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Meriania panamensis is a rare shrub or tree in the Melastomataceae family, known only from Panama in the wild. It is not a commonly grown plant, so care guidance below is based on general knowledge of its genus.
Meriania panamensis is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat lossand was listed as Endangered in 1998. As of 2023, its measured population had increased and it was listed as Vulnerable.
Adelobotrys panamensis · Centronia brachycera · Centronia mutisii · Centronia peruviana · Meriania acostae · Meriania almedae · Meriania ampla · Meriania amplexicaulis · Meriania campii · Meriania costata · Thickbranche Buglelily · Meriania cuneifolia
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Meriania panamensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
