Melastomataceae

Medinilla Gaudich.

First published in Voy. Uranie: 484 (1830)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, East Himalaya, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zaïre

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —.F.T.A. 2: 460.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Freycinet, Voy. Bot.: 484 (1826)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2009 Kalat, A. et al. [161], Sarawak K000565894 No
Jul 1, 2009 Nilus [RWN 22], Sabah K000565895 No
Dec 13, 2004 Jimpin, S. [139120], Sabah K000260557 No
Apr 1, 2001 Johns, R.J. [10331], New Guinea 70188.000 No
Apr 1, 2001 Johns, R.J. [9019], New Guinea 62564.000 No
Apr 1, 2001 Triono, T. [139], New Guinea 70631.000 No
Coode, M.J.E. [5746], Philippines 51098.000 No
Coode, M.J.E. [6033], Indonesia 55433.000 No
de Vogel, E. [9045], Malaysia 56802.000 No
Jacobs [7938], Philippines 7688.000 No

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0