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Princess-flower

Tibouchina urvilleana

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized tree with red buds, some red leaves and bright purple flowers. Non-native to Hawaii.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest at the base of a volcano. Elevation approximately 3300'.

Reference Links:

http://hort.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/tiburva.pdf

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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
¡Hola RiveraDiego! Gracias por la información.
RiveraDiego
hola saludos desde Colombia este árbol es conocido en mi región como el siete cueros brasil familia melastomataceae nombre tibouchina urvilleana saludos desde colombia

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2013

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