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Catanthera paniculata

Botanic Family

Melastomataceae

Author

(Nayar) Nayar

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jan (Papua New Guinea)

Fruiting Times

Epiphytic root climber with furfuraceous angular stems. Coriaceous leaves to 50mm x 30mm, furfuraceous beneath. Bright pink flowers in axillary panicles to 120mm long, calyx tube to 7mm x 4mm, petals to 8mm long.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• NHM
• Kew Bulletin 1966 Vol. 20:2