Medinilla cummingii

Medinilla cummingii

''Medinilla cummingii'' , 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.
Tropical rose grape Native to the Phillipines, Medinilla cummingii is known commonly as Chandelier tree and Tropical rose grape. Large shrub growing to 2 metres. The plants are covered with these beautiful pendant panicles which are up to 25 cm in length. Australia,Chandelier tree,Fall,Flora,Geotagged,Medinilla cummingii,Melastomataceae,Myrtales,Tropical rose grape,botany,panicle,plant,purple flower

Appearance

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.
Chandelier Tree, Medinilla cummingii At the Maui Garden of Eden https://www.jungledragon.com/image/141655/showy_asian_grapes_medinilla_speciosa.html Fall,Geotagged,Medinilla cummingii,Medinilla speciosa,United States

Naming

''Medinilla'' is named for José de Medinilla y Pineda, who was governor of Mauritius in 1820.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMelastomataceae
GenusMedinilla
SpeciesM. cummingii
Photographed in
Australia
Indonesia
United States of America