Princess Flower

Tibouchina urvilleana

Shrub
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About Princess Flower

Pleroma urvilleanum, synonym Tibouchina urvilleana, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Brazil. Common names include: The specific epithet urvilleanum commemorates the 19th-century French explorer and botanist Jules Dumont d'Urville.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Tibouchina urvilleana
Genus
Tibouchina
Habit
Shrub
Native to
South America
Flowering & fruiting
August-January

Local Names

Malayalam
തിബൗച്ചിന ഉർവ്വില്ലിയാന
Illustration representing the MELASTOMATACEAE family
Botanical family

Melastomataceae

Melastome family

Princess Flower belongs to the Melastomataceae family.

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