Details of genus: Tibouchina Aublet. [338]
genus_ja:
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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? | Scientific 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 |