Heterocentron muricatum Gleason

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Heterocentron cf. muricatum Gleason

  • Collector(s)

    M. S. Frank 822, 12 Jan 2007

  • Location

    United States of America. Florida. Alachua Co. Gainesville: 316 NE 13th Avenue. Cultivated in residential landscape.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02637190

    Occurrence ID: dcf7f511-63be-43d3-be42-3caeb24dc5dc

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Florida

  • County/Municipio

    Alachua Co.

  • Locality

    Gainesville: 316 NE 13th Avenue. Cultivated in residential landscape.

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to georeference; cultivated specimen.

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CULTIVATED PLANTS OF FLORIDA
<Melastomataceae>
Heterocentron cf. muricatum Gleason
det. MSF, 12 January 2007
ALACHUA COUNTY: Gainesville: 316 NE 13th Avenue.
Cultivated in residential landscape. Perennial herb with
arching stems to 2 feet high. Stems quadrangular and
rooting at nodes. Uppermost leaves and stems flushed
with red. Hypanthium pinkish-green, conspicuously
tuberculate. Calyx lobes pink. Corolla, filaments, and
style purplish-pink. Upper anthers yellow, lower anthers
purple.
coll, Marc S. Frank # 822	12 January 2007
in the horticultural trade this plant is routinely misidentified
as Centradenia arandifolia or Centradenia floribunda.
Common name: Trailing Princess Flower, Spanish Shawl
University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Gainesville, Florida, USA
02637190