Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Medinilla cuernosensis Elmer ( isotype )
Melastomataceae
Medinilla cuernosensis Elmer ( isotype )
Location:
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete. Cuernos Mountains. Alt. 1295.4 m. (4250 ft.)
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete. Cuernos Mountains. Alt. 1295.4 m. (4250 ft.)
Description:
Scandent and forming lax bushes; leaves flat, much lighter green beaneath, horizontally spreading or descending; stems and branches yellowish-gray; petals whitish, delicate; anther bases light yellow, the acuminate tips pinkisk; bracts or calyces green in flower, persistant, brightly red in fruit; berry globose, deep green, covered with bristly whitish hairs. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Scandent and forming lax bushes; leaves flat, much lighter green beaneath, horizontally spreading or descending; stems and branches yellowish-gray; petals whitish, delicate; anther bases light yellow, the acuminate tips pinkisk; bracts or calyces green in flower, persistant, brightly red in fruit; berry globose, deep green, covered with bristly whitish hairs. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Upon tree trunks several meters from the ground of humid woods.
Upon tree trunks several meters from the ground of humid woods.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 228837
GUID: 1623c2ff-dbdb-4a67-8826-860d6bbbd037
NY Barcode: 228837
GUID: 1623c2ff-dbdb-4a67-8826-860d6bbbd037