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Tessmannianthus quadridomius is a little-known Colombian shrub or small tree in the Melastome family, known only from wild populations in Antioquia and Caldas. It is not a commonly grown plant, so care guidance is limited.
Tessmannianthus quadridomius is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Its name refers to botanist José Cuatrecasas: "quadridomius" is Latin for "cuatre casas".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tessmannianthus quadridomius 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.
