Filed As:
Melastomataceae
Medinilla antonii Elmer ( isosyntype )
Melastomataceae
Medinilla antonii Elmer ( isosyntype )
Common Names:
etag
etag
Location:
Philippines. Agusan del Norte. Cabadbaran, Mt. Urdaneta, Mindanao: between the peaks of Duros and Cowilanan. Alt. 1066.8 m. (3500 ft.)
Philippines. Agusan del Norte. Cabadbaran, Mt. Urdaneta, Mindanao: between the peaks of Duros and Cowilanan. Alt. 1066.8 m. (3500 ft.)
Description:
Scandent; stem loosely turning or looping, up to 20 or more feet from the ground, crooked, subterete, flexible, 1.5 inches thick; the outer wood white; the inner half reddish brown; bark very thick, latericius except the yellowish-gray and quite smooth surface; branches forming a tangled mass, slender, drooping; leaves ascending, limp or coriaceous, horizontal, recureved, much paler beneath; inflorescence lateral, profuse, recurved from greenish stalks; calyx white; corolla pure white; anthers pink; filaments and lower portion of style yellowish; flowers deciduous, odorless, succulent, very pretty in full anthesis!. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Scandent; stem loosely turning or looping, up to 20 or more feet from the ground, crooked, subterete, flexible, 1.5 inches thick; the outer wood white; the inner half reddish brown; bark very thick, latericius except the yellowish-gray and quite smooth surface; branches forming a tangled mass, slender, drooping; leaves ascending, limp or coriaceous, horizontal, recureved, much paler beneath; inflorescence lateral, profuse, recurved from greenish stalks; calyx white; corolla pure white; anthers pink; filaments and lower portion of style yellowish; flowers deciduous, odorless, succulent, very pretty in full anthesis!. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
In humis-covered, well-drained soil of a wooded depression.
In humis-covered, well-drained soil of a wooded depression.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 228808
GUID: 8639244e-3d05-4912-ba61-3383b66be05d
NY Barcode: 228808
GUID: 8639244e-3d05-4912-ba61-3383b66be05d