Medinilla erythrophylla Lindl.

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Medinilla emarginata Craib; Medinilla erythrophylla Lindl.; Medinilla fuligineo-glandulifera C.Chen; Medinilla hainanensis Merr. & Chun; Medinilla rubicunda var. tibetica C.Chen; Medinilla yunnanensis H.L.Li; Melastoma erythrophyllum Wall.; Melastoma rubicundum Jack
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Medinilla rubicunda (Jack) Blume
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Moist Hilly Slopes
  • Key identification features : Epiphytic or rarely terrestrial shrubs up to 6 m high; branches subquadrangular, reddish; Leaves elliptic, petiolate, 3-nerved, reddish; Flowers in axillary cymose, 4-10 flowered fascicJes or umbellate, petals fleshy, rose pink to pinkish white; Berries globose, black.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 511
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Medinilla erythrophylla. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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