Medinilla cummingii | |
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Medinilla cummingii in Bukidnon, Philippines | |
Medinilla cumingii in the Berlin Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Medinilla |
Species: | M. cummingii |
Binomial name | |
Medinilla cummingii Naudin |
Medinilla cummingii (Chandelier Tree), often spelled Medinilla cumingii, is a species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to mossy forest of the Philippines at 700-1000 m altitude. It is a small shrub, 1-2 m in height, with ternate or quaternate leaves, and many-flowered, pendant panicles up to 25 cm long. Fruits are 5-7 mm in diameter, pink to purplish to bluish-black when ripe.