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Bertolonia
''Bertolonia'' is a genus consisting of 14 species of pretty, dwarf, creeping, tender perennials, native to tropical South America. These herbaceous plants are grown for their colorful, velvety, ornamental foliages, vary from shimmery white with purple, pink with purple, or bronze-green with carmine and lighter midribs, purple beneath. Leaves are coarsely hairy, oval 7 cm (3 in) long on short stalks. The plants bear clusters of small, bell-shaped flowers repeatedly, just above the leaves, color ranges from pink, red, yellow to purple. Species *'' Bertolonia argyrea'' *'' Bertolonia guttata'' *'' Bertolonia houttea'' *'' Bertolonia maculata'' *'' Bertolonia marmorata'' *'' Bertolonia mosenii'' *'' Bertolonia sp iporanga'' *'' Bertolonia venezuelensis'' *'' Bertolonia wentii'' References Botanica_Sistematica BACCI, L.F., MICHELANGELI, F.A. & GOLDENBERG, R. 2019. Revisiting the classification of Melastomataceae: implications for habit and fruit evolution. Botanical Jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melastomataceae Genera
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees. Description The leaves of melastomes are somewhat distinctive, being opposite, decussate, and usually with 3-7 longitudinal veins arising either from the base of the blade, plinerved (inner veins diverging above base of blade), or pinnately nerved with three or more pairs of primary veins diverging from the mid-vein at successive points above the base. Flowers are perfect, and borne either singly or in terminal or axillary, paniculate cymes. Ecology A number of melastomes are regarded as invasive species once naturalized in tropical and subtropical environments outside their normal range. Examples are Koster's curse (''Clidemia hirta''), ''Pleroma semidecandrum'' and ''Miconia calvescens'', but many other speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
