Arthrostemma cubense

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Botanical name
Arthrostemma cubense
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Arthrostemma
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Arthrostemma cubense

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Arthrostemma cubense but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Chaetogastra cubensis Chaetogastra cubensis var. brevistrigillosa Chaetogastra origanoides Chaetogastra saturejoides Chaetolepis brevistrigillosa Chaetolepis cubensis Chaetolepis cubensis var. brevistrigillosa Chaetolepis grisebachii Chaetolepis saturaeioides Chaetolepis saturaeioides var. brevistrigillosa Pleroma cubense Pleroma squamatum Tibouchina cubensis Tibouchina squamata

Others in Arthrostemma

Arthrostemma ciliatum
Pink Fringe
Arthrostemma parvifolium
Arthrostemma primaevum
Arthrostemma alatum

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