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Monochaetum amabile


Monochaetum




Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Monochaetum
Species
amabile
Category
Tropicals
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
USDA Hardiness Zone
9b-11
Height
30-60 cm
Spread
45-60 cm
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JanuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyDecember
Cultivation
Requires light shade.
Shape
Erect shrub.
Growth
Medium
Habitat
Open mountains in Costa Rica.
Bark/Stem Description
Young stems are red and hairy while older parts are woody with brown flaky bark.
Leaf Description
The leaves are opposite with a 4 mm long petiole. The leaf blade is 1-3 cm long and 3-9 mm wide, narrowly elliptic and is somewhat hairy on both sides. Leaves are pointed at both ends with 3-5 major veins in a palmate arrangement while secondary veins form a ladder-like arrangement between the primary veins.
Flower Description
The flowers are dark pink, radially symmetrical and about 4 cm wide. There are 4 petals to each bloom which are widest near the tip with each petal being about 2 cm long and nearly as wide. The stamens are yellow and red with the calyx lobes and floral base red. The bracts are leaf-like while the flowers are solitary or paired and are often abundant frequently covering the shrub.
Fruit Description
Fruits at first red, surrounded by persistent red calyx, 4-parted, becoming dry, often with numerous seeds.
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