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Tibouchina

Melostoma sp

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Field Notes

Description:

This flower was close to my mother in law's house.

Habitat:

Subtropical brazilian rain forest

Notes:

Identification suggested by: dandoucette (thanks!)
I suppose it's Tibouchina semidecandra because of the leaves.

Reference Links:

Tibouchina semidecandra - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Melostoma

Melostoma sp

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (1)
Dan Doucette
These are really nice flowers but they can be hard to tell them apart. I'm not sure which species this is.
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PublishedApril 16, 2017

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