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[4] This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.
[1] As of 20 October 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).