Medinilla beamanii

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

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

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Distribution[edit]

This plant is native to the island of Borneo.

Habitat[edit]

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[edit]

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

Medinilla beamanii; J.C. Regalado; in Blumea 35: 29. 1990
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[gledhill-1] Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 253

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