What's this plant?: SOLVED: Unknown plant

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anapatty83 Managua Nicaragua November 7, 2009 04:48 AM	Help me with the name of this plant ... please. View Larger
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 7, 2009 04:56 AM	Very nice! Has it ever flowered?
anapatty83 Managua Nicaragua November 7, 2009 05:10 AM	Hi...Thanks .... No, has not flourished.
suse Bretten Germany November 7, 2009 11:47 AM	Reminds me of Tibouchina or close relative.
trackinsand mid central, FL (Zone 9a) November 7, 2009 01:14 PM	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 7, 2009 04:09 PM	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 7, 2009 05:05 PM	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 7, 2009 05:43 PM	Sort of reminds me of Louteridium donnell-smithii. I'm not finding a decent photo online of the leaves tho.....
anapatty83 Managua Nicaragua November 7, 2009 09:50 PM	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 7, 2009 09:58 PM	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 7, 2009 11:27 PM	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 7, 2009 11:38 PM	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. "
suse Bretten Germany November 7, 2009 11:53 PM	Have found a pic of Louteridium donnell-smithii http://www.plantsystematics.org/imgs/jdelaet/r/Acanthaceae_L...
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 8, 2009 12:00 AM	Louteridium does not match Anapatty's plant.
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 8, 2009 01:43 PM	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 18, 2009 02:13 AM	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 View Larger
anapatty83 Managua Nicaragua November 18, 2009 02:31 AM	The underside of the leaf is pale green......some gray. It is a plant with soft fuzzy leaves....spongy
anapatty83 Managua Nicaragua November 18, 2009 04:53 PM	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 07:56 PM	Ana Patricia, it looks like Tibouchina grandiflora.. Carlos
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 18, 2009 08:12 PM	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 09:34 PM	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 09:39 PM	I thought the same thing. Now when it blooms.... View Larger
anapatty83 Managua Nicaragua November 19, 2009 12:29 AM	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.
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 19, 2009 02:28 PM	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 20, 2009 01:13 AM	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". View Larger
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 20, 2009 01:25 AM	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 20, 2009 01:47 AM	Hi Dan, how beautiful your plant......thank you Yes, Jean is to get it ... I support.....appears to give seeds This message was edited Nov 19, 2009 9:57 PM
DanKistner Winter Haven, FL (Zone 9b) November 20, 2009 03:18 AM	Thank you, I just put her in the greenhouse for the season.
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 20, 2009 03:25 AM	How cool and so kind of you Anapatty....grin can not wait to see the blooms.
GAgirl1066 Waycross, GA November 20, 2009 03:27 AM	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 20, 2009 03:31 AM	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 20, 2009 03:43 AM	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 11:01 AM	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 11:35 AM	anapatty83 This is my Tibouchina grandifolia. It looks like yours. Tomtom This message was edited Nov 20, 2009 8:38 PM View Larger

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