Medinilla speciosa (Cultivated)

Medinilla speciosa (Reinw. ex Bl.) Bl., Flora 14: 515 1831. (syn: Melastoma eximium Bl. (ambiguous synonym); Melastoma speciosum Reinw. ex Bl.);

peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor), Java, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa, Lombok), Sulawesi, Moluccas, Borneo as per Catalogue of Life;

Medilina magnifica SN27420 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) – 4 mb.
Philippines ornamental shrub from Nursery near Bangalore. Medilina magnifica – Melastemaceae

To me looks different as per Wikipedia gardeningknowhow dengarden Clifton Nurseries

Kindly check with Medinilla speciosa.
I had seen these at the Bangalore airport in March.

Thanks, …, for the id.

I agree with you as per

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medinilla_speciosa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medinilla_speciosa2.jpg

https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Medinilla_speciosa.htm

https://www.gbif.org/species/3864570
https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?region_id=12&plant_id=3325&page=

Mumbai, February 2020 :: Medinilla speciosa :: ARK2022-078: 3 high res. images.
Clicked this ornamental plant at the Ruparel Plant exhibition, Mumbai in February 2020.

References:
Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medinilla_speciosa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medinilla_speciosa2.jpg

https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Medinilla_speciosa.htm

https://www.gbif.org/species/3864570

https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?region_id=12&plant_id=3325&page=

Updated on December 24, 2024

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