Medinilla burebidensis Elmer

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Medinilla burebidensis Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11839, Sep 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Davao del Sur. Todaya. Mindanao, Mount Apo: Mount Burebid.

  • Habitat

    Upon small tree of a dry wooded ridge.

  • Description

    Scandent shrub; stem terete, 1 inch thick, flexible, numerously bramched at the top and the branches forming a tangeled mass; wood whitish, soft, odorless, and tasteless; bark grayish, thick, smooth or lenticeled or minutely checked; leaves coriaceous, ascendingly recurved, dull green above, much lighter green beneath; infructescence axillary, ascending; the pedicels purplish; fruits short, ovoid, deep purple, 3/8 inches in diameter. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 228824

    Occurrence ID: bd79b201-3907-4e55-935d-2584b4f89bc1

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Davao del Sur

  • Locality

    Todaya. Mindanao, Mount Apo: Mount Burebid

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1371.6 m. (4500 ft.)

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