Medinilla succulenta is in the family Melastomataceae. Native to the forests of Indonesia, this is a rare species with semi-succulent leaves that grows either as an epiphyte or terrestrial shrub. This plant exhibits the interesting habit of producing flowers directly from the stem instead of from leaf axils or terminally, a process known as cauliflory. Cauliflory is found in other Medinilla species, such as M. rubrifolia, but it is not indicative of the majority of plants in this genus, making M. succulenta a very unique species!

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