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princess flower; pleroma; purple glory tree [3] ... Clusters of brilliant purple flowers up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter, with black stamens, are borne throughout ...
Tibouchina / ˌ t ɪ b uː ˈ k aɪ n ə / [2] [3] is a neotropical flowering plant genus in the family Melastomataceae. [4] [5] [6] Species of this genus are subshrubs, shrubs or small trees and typically have purple flowers. [7] They are native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America where they are found as far south as northern Argentina.
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]
Andesanthus lepidotus, synonym Tibouchina lepidota, [1] also known as alstonville, Andean princess flower, lasiandra, or glory bush, is a medium-sized ornamental tree or a large shrub native to northwestern South America that is cultivated for its masses of purple flowers from autumn right through to winter.
Pleroma semidecandrum, synonym Tibouchina semidecandra, [1] the princess flower, glory bush, or lasiandra, [citation needed] is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southeast Brazil.
The very fragrant flowers, large and violet-blue in colour [14] are produced before the leaves in early spring, on panicles 10–30 centimetres (4–12 in) long, with a tubular purple corolla4–6 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long resembling a foxglove flower.
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The flower head is about 5 cm (2 in) across [9] and each is surrounded by green bracts which are longer than the petals (technically, the ligules of the ray flowers). The flowers are like that of Tragopogon pratensis, but are larger and dull purple, 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –2 in) across. The flowers are hermaphroditic and pollination is by insects.