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Tibouchina striphnocalyx is a shrubby flowering species from the Melastomataceae family, native to wet tropical lowlands of northern South America. It is grown in warm, humid conditions with plenty of light and moisture.
Tibouchina striphnocalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to north Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. It was first described in 1828 by Augustin de Candolle as Osbeckia striphnocalyx.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tibouchina striphnocalyx 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.
