Abstract
A new species, Medinillatheresae Fernando, from ultramafic soils on Dinagat and Mindanao Islands, Philippines is described and illustrated. The species is characterized by its terrestrial erect habit, non-setose nodes, 3-plinerved, lanceolate and coriaceous leaves arranged in whorls, cauline or axillary and pendulous inflorescences, rounded flower buds, 4-merous flowers, and straight anthers. It is compared with other similar species in the Medinillapendula Merr. complex.
Highlights
Medinilla Gaudich. (Melastomataceae) is a genus of terrestrial and epiphytic shrubs and climbers occurring from Tropical Africa, Madagascar, to India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, southern China and Taiwan, throughout Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, Micronesia, Solomons, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa with about 375 species
We describe a new species, Medinilla theresae, a terrestrial, erect, cauliflorous shrub from ultramafic soils on Dinagat and Mindanao Islands, Philippines
This new species of Medinilla was discovered while undertaking a field survey of the ultramafic flora of Dinagat Island
Summary
Medinilla Gaudich. (Melastomataceae) is a genus of terrestrial and epiphytic shrubs and climbers occurring from Tropical Africa, Madagascar, to India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, southern China and Taiwan, throughout Southeast Asia, New Guinea, northern Australia, Micronesia, Solomons, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa with about 375 species We describe a new species, Medinilla theresae, a terrestrial, erect, cauliflorous shrub from ultramafic soils on Dinagat and Mindanao Islands, Philippines.
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