Details of Genus: Tibouchina Aublet. [338]
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 4 (from names table)
Pub year:
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Melastomataceae
Family ja: ノボタン
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Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 350 species of evergreen shrubs and subshrubs or herbaceous perennials, some of them climbing, found in rainforest in Mexico, the West Indies, and from tropical South America to N. Argentina (mainly Brazil). Large, elliptic, ovate, or lance-shaped, leathery leaves, usually with 1-3 pairs of prominent, primary veins, are borne in opposite pairs. Saucer- to cup-shaped, mostly 5-petalled flowers are produced singly, in threes, or in long panicles. Where temperatures fall below 7°C (45°F), grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse. In warmer areas, grow in a shrub border.
Hardiness en: Frost tender.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed at 16°C (61°F) in spring. Root softwood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings in summer, both with bottom heat.
Pests en: Prone to oedema, red spider mites, and aphids under glass.
Description ja:
Comment: Tropical America
Comment ja: シコンノボタン
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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Melastomataceae | ノボタン科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Melastomataceae | ノボタン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Melastomataceae | ノボタン科 | Show |