Princess Flower
Tibouchina urvilleana
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Meghalaya
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tibouchina urvilleana
- Genus
- Tibouchina
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- South America
- Found in India
- Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- തിബൗച്ചിന ഉർവ്വില്ലിയാന
About Princess Flower
Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) is a shrub belonging to the Melastomataceae family (Melastome family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is native to South America. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-January.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Princess Flower belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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