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Medinilla, a Common card
Medinilla is a large paleotropical genus of about 370 species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to tropical regions of the Old World from Africa east through southeast Asia to Australia and the western Pacific Ocean.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 46
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 72
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,600
Power 72 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Medinilla quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Medinilla card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Species in this genus are ______ shrubs or vines.
Answer
evergreen. Species in this genus are evergreen shrubs or vines. From the Medinilla article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The genus was named after José de Medinilla y Pineda, governor of the Mariana Islands in ____.
Answer
1820s. The genus was named after José de Medinilla y Pineda, governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820. From the Medinilla article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
25th meridian east. 25th meridian east 54 · Heterothermy 49 · Medinilla 46 · Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary 42 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The genus was named after José de Medinilla y Pineda, governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820.
- Species in this genus are evergreen shrubs or vines.
- The leaves are opposite or whorled, or alternate in some species.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Medinilla article was read about 7,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 46 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Medinilla
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Medinilla (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
