Biology:Medinilla
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.[1][2]
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.[3]Certain Medinilla species have high economic value as they are used in medicinal and ornamental applications. [4][5]
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. – Queensland
- Medinilla beamanii Regalado – Borneo
- Medinilla cumingii Naudin – Philippines
- Medinilla magnifica Lindl. – Philippines
- Medinilla multiflora Merr. – Philippines
- Medinilla sedifolia Jum. & H.Perrier – Madagascar
- Medinilla speciosa Blume – Philippines
- Medinilla theresae Fernando – Philippines
- Medinilla waterhousei Seem. – Fiji
References
- ↑ "Medinilla Gaudich. ex DC.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:26444-1.
- ↑ "Notes on the Medinilla (Melastomataceae) of Palawan, Philippines, Including Two New Species: M. simplicymosa and M. ultramaficola". 8 December 2020. https://bioone.org/journals/systematic-botany/volume-45/issue-4/036364420X16033962925376/Notes-on-the-Medinilla-Melastomataceae-of-Palawan-Philippines-Including-Two/10.1600/036364420X16033962925376.short.
- ↑ "Medinilla | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/medinilla/.
- ↑ "The effect of shade and drought on the growth and proline content of Medinilla speciosa and Medinilla verrucosa plants". 2024. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1362/1/012061.
- ↑ "The immunomodulatory activity of parijoto fruit (Medinilla speciosa) fraction against phagocytosis macrophages and lymphocyte proliferation". 2025. https://journals.lww.com/japtr/fulltext/2025/01000/the_immunomodulatory_activity_of_parijoto_fruit.2.aspx.
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)
Wikidata ☰ Q1100242 entry
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