Medinilla

E1039648

plant genus taxon

Medinilla is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their showy, pendulous clusters of pink or purple blossoms and ornamental foliage, often grown as decorative houseplants or in greenhouses.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Medinilla waterhousei	7

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	Melastomataceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ
discoveredInCentury	19th century ⓘ
family	Melastomataceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerType	bisexual flowers ⓘ
growthForm	shrub ⓘ subshrub ⓘ
habitat	montane forests ⓘ tropical forests ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	evergreen ⓘ flowering ⓘ pendulous flower clusters ⓘ showy inflorescences ⓘ tropical ⓘ
hasCommonUse	greenhouse plant ⓘ houseplant ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ
hasFlowerColor	pink ⓘ purple ⓘ
hasLeafType	ornamental foliage ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Medinilla cummingii NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinilla magnifica NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinilla myriantha NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies	Medinilla magnifica NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCultivatedAs	container plant ⓘ indoor plant ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
namedAfter	José de Medinilla y Pineda NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific islands ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ
order	Myrtales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosynthesisType	C3 ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
preferredClimate	humid ⓘ warm ⓘ
propagationMethod	seeds ⓘ stem cuttings ⓘ
reproduction	sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ
requires	bright indirect light ⓘ high humidity ⓘ well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
usedFor	decorative purposes ⓘ