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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.
Medinilla acutialata · Medinilla acutissimifolia · Medinilla afromontana · Medinilla aggregata · Daintree medinilla · Medinilla beamanii · Chandelier Tree · Showy medinilla · Medinilla multiflora · Medinilla samoensis · Medinilla sedifolia · Medinilla speciosa
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