Medinilla beamanii

Medinilla beamanii
Medinilla beamanii
Berries of Medinilla beamanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Medinilla
Species: M. beamanii
Binomial name
Medinilla beamanii
J.C.Regalado

Medinilla beamanii is a species in the genus Medinilla belonging to the Melastomataceae family.

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Etymology

The genus was named after J. de Medinilla, governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820. The species is named after the members of the Beaman family involved in the expedition on which this plant was first collected.

Description

Medinilla beamanii is a large evergreen shrub. The bright pink small flowers are produced in large panicles on pendant reddish stems. Fruits are rounded pink berries turning reddish when ripe.

Flowers of Medinilla beamanii in Kinabalu Botanical Garden, Sabah

Distribution

This plant is native to the island of Borneo.

Habitat

This species is typical of the shaded mountain rainforests and prefers moist, well-draining soils, at an altitude of 300–1,700 metres (980–5,600 ft) above sea level.

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