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Accession Data:

Medinilla sedifolia Jum. & H. Perrier

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Melastomataceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Madagascar (endemic)

  • Culture: Likes warmth & humidity. 2
  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201500037
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Accession Date: 08-03-2015
  • Bench: 3111 - EVO: Equisetum & Cycads
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-29-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Melastomataceae
  • SubFamily: Melastomatoideae
  • Tribe: Miconieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

  • Endemism (endemic)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Madagascar

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 29 May 2015.
  2. Medinilla sedifolia at Denver Botanic Gardens. Accessed 29 May 2015.

data regenerated on Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:03:06 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Medinilla sedifolia

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Current Accessions in the Melastomataceae

Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Melastomeae

  • Arthrostemma ciliatum
  • Heterocentron unidentified
  • Tibouchina urvilleana 'Edwardsii'

Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Miconieae

  • Medinilla cummingii
  • Medinilla sedifolia
  • Pachycentria glauca

Subfamily Melastomatoideae
Tribe Sonerileae

  • Bredia hirsuta
  • Monolena aff. primuliflora
  • Monolena primuliflora
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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