15-5-2023 PORING HOT SPRINGS, BORNEO - MELASTOMES (Medinilla speciosa)

 This plant occurs naturally in Borneo, Java and Philippines. In Borneo, the plant can be found at the Kinabalu in the Malaysian part of the island. Its distribution includes peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor), Java, Sumatra, Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa, Lombok), Sulawesi, Moluccas and Borneo.

6-5-2023 KOTA KINABALU NAT PRK, BORNEO - MELASTOMES (Medinilla speciosa)

Medinilla speciosa is a perennial epiphytic plant in the genus Medinilla of the family Melastomataceae.

Medinilla is named for José de Medinilla y Pineda, who was governor of Mauritius (then known as the Marianne Islands) in 1820.