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Straits rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum // Tibouchina urvilleana

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32.6511, -16.9097

Field Notes

Description:

a climbing shrub, with big (4cm diameter) violet flowers, soft elliptic leaves

Habitat:

tropical garden, Monte, Funchal

Notes:

@ monkey & nana

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
achmmad
I'm prefer this one is not M. malabatrichum, they have different flowering structure. But, this one must me Melastoma genus, although I don't know the exact species.

Spotted for Missions

Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
Flowers of Europe
Mission
Portugal's Biodiversity
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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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