Medinilla crassifolia Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Medinilla

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An epiphytic shrub, growing in trees in lowland to lower montane forest at elevations of 1,500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Medinilla crassifolia leaf picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Medinilla crassifolia fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Medinilla crassifolia fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:570138-1
WFO ID wfo-0000159958
COL ID 3YNXN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Medinilla inaequalis Melastoma crassifolium Medinilla korthalsii Melastoma diaphanum Melastoma laurifolium Medinilla caudatifolia Medinilla cuspidata Medinilla hasseltii Medinilla rubicunda var. hasseltii Medinilla crassifolia