Medinilla

E1039648

Medinilla is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their showy, pendulous clusters of pink or purple blossoms and ornamental foliage, often grown as decorative houseplants or in greenhouses.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Medinilla waterhousei 7
Medinilla magnifica 2
Medinilla canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
belongsTo Melastomataceae ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Asterids ⓘ
Eudicots ⓘ
discoveredInCentury 19th century ⓘ
family Melastomataceae ⓘ
flowerType bisexual flowers ⓘ
growthForm shrub ⓘ
subshrub ⓘ
habitat montane forests ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
hasCharacteristic evergreen ⓘ
flowering ⓘ
pendulous flower clusters ⓘ
showy inflorescences ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
hasCommonUse greenhouse plant ⓘ
houseplant ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ
hasFlowerColor pink ⓘ
purple ⓘ
hasLeafType ornamental foliage ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies Medinilla cummingii ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla

Medinilla magnifica ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla

Medinilla myriantha ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
hasTypeSpecies Medinilla magnifica ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
isCultivatedAs container plant ⓘ
indoor plant ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
namedAfter José de Medinilla y Pineda ⓘ
nativeTo Madagascar ⓘ
Pacific islands ⓘ
tropical Asia ⓘ
order Myrtales ⓘ
photosynthesisType C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
preferredClimate humid ⓘ
warm ⓘ
propagationMethod seeds ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ
requires bright indirect light ⓘ
high humidity ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
usedFor decorative purposes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Melastomataceae → notableGenus → Medinilla ⓘ
Lake Tagimoucia → hasNaturalHabitat → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Lake Tagimoucia → onlyNaturalHabitatOf → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Lake Tagimoucia → hasAssociatedFlora → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Lake Tagimoucia → hasEndemicSpecies → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Tagimoucia flower habitat → flora → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Tagimoucia flower habitat → associatedSpecies → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Tagimoucia flower habitat → isHabitatOf → Medinilla waterhousei ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Medinilla → hasTypeSpecies → Medinilla magnifica ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Medinilla → hasNotableSpecies → Medinilla magnifica ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Medinilla → hasNotableSpecies → Medinilla cummingii ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla
Medinilla → hasNotableSpecies → Medinilla myriantha ⓘ
linked to: Medinilla