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anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 07, 2009
12:48 AM Post #7249503
| Help me with the name of this plant ... please.
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Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 07, 2009
12:56 AM Post #7249520
| Very nice! Has it ever flowered? |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 07, 2009
01:10 AM Post #7249548
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Hi...Thanks ...
No, has not flourished. |
suse
Bretten
Germany
November 07, 2009
07:47 AM Post #7249762
| Reminds me of Tibouchina or close relative. |
trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 07, 2009
09:14 AM Post #7249889
| you're one step ahead of me, suse! i was thinking this one: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54098/ |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 07, 2009
12:09 PM Post #7250345
| Hola Anapatty. Good to see you are safe. Did IDA cause much damage there?
I agree, either a Tibouchina or a Clidemia in the Melastomatecea family
http://www.orchidphotos.org/images/peru2006/melastomes/index...
Saludos, Moon |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 07, 2009
01:05 PM Post #7250483
| While the plant does look like a Melatomate, it is missing the three central leaf veins that Genera in the Melastoma Family exhibit. |
Kalpavriksha
Sarasota, FL
November 07, 2009
01:43 PM Post #7250569
| Sort of reminds me of Louteridium donnell-smithii. I'm not finding a decent photo online of the leaves tho... |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 07, 2009
05:50 PM Post #7251154
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Thank you for your help...
This plant is going to put white or green hair. It seems difficult to identify...still looking at the Flora of Nicaragua and Central America, in the Melastomatecea family. But I also have the same doubt as Metrosideros...
Kalpa...also look into the Acanthaceae...gracias
I'll keep looking .. thanks again .. but do not forget my plant------please |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 07, 2009
05:58 PM Post #7251181
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Moon, all good, thank God. Hurricane Ida went ...only some trees and roof fallen and few victims, but too much rain...rains and rains in here
Muchas gracias Moon |
Bignonia
Atenas
Costa Rica
November 07, 2009
07:27 PM Post #7251380
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Hola Ana Patricia,
Saludos y espero que volviendo a la normalidad con este clima y los estragos que hacen en nuestros paises.
Please send us a picture of the bottom side of the leaf. The genus Mouriri doesn t show the prominent veins of Melastomataceae, but I could'nt find any species that was with leaves too pubescent. I checked Flora de La Selva y Tropical Plant Guides but nothing matched your sample. I was checking the genus Leandra?
I found the description of Louteridium donnell-smithii Acanthaceae from Flora de Guatemala. The nodes in this family of plant tend to be swollen when fresh, contracted when dried, opposite leaves and no stipules. I will send you the description of this plant.
From what part of Nicaragua was taken this plant. It looks like from a very humid area Pacifico o Caribe, altitude? |
Bignonia
Atenas
Costa Rica
November 07, 2009
07:38 PM Post #7251418
| Here the description of L. donnell-smithii, taken from Flora of Guatemala. Here in Costa Rica there is L. costaricensis.
"Louteridium donnell-smithii S. Wats. Proc. Amer. Acad. 23:
284. 1888; Donnell-Smith, Bot. Gaz. 14: 29, t. 7. 1889. Vejiga (Alta
Verapaz) ; tabaco silvestre (Pete'n) .
Wet, mixed forest or in dense thickets, sea level to 1,600 m.; Alta
Verapaz (type from Pansamala, Tuerckheim 856); Huehuetenango ;
Izabal; Pete'n; El Progreso; Zacapa. Mexico (Chiapas); British
Honduras; Honduras.
Rather stout, erect shrubs 2-4 m. tall, or small trees as much as 9 m. tall,
the branches very brittle, densely short- villous with fulvous or sordid hairs; leaves
petiolate, the blades thin, ovate or broadly ovate, mostly 10-36 cm. long and
6-28 cm. wide, acute or abruptly short-acuminate, broadly rounded or shallowly
cordate at the base, densely villous or villous-tomentose on both surfaces or only
thinly villous above, the margins usually undulate-dentate; flowers long-pedicel-
late, few in each inflorescence, forming rather large, terminal racemes or open,
narrow panicles; calyx segments lance-oblong to falcate, green or sometimes
purplish, 3-4 cm. long, the two anterior ones acute or short-acuminate, short-
villous or glabrate, the posterior segment acuminate, carinate, folding over the
margins of the other two flat segments; corolla usually dark, dull purplish-red or
brownish red, often flushed with green, sometimes white tinged with purple,
sparsely short-villous outside or almost wholly glabrous, 5-6 cm. long, the throat
3.5-5 cm. broad; stamens 2, exserted, the anthers 10-13 mm. long; capsule broadly
cylindrical, thinly villosulous, 2.5-3 cm. long, about 6 mm. broad, containing
12-16 seeds, 3-4 mm. in diameter.
