Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Medinilla antonii Elmer ( isosyntype )
Melastomataceae
Medinilla antonii Elmer ( isosyntype )
Common Names:
lagicau
lagicau
Location:
Philippines. Agusan del Norte. Cabadbaran, Mt. Urdaneta, Mindanao: Mount Duros. Alt. 914.4 m. (3000 ft.)
Philippines. Agusan del Norte. Cabadbaran, Mt. Urdaneta, Mindanao: Mount Duros. Alt. 914.4 m. (3000 ft.)
Description:
Epiphytic; main branches few, 5-8 feet long, 1 inch thick, crookedly rebranched; wood white and lightly red, soft, odorless, and without taste; bark excrescent, yellowish-gray; twigs suberect, relatively short, flexible, heavy, leaves ascending and strongly recurved, coriaceous, much paler green beneath; Inflorescent clusters mostly along the branches below the foliage, odorless; the buds succulent and white; petals pure white; stamens or the filaments yellowish; the anthers pink; flowers very showy and 2 inches across. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
Epiphytic; main branches few, 5-8 feet long, 1 inch thick, crookedly rebranched; wood white and lightly red, soft, odorless, and without taste; bark excrescent, yellowish-gray; twigs suberect, relatively short, flexible, heavy, leaves ascending and strongly recurved, coriaceous, much paler green beneath; Inflorescent clusters mostly along the branches below the foliage, odorless; the buds succulent and white; petals pure white; stamens or the filaments yellowish; the anthers pink; flowers very showy and 2 inches across. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
Habitat:
Upon middle-sized tree trunks 20 feet from the very humid ground and along a forested, steep slope.
Upon middle-sized tree trunks 20 feet from the very humid ground and along a forested, steep slope.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 228809
GUID: b22a6f1b-5a58-4e86-b0bf-637cab3dcdea
NY Barcode: 228809
GUID: b22a6f1b-5a58-4e86-b0bf-637cab3dcdea