Medinilla myriantha

Medinilla myriantha is a species of semi-epiphytic plant with pink flowers that are produced in the summer and spring. These plants grow up to six feet tall. It is also known as the Malaysian orchid, but is in the family Melastomataceae and is native to the Philippines.[1] There are many other types of Medinilla myriantha such as the rose grapes, pixi, and pink lantern. Some of these have fruit, usually purple pink. The genus has about a hundred varieties but only a few are commercially sold.

Medinilla myriantha
Cultivated at the Wertheim Conservatory, Florida International University campus, Miami, FL USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Medinilla
Species:
M. myriantha
Binomial name
Medinilla myriantha
Merr. (1906)

Etymology

Medinilla is named for José de Medinilla y Pineda, who was governor of Mauritius (then known as the Marianne Islands) in 1820.[2]

References
  1. Calero, K., Pitzer, T., & Alberte, J. (2012). General Biology II Lab Manual (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
  2. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 253
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