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Medinilla beamanii

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Medinilla beamanii
Berries of Medinilla beamanii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Medinilla
Species:
M. beamanii
Binomial name
Medinilla beamanii

Medinilla beamanii is a species in the genus Medinilla of the family Melastomataceae.

Etymology

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Medinilla is named for José de Medinilla y Pineda, who was governor of Mauritius (then known as the Marianne Islands) in 1820.[1] The species is named after John H. Beaman who first collected it in flower.[citation needed]

Description

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Medinilla beamanii is a large evergreen shrub. The bright pink small flowers are produced in large panicles on pendant reddish stems. Fruits are rounded pink berries turning reddish when ripe.

Flowers of Medinilla beamanii in Kinabalu Botanical Garden, Sabah

Distribution

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This plant is native to the island of Borneo.

Habitat

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This species is typical of the shaded mountain rainforests and prefers moist, well-draining soils, at an altitude of 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) above sea level.

References

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  1. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 253
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