Medinilla

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  West New Britain

• Locality

  Upper Johanna River in foothills of Whiteman Range, Gasmata

• Elevation

  Alt. 274 m. (899 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -5.92, 150.08

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA Of NEW GUINEA
Botanical Collections of the Division
of Botany, Department of Forests, Lae„
D. FRODIN, NGF 26461, 7/3/66
Locality; Upper Johanna River in foothills
of Whiteman Range, Gasmata, New Britain.
Lat, 5 55 S	Long,	150 05 E
: Altitude 900 feet. Loveland,
well-drained riverine rainforest;
Pandanus absent. Rather common.
Annot, Epiphytic shrub. Leaves green
on upper surface, whitish-green on lower
surface. Infrutescence branches red.
Fam„	Melastomataceae
Name ; Medinilla
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Bog. Sing0 Syd, UH.
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