Botanical name: Medinilla speciosa
Common name: Showy melastome
Family: Melastomataceae
Origin: Borneo
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The plant that actually gave more than just a 'splash' of color was this one. It is called Medinilla Speciosa (Melastomataceae) and it looked so bright and colorful in this sea of green. This is a little tree or shrub with several of these bright pink-colored flowers on them.
Similar plants: Medinilla speciosa (Showy melastome)
- Medinilla alata (Medinilla)
- Medinilla coccinea ''Gregori Hambali'' (Purple Medinilla )
- Medinilla cumingii (Chandelier Tree)
- Medinilla ericarum (Medinilla)
- Medinilla magnifica (Showy Melastome)
- Medinilla miniata (Crimson Medinilla)
- Medinilla pendula (Baladu)
- Medinilla scortechinii (Orange medinilla)
- Medinilla sieboldiana (Siebold's Medinilla)
- Medinilla sp. (Medinilla)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/medinilla_speciosa.htm