Medinilla sedifolia

Medinilla sedifolia
Medinilla sedifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Medinilla
Gaudich.
Species: M. sedifolia
Binomial name
Medinilla sedifolia

Medinilla sedifolia is a perennial plant of the Melastomataceae family that grows primarily in Madagascar, but is occasionally used as a terrarium plant, an epiphyte mounting, or in hanging pots.[1] It is small for the genus, growing only three to six inches tall.[1] The waxy evergreen leaves grow on a trailing stem. It flowers twice per year, the five petaled flowers are magenta, waxy to the touch, and about a half inch wide when fully grown.[2]

Stem and waxy leaves of Medinilla sedifolia

References

  1. 1 2 "Medinilla sedifolia". Brian's Botanicals. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  2. "Medinilla sedifolia". Kartuz Greenhouses. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
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