Macrolenes dimorpha
Macrolenes rostrata
(Korth.) Karton. Species
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- Botanical name
- Macrolenes rostrata
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Macrolenes
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Macrolenes rostrata
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Macrolenes rostrata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Anplectrum korthalsii
Diplectria korthalsii
Dissochaeta annulata var. rostrata
Dissochaeta hirsuta
Dissochaeta rostrata
Dissochaeta rostrata var. hirsuta
Dissochaeta rostrata var. setosa
Dissochaeta setosa
Macrolenes ruttenii
Others in Macrolenes
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