Catanthera tetrandra
Catanthera tetrandra
- Native to:
- Borneo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Melastomataceae
- Genus:
- Catanthera
- Species:
- Catanthera tetrandra
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 30 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul
- Bloom Colors:
- white, pink
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- pollinators
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Occurs in fire-maintained pine savannas and wet flatwoods where periodic prescribed fire prevents woody encroachment. Resprouts from root system after fire.