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[ Medicosma ] [ Medinilla ] [ Medinillopsis ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Medinilla

Hierarchical position of the Genus Medinilla

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Rosidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 264. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Myrtanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 295. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Myrtales Rchb. pub. Bot. Damen: 475. 1828.       Familia  Melastomataceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 328. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Melastomes       Tribus  Medinilleae Benth. & Hook.f. pub. Gen. Pl. 1: 727, 732. Sep 1867.    Subtribus  Medinillinae Baill. pub. Hist. Pl. 7: 31. Dec 1877.    Genus  Medinilla Gaudich. pub. (1830) common name: medinilla

Named members of the Genus Medinilla

1	Species  cummingii Naud.
2	Species  magnifica Lindl.
3	Species  venosa (Blume) Blume common name: holdtight

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.