Medinilla assamica

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A scrambling shrub. It grows 1-4 m tall. The branches are 4 angled when young. The leaves only have short leaf stalks. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10-21 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. The fruit is a berry 5-6 mm long by 4-5 mm wide.

There are about 400 Medinilla species.

Where it is found

A subtropical plant. It grows in damp places between 200-1,300 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ding hua suan jiao gan

Synonyms

Allomorphia subsessilis W. G. Craib; Anplectrum assamicum C.B. Clarke; Diplectria assamica (C.B. Clarke) Kuntze; Medinilla spirei Guillaumin; Pseudodissochaeta assamica (C.B. Clarke) M. P. Nayar; Pseudodissochaeta subsessilis (W. G. Craib) M. P. Nayar;