Details of genus: Heterocentron Hook. & Arn. [930]
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Melastomataceae
family_ja: ノボタン
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 27 species of herbaceous perennials and low-growing, evergreen shrubs or subshrubs from open bush in Mexico and Central and South America. They have heart-shaped to lance-shaped, pale to dark green leaves, and bear open funnel-shaped, 4-petalled, white, pink, or mauve flowers singly or in panicles, from summer into autumn and winter. In frost-prone areas, grow as houseplants or in a temperate greenhouse; elsewhere, use as ground cover on a sunny bank or in a rock garden.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 19-24°C (66-75°F) in spring. Divide in spring, or root softwood cuttings in spring or early summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
description_ja:
comment: Mexico & C. America
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41
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 |