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Medinilla aggregata is an epiphytic shrub from the rainforests of Borneo, grown mainly for its showy flower clusters. It needs a warm, humid, high-light spot with a well-draining, airy medium.
Medinilla aggregata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Medinilla of the family Melastomataceae. It is an epiphyte native to the tropical rainforests of Borneo, where it is endemic. The species was first described by the Dutch botanist Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. in 1943. Found near low-elevation rivers, M. aggregata takes the form of a shrub and flowers in June–July and November–December within its native range.
Medinilla aggregata is endemic to the Maritime Southeast Asia island of Borneo. Specimens have been collected in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan and the Malaysian state of Sabah. The species favors wet, tropical rainforest conditions. The species frequently establishes itself by rivers at altitudes between 30 m (98 ft) and 100 m (330 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Medinilla aggregata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
