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Tibouchina heteromalla

Plant photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Tibouchina heteromalla

Tibouchina heteromalla is treated by the GBIF Backbone as a synonym of Pleroma heteromallum (also recorded as Silverleafed Princess Flower), an accepted species in the family Melastomataceae, within the order Myrtales. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, and French Guiana. The photographs can be compared for visible features such as growth habit, leaf arrangement, stems, flowers and fruit.

Common name
Silverleafed Princess Flower
Family
Melastomataceae
Order
Myrtales
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, French Guiana

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy