Medinilla cumingii
Species of flowering plant
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Medinilla cumingii, the chandelier tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to mossy forest in the Philippines at 700–1,000 m (2,300–3,300 ft) altitude. It is a small shrub, 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) in height, with ternate or quaternate leaves, and many-flowered, pendant panicles up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. Fruits are 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) in diameter, pink to purplish to bluish-black when ripe.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Medinilla |
| Species: | M. cumingii |
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Etymology
Medinilla is named for José de Medinilla y Pineda, who was governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820.[3]: 253 The species epithet cumingii was given for Hugh Cuming, a botanical collector.[4]