Medinilla balls-headleyi
| Daintree medinilla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Medinilla |
| Species: | M. balls-headleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Medinilla balls-headleyi | |
Medinilla balls-headleyi, commonly known as Daintree medinilla, is a climbing plant in the family Melastomataceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.
It is a root climber with a stem diameter of up to 5 cm (2.0 in). Flowers and fruit are borne in clusters on the twigs behind the leaves. It was first described in 1887 by the German-born Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller