Heterocentron subtriplinervium A.Braun & Bouche.

Pearlflower (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Heterocentron

Characteristics

It is easily recognized by the leaves, which are mostly on abbreviated lateral shoots, having a number of ascending pinnate nerves (not all meeting at or near the base); the delicate pink or white flowers are borne in cymose panicles.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Gonorrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Images

Heterocentron subtriplinervium unspecified picture

Distribution

Heterocentron subtriplinervium world distribution map, present in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Mauritius, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:569110-1
WFO ID wfo-0001080540
COL ID 3L82W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448191
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Synonyms

Arthrostema subtriplinervium Tibouchina macrostachya Heterocentron hondurensis Heterocentron hondurense Melastoma subtriplinervium Heterocentron axillare Heterocentron undulatum Heterocentron macrostachyum Heterocentron subtriplinervium Heterocentron roseum Heeria rosea Heeria macrostachya Heeria axillaris Heterocentron floribundum Heteronoma subtriplinervium Heterocentron alpestre Heeria undulata Heeria subtriplinervia