Melastomataceae
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Medinilla venosa
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Medinilla
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Common names
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- English
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Synonyms
- Axanthes philippensis Cham. & Schltdl. ex Steud.
- Axanthes philippensis Cham. & Schltdl.
- Hypenanthe venosum (Blume) Blume
- Medinilla farinosa Regel
- Medinilla luzonensis Hook.f. ex Triana
- Medinilla philippensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Merr.
- Medinilla williamsii C.B.Rob.
- Melastoma venosum Blume
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.