinilla speciosa Template:Small – Philippines
- Medinilla theresae Template:Small – Philippines
- Medinilla waterhousei Template:Small – Fiji
References
External links
- Renner, S. S. (2004). Multiple Miocene Melastomataceae dispersal between Madagascar, Africa and India. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci. 359(1450): 1485-1494 (pdf file)