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Melastomataceae

Showy medinilla

Medinilla magnifica Lindl.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Medinilla

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Showy medinilla: Fotografia de PAblo Alberto Salguero Quiles
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Common names

By language (9)
arz
ميدينيلا ماجنيفيكا
Chinese
粉苞酸脚杆, 粉苞酸脚桿, 宝莲灯
English
Showy medinilla, Rose-grape
Filipino
Kapa-kapa
Hungarian
Óriás medinilla
Japanese
オオバヤドリノボタン, メディニラ・マグニフィカ, 大葉宿野牡丹
Persian
خوشه اویز
Russian
Мединилла прекрасная
Swedish
Rosenskärm

Synonyms

  • Dactyliota bracteata Blume
  • Medinilla bracteata Veitch
  • Medinilla superba Teijsm. & Binn. ex Triana

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.