Melastomataceae
Medinilla

Medinilla magnifica Lindl.

First published in Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 55 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines (Luzon). It is a hemiepiphytic shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Philippines

Introduced into:

Samoa

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kartonegoro, A. (2022). Annotated checklist of the Medinilla (Melastomataceae) of Malesia. Rheedea 32: 221-279.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kartonegoro, A. (2022). Annotated checklist of the Medinilla (Melastomataceae) of Malesia. Rheedea 32: 221-279.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [1391] Philippines K003892456 Yes
Loher, A. [3543] Philippines K003892458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K000867227 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K000867228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacobs, M. [7737] Philippines K003892460 Yes
Loher, A. [6274] Philippines K003892454 Yes
Loher, A. [3543] Philippines K003892457 Yes
Williams, R.S. [975] Philippines K003892459 Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines K003892452 Yes
Loher, A. [6297] Philippines K003892453 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E.; Coode, M.J.E.; Reynoso, E. [5368] Philippines K003892461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Philippines K000867229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridsdale, C.E.; Coode, M.J.E.; Reynoso, E. [5368] Philippines K003892462 Yes
Jacobs [7737] Philippines K:SPC-07665.000 No
Loher, A. [6078] Philippines K003892455 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images