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Tibouchina urvilleana (DC.) Cogn.
Family Melastomataceae
Common name: Lasiandra, Purple Glory Bush

Tibouchina urvilleana (DC.) Cogn. APNI*

Description: Shrubs or small trees, up to 4 m high. Young stems square in section.

Leaves narrow ovate to ovate, 4–12 cm long, 2–5cm wide, discolorous, covered with soft hairs that are longer onthe lower surface; apex acute to acuminate; petiole up to 2 mm long.

Inflorescences terminal, to 15 cm long, with 2 bracts subtending each cyme and large bracteoles enclosing each bud. Hypanthium densely appressed-hairy. Sepals 5, 12–15 mm long, deciduous. Petals 5, circular, deep blue-purple, up to 40 mm long. Anthers curved, the longer with an appendage c. 1 mm long, the shorter with smaller appendages.

Fruit a capsule.


Habit
Photo J. R. Hosking

Flower
Photo J. R. Hosking

Other photo
Photo J. R. Hosking

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: Flowers mainly in Summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Native of Brazil. Widely cultivated, occasionally naturalised on the North Coast. Also in Queensland.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC
Other Australian states: *Qld
AVH map***

Formerly known as Lasiandra or (incorrectly) as T. semidecandra.

Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i (ed. 2)


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***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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