Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Myrtales
Genus:
Species:
fuchsioides
ID:
1275091

Status:
valid

Authors:
Gardner

Source:
tro

Year:
1847

Citation Micro:
Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. viii. (1847) 12.

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001274429



Common Names

  • Medinilla fuchsioides
  • Fuchsia-Like Medinilla
  • Fuchsia-Like Malaysian Grapes


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Description

Medinilla fuchsioides (also called Magenta Flower, among many other common names) is a shrub native to the Philippines. It is an evergreen plant that grows in humid, tropical forests.

Uses & Benefits

Medinilla fuchsioides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat fever, headache, and other ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Medinilla fuchsioides has small, yellowish-green flowers that are clustered in the leaf axils. The seeds are small, black and shiny. The seedlings are small, with a single pair of cotyledons and a single pair of true leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Medinilla fuchsioides is a perennial plant that is best grown in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Propagation is by division of the clumps in early spring or by seed.

Where to Find Medinilla fuchsioides

Medinilla fuchsioides is native to Southeast Asia and can be found in moist, shady areas.

Species in the Medinilla genus

Medinilla bismarck-ramuensis, Medinilla sapoi-riverensis, Medinilla clathrata, Medinilla frodinii, Medinilla glandulosa, Medinilla grandifolia, Medinilla interiaciens, Medinilla lenticellata, Medinilla minutibracteata, Medinilla minutifolia, Medinilla multibracteata, Medinilla punicea, Medinilla setiflora, Medinilla triochiton, Medinilla anamalaiana, Medinilla acutialata, Medinilla aggregata, Medinilla alata, Medinilla alpestris, Medinilla angusto-acuminata, Medinilla annulata, Medinilla annulifera, Medinilla anomala, Medinilla apayaoensis, Medinilla apoensis, Medinilla archboldiana, Medinilla arfakensis, Medinilla auriculata, Medinilla bakeriana, Medinilla beddomei, Medinilla bicolor, Medinilla blumeana, Medinilla boemiensis, Medinilla brassii, Medinilla brevipes, Medinilla buennemeyeri, Medinilla calcicola, Medinilla capitata, Medinilla cauliflora, Medinilla celebica, Medinilla cephalophora, Medinilla ceramensis, Medinilla clarkei, Medinilla clementis, Medinilla coccinea, Medinilla compacta, Medinilla compressicaulis, Medinilla congesta, Medinilla corallina, Medinilla crassata,

Species in the Melastomataceae family

Acanthella sprucei, Acanthella pulchra, Acanthella conferta, Aciotis polystachya, Aciotis purpurascens, Aciotis acuminifolia, Aciotis annua, Aciotis rubricaulis, Aciotis cordata, Aciotis indecora, Aciotis paludosa, Aciotis circaeoides, Aciotis ornata, Aciotis circaeifolia, Aciotis wurdackiana, Aciotis olivieriana, Aciotis ferreirana, Aciotis viscida, Aciotis pendulifolia, Aciotis brachybotria, Acisanthera pulchella, Acisanthera quadrata, Acisanthera boliviensis, Acisanthera variabilis, Acisanthera uniflora, Acisanthera alsinaefolia, Acisanthera paraguayensis, Acisanthera alata, Acisanthera hedyotoidea, Acisanthera glazioviana, Acisanthera quadrata, Acisanthera ayangannae, Acisanthera divaricata, Adelobotrys ciliatus, Adelobotrys atlanticus, Adelobotrys adscendens, Adelobotrys barbatus, Adelobotrys ciliata, Adelobotrys macrophylla, Adelobotrys praetexta, Adelobotrys tessmannii, Adelobotrys boissieriana, Adelobotrys fuscescens, Adelobotrys macrantha, Adelobotrys rotundifolius, Adelobotrys subsessilis, Adelobotrys jefensis, Adelobotrys linearifolia, Adelobotrys ayangannensis, Adelobotrys scandens,