Amaraboya

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 Amaraboya subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Amaraboya (native name). Melastomàceae. A genus of only 3 species of tender shrubs from Colombia, which are showy both in foliage and flower. Lvs. large, opposite, sessile, with 3 prominent nerves, brownish red beneath: fls. large, cymose; petals usually 6; stamens 12-15. For cult., see Pleroma. Not known to be in American trade. Considered by some as a section of the much larger genus Blakea.

A. amabilis. Linden. Lvs. 10-12 in. long, 8 in. broad: fls. white, margined carmine; stamens white; style red, exserted. I.H. 34:9. —A. princeps. Linden. Fls. carmine; stamens white; styles white. I.H. 34:4.—A. splendida, Linden. Fls. 6½ in. across; petals narrower at the base than in the other species; stamens yellow; style red, exserted. I.H. 34:34.—Perhaps the showiest of all the Melastomaceae.


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