What is "medinilla"

Medinilla \Medinilla\ peop. n. A genus of tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers.

Syn: genus Medinilla.

Medinilla is a genus of about 193 species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to tropical regions of the Old World from Africa (two species) east through Madagascar (about 70 species) and southern Asia to the western Pacific Ocean islands. The genus was named after J. de Medinilla, governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820.

They are evergreen shrubs or lianas. The leaves are opposite or whorled, or alternate in some species. The flowers are white or pink, produced in large panicles.

Medinilla can refer to the following:

• Medinilla is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae.
• Medinilla is also a small town in Castile and León in Spain.