Medinilla magnifica (Cultivated- Hong Kong)

Medinilla magnifica Lindl., Paxt. Fl. Gard. i: 55 t. 12. 1850. (syn: Axinaea bracteata Zipp. ex Bl.; Dactyliota bracteata (Bl.) Bl.; Hypenanthe bracteatum (Bl.) Bakh. fil.; Medinilla bracteata Bl. (ambiguous synonym);  Medinilla bracteata Hort. Veitch (ambiguous synonym); Medinilla superba Teijsm. & Binn. ex Triana);

Philippines (Batan, Babuyanes, Camiguin, Luzon, Mindoro, Panay, Negros,
Mindanao), Moluccas, Taiwan (I), trop. Africa (I), Society Isl. (I) (Tahiti
(I)), Trinidad & Tobago (I) as per Catalogue of Life;

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Medinilla magnifica Lindl. : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)

Location: Hong Kong Park  
Date: 15 August 2018
Elevation: 200 ft.
Habit : Cultivated

seems to be  at the end of its flowering lifecycle. i almost did not not recognize it. was it labelled thus? its a magnificent houseplant when in bloom

Yes …