Medinilla septentrionalis

Family: Melastomataceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1-5 m tall. It has many branches. It can be scrambling. The leaves are oval or sword shaped. They are 7-8.5 cm long by 2-2.5 cm wide. They are scaly underneath. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The petals are punk, purple or red. The fruit is urn shaped and 7 mm long by 6 mm wide. The seeds are wedge shaped.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Qian ben er a si

Synonyms

Anplectrum yunnanensis Kraenzl.; Medinilla caerulescens Guillaumin; Medinilla caerulescens var. nuda W. G. Craib; Oritrephes septentrionalis W. W. Sm; Pseudodissochaeta septentrionalis (W. W. Sm.) M. P. Nayar;