Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tibouchina heteromalla
tibuchina, silverleafed princess flower
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Tibouchina
Species
heteromalla
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Melastoma heteromallum D. Don
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2002
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Davidse, G. Sousa S.M., Knapp, S., & Chiang Cabrera, F. (2009) Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 4(1): 1-855.
- Almeda, F. (2007) Melastomataceae. In: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 6. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 111: 394–574.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Tibouchina heteromalla", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1731. Accessed 4 May 2025.