Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Medinilla amplifolia Merr.
Melastomataceae
Medinilla amplifolia Merr.
Location:
Philippines. Benguet. Baguio, Luzon.
Philippines. Benguet. Baguio, Luzon.
Description:
Much branched shrubs... wood brittle; old bark coarsely checked, younger one smooth and yellowish grey; stems and larger branches angled; foliage coriaceous, strongly conduplicate, shining green above, yellowish green beneath; paniculate inflorescence subpendulous, terminal, red ½ to 1 foot long and nearly as wide across the base; bract small similarly coloured.
Much branched shrubs... wood brittle; old bark coarsely checked, younger one smooth and yellowish grey; stems and larger branches angled; foliage coriaceous, strongly conduplicate, shining green above, yellowish green beneath; paniculate inflorescence subpendulous, terminal, red ½ to 1 foot long and nearly as wide across the base; bract small similarly coloured.
Habitat:
upon or overhanging limestones.
upon or overhanging limestones.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 04396222
GUID: c5262670-50a9-471b-9f64-bceeed3b7c07
NY Barcode: 04396222
GUID: c5262670-50a9-471b-9f64-bceeed3b7c07