Filed As:

Melastomataceae
Medinilla banahaensis Elmer ( isosyntype )

Common Names:

calambug-lambug

Location:

Philippines. Davao del Sur. Todaya. Mount Apo. Alt. 1828.8 m. (6000 ft.)

Collector(s):

A. D. E. Elmer 11466a with , Aug 1909

Description:

Epiphytic shrub; stems several, ascending or drooping, 3-5 feet long, crookedly rebranched, terete, with rather hard, sappy, white, odorless wood covered with yellowish-gray thinly checked bark; twigs suberect, stongly 4-winged; leaves ascendingly curved from the base; tips strongly recurved, coriaceous, dull green above, much lighter beneath; peduncles from the leaf axils or lateral, descendingly curved, 6-10 inches long, fleshy; bright red inflorescence pendulous, equalling the peduncle and similar in color except the yellowish-white filaments and purplish-blue anthers with yellowish basal horns; flowers odorless; globose fruits purple or bluish; very handsome in bud, flower and fruit. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Habitat:

Upon medium sized tree trunks several feet from the ground in dense forests of subaquatic flats.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 228817
GUID: 7b6fd65b-caa2-4629-b2d9-64763bab8610

Distribution:

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