Pleroma heteromallum reaches an average height of 4–6 feet (1.2–1.8 m), with a maximum of about 8–10 feet (2.4–3.0 m) in its native habitat. The branching stem is woody and the large, silvery green leaves are simple, ovate, velvety in texture, and oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a panicle of several purple flowers with five petals. The plant has 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) long leaves, with prominent veins that are puffed up in the middle and old leaves will often turn an orange color just prior to dropping off.[3]
Cultivationedit
The plant is cultivated as an ornamental for its showy foliage and purple flowers. It is sensitive to cold but can tolerate a light frost.
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pleroma, heteromallum, synonyms, including, tibouchina, grandifolia, tibouchina, heteromalla, known, common, name, silverleafed, princess, flower, english, species, evergreen, flowering, plant, family, melastomataceae, native, french, guiana, bolivia, brazil, . Pleroma heteromallum synonyms including Tibouchina grandifolia and Tibouchina heteromalla 1 known by the common name silverleafed princess flower in English 2 is a species of evergreen flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae It is native to French Guiana Bolivia and Brazil 1 Pleroma heteromallum at Universidade de Brasilia Brazil Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Myrtales Family Melastomataceae Genus Pleroma Species P heteromallum Binomial name Pleroma heteromallum D Don D Don 1 Synonyms 1 Lasiandra adenostemon DC Lasiandra heteramalla D Don NaudinLasiandra macrophylla NaudinLasiandra multiflora Gardner NaudinMelastoma heteromallum D DonMeriania adenostemon Schrank ex DC Pleroma adenostemon DC A GrayPleroma multiflora GardnerTibouchina adenostemon DC Cogn Tibouchina grandifolia Cogn Tibouchina heteromalla D Don Cogn Tibouchina magdalenensis BradeTibouchina multiflora Gardner Cogn Contents 1 Description 2 Cultivation 3 Gallery 4 References 5 SourcesDescription editPleroma heteromallum reaches an average height of 4 6 feet 1 2 1 8 m with a maximum of about 8 10 feet 2 4 3 0 m in its native habitat The branching stem is woody and the large silvery green leaves are simple ovate velvety in texture and oppositely arranged The inflorescence is a panicle of several purple flowers with five petals The plant has 4 6 inches 10 15 cm long leaves with prominent veins that are puffed up in the middle and old leaves will often turn an orange color just prior to dropping off 3 Cultivation editThe plant is cultivated as an ornamental for its showy foliage and purple flowers It is sensitive to cold but can tolerate a light frost Gallery edit nbsp Habit nbsp Inflorescence nbsp Flower nbsp FoliageReferences edit a b c d Pleroma heteromallum D Don D Don Plants of the World Online Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Retrieved 2022 05 04 USDA NRCS n d Tibouchina heteromalla The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 10 December 2015 Tibouchina heteromalla Silver leafed Princess Flower Shrub Tibouchina grandifolia Hort Plant Information Retrieved 2020 02 08 Sources editPorembski S et al 1998 Diversity and ecology of saxicolous vegetation mats on inselbergs in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Diversity and Distributions 4 3 107 19 Renner S S 1989 A survey of reproductive biology in neotropical Melastomataceae and Memecylaceae Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden nbsp This Melastomataceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pleroma heteromallum amp oldid 1139859552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
