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The genus Tibouchina was established by Aublet in 1775 in his Flora of French Guiana with the description of a single species, T. aspera, which is thus the type species. [10] [11] In 1885, in his treatment for Flora brasiliensis, Alfred Cogniaux used a broad concept of the genus, transferring into it many of the species at that time placed in Chaetogastra, Diplostegium, Lasiandra, Pleroma and ...
Under the synonym Tibouchina urvilleana, Pleroma urvilleanum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2] [6] With a minimum temperature of 3 °C (37 °F), it requires some winter protection, and in temperate areas is often grown in a conservatory. However, it can also be grown outside in a sunny, sheltered spot. [7]
Tibouchina aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Central America and tropical South America. [2] It was first described by Jean Fusée Aublet in 1775. [ 3 ] In the original description of the species, it was suggested that the plant was inhaled to treat chest pain and dry coughs.
Tibouchina edmundoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to north Brazil. [1] It was first described by Alexander Curt Brade in 1959. [2]
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.
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Tibouchina johnwurdackiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to west central Brazil. [1] It was first described in 1997. [ 2 ] The type specimen is kept in the herbarium at Missouri Botanical Garden .
Tibouchina albescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Bolivia and Brazil. [1] It was first formally described in 2015. [2]