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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Selected species
For a complete list of species, see List of Medinilla species
The following species have articles on Wikipedia:
- Medinilla balls-headleyi F.Muell.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Queensland
- Medinilla beamanii RegaladoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Borneo
- Medinilla cummingii NaudinScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Philippines
- Medinilla magnifica Lindl.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Philippines
- Medinilla multiflora Merr.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Philippines
- Medinilla sedifolia Jum. & H.PerrierScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Madagascar
- Medinilla speciosa BlumeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Philippines
- Medinilla theresae FernandoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Philippines
- Medinilla waterhousei Seem.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – 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)