Abundant in some localities of the mountains of Alta Verapaz,
sometimes forming dense thickets, growing always in well shaded
and very wet situations. These plants appear most handsome in
herbarium specimens and drawings; however, the coloring of the
flowers is such that they are more bizarre than beautiful. In spite of
the plants' evident dependence upon abundant and constant mois-
ture, the leaves soon suffer if they become too wet, drooping and
decaying on the branches, producing an untidy appearance. "
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suse
Bretten
Germany
November 07, 2009
07:53 PM Post #7251464
| Have found a pic of Louteridium donnell-smithii
http://www.plantsystematics.org/imgs/jdelaet/r/Acanthaceae_L... |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 07, 2009
08:00 PM Post #7251484
| Louteridium does not match Anapatty's plant. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 08, 2009
09:43 AM Post #7252692
| Hola Anapatty, so glad you are safe. Now it is my turn to watch out for IDA...grin.
Maybe with all of us looking, we may find the name of your pretty plant. I really like plants with soft fuzzy leaves, grin
Saludos, Moon |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 17, 2009
10:13 PM Post #7284589
| Hi all
Thank you all for your interest. It is difficult to identify this plant.
In the family Melastomataceae is the genus Miconia very similar to the plant...but there is not an identical.
It is from the Caribbean. Please help...what name will this mystery plant?
I put another photo
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anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 17, 2009
10:31 PM Post #7284675
| The underside of the leaf is pale green...some gray.
It is a plant with soft fuzzy leaves...spongy
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anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 18, 2009
12:53 PM Post #7286473
| I go up ... hopefully someone will help me.
Someone must know. I have patience...thank you
Saludos |
carlo05
Mol
Belgium
(Zone 8a)
November 18, 2009
03:56 PM Post #7287006
| Ana Patricia, it looks like Tibouchina grandiflora..
Carlos |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 18, 2009
04:12 PM Post #7287043
| Anapatty, check out this link...could it be the Tibouchina afterall? grin
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/33740/ |
trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 18, 2009
05:34 PM Post #7287285
| i said this T. originally and maybe i'll stick to my guns until we see for sure: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/20296/ |
hcmcdole
Powder Springs, GA
(Zone 7b)
November 18, 2009
05:39 PM Post #7287302
| I thought the same thing. Now when it blooms... 
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anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 18, 2009
08:29 PM Post #7287898
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Hi all !!
Also had thought of Tibouchina because of the soft, velvety texture of its huge leaves but the location of the primary nerves made me doubt ...then stays as Tibouchina, hopefully soon blossom... to confirm.
Many thanks to all for the valuable help.
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 19, 2009
10:28 AM Post #7289394
| Anapatty...no matter what its' name, it is a lovely plant and the blooms are going to be beautiful. Maybe we will be lucky and have its' real name...grin
saludos, Jean |
DanKistner
Winter Haven, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 19, 2009
09:13 PM Post #7291249
| Def. Tibouchina Heteromalla (Silver Leafed Tibouchina) I have one as well and it is quite beautiful. The picture attached is in a bit of shade so you can't see the "silver". 
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themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 19, 2009
09:25 PM Post #7291291
| AwwwwMan...now i have to find one of these...see what you and Dan have started Ana...big grin. Dan that is just lovely. |
anapatty83
Managua
Nicaragua
November 19, 2009
09:47 PM Post #7291378
| Hi Dan, how beautiful your plant...thank you
Yes, Jean is to get it ... I support...appears to give seeds
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DanKistner
Winter Haven, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 19, 2009
11:18 PM Post #7291663
| Thank you, I just put her in the greenhouse for the season. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 19, 2009
11:25 PM Post #7291670
| How cool and so kind of you Anapatty...grin can not wait to see the blooms. |
GAgirl1066
Waycross, GA
November 19, 2009
11:27 PM Post #7291675
| What is the difference between the grandiflora and the heteromalla? I have one also, just assumed it was grandiflora, but may be heteromalla. Thanks |
DanKistner
Winter Haven, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 19, 2009
11:31 PM Post #7291680
| From my understanding, the Grandiflora gets much larger. The heteromalla gets around 5 or so feet tall but the grandiflora can get 15+ feet tall. But, I am not expert by any means. |
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 19, 2009
11:43 PM Post #7291720
| Here ya go GAgirl http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?pl...
http://janztrumpetgarden.googlepages.com/tibouchinagrandiflo... click on the picture to enlarge |
GAgirl1066
Waycross, GA
November 20, 2009
07:01 AM Post #7292164
| Thanks yall, Mine is only about 4 ft tall, but in a planter. It honestly looks like both, I will take a picture today and see what you think. |
Tomtom
OSAKA
Japan
(Zone 9b)
November 20, 2009
07:35 AM Post #7292190
| anapatty83
This is my Tibouchina grandifolia.
It looks like yours.
Tomtom
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