Biology:Medinilla myriantha
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Medinilla myriantha | |
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| Cultivated at the Wertheim Conservatory, Florida International University campus, Miami, FL USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Medinilla |
| Species: | M. myriantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Medinilla myriantha Merr. (1906)
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Medinilla myriantha is a species of semi-epiphytic plant with pink flowers that are produced in the summer and spring. These plants grow up to six feet tall. It is also known as the Malaysian orchid, but is in the family Melastomataceae and is native to the Philippines .[1] There are many other types of Medinilla myriantha such as the rose grapes, pixi, and pink lantern. Some of these have fruit, usually purple pink. The genus has about a hundred varieties but only a few are commercially sold.[citation needed]
Etymology
Medinilla is named for José de Medinilla y Pineda, who was governor of Mauritius (then known as the Marianne Islands) in 1820.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q1923016 entry
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