Tibouchina gardneriana (Triana) Cogn.

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (CAS)
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS (UEC)
PLANTS OF BRAZIL
Rio de Janeiro. Municipio leresopons. marque wacionai aa serra
dos Orgâos. Trail to Pedra do Sino.
Mata Atlantica vegetation.
Shrub 2 m tall. Petals lavender. Calyx lobes green with red band at
base adaxially. Style reddish purple. Large anthers lavender
flushed with white. Small anthers and appendages yellow. Locally
common.
F. Almeda9765	10 March 2009
A.B. Martins, P.W. Fritsch, J.L.M. Aranha
Filho, C. Bush, R. Belinello
Melastomataceae
Tibouchina
1626-2000 m
-22.45278°, -43.01992°
Field work supported by the National Science Foundation (U.S.A.) and the
M. Stanley Rundel Charitable Trust (U.S.A.) and authorized by the Institute
Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renov&veis (IBAMA)
02647854