Heterotis prostrata
Heterotis decumbens
(P.Beauv.) Jacq.-Fél. Species
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- Botanical name
- Heterotis decumbens
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Heterotis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Heterotis decumbens
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.
Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Heterotis decumbens but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Asterostoma decumbens
Dissotis decumbens
Dissotis laevis
Dissotis mahonii
Dissotis modesta
Heterotis laevis
Heterotis mahonii
Heterotis modesta
Melastoma decumbens
Osbeckia decumbens
Rhexia decumbens
Others in Heterotis
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