Acisanthera uniflora
Acisanthera uniflora
- Native to:
- Bolivia | Costa Rica | French Guiana | Guyana | Panamá | Suriname | Trinidad-Tobago
iNaturalist: © olivier_fortune (iNaturalist #73999152)






Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Melastomataceae
- Genus:
- Acisanthera
- Species:
- Acisanthera uniflora
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 50 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously after fire from rootstock. Common in fire-maintained wet pine savannas and flatwoods of southeastern coastal plain.