Microlicia abairana
Microlicia cataphracta
(DC.) Versiane & R.Romero Species
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- Botanical name
- Microlicia cataphracta
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Microlicia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Microlicia cataphracta
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Microlicia cataphracta but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Lavoisiera bergii
Lavoisiera britoana
Lavoisiera caparaoensis
Lavoisiera cataphracta
Lavoisiera cataphracta var. calycina
Lavoisiera centiformis
Lavoisiera centiformis var. clavata
Lavoisiera centiformis var. dendroides
Lavoisiera centiformis var. leucantha
Lavoisiera compta
Lavoisiera compta var. longiciliata
Lavoisiera compta var. rubrocincta
Lavoisiera glazioviana
Lavoisiera imbricata
Lavoisiera imbricata var. compta
Lavoisiera imbricata var. subserrulata
Lavoisiera insignis
Lavoisiera pectinata
Lavoisiera phyllocalycina
Lavoisiera schwackeana
Rhexia compta
Others in Microlicia
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