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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: wooden shoe on March 16, 2011, 07:38:21 PM

Title: Onagracea from Madeira
Post by: wooden shoe on March 16, 2011, 07:38:21 PM

I found this flower in Madeira. I guess it's Onagracea but I can not identify which one. It was cultivated and very probaly not indigenous. The plant was hanging from a brick wall and not upright like I am used from Epilobium. The stems and leaves have a red glow over them.
Anyone knows more? Thank you,
Rob

Title: Re: Onagracea from Madeira
Post by: fermi de Sousa on March 17, 2011, 01:52:05 AM

It's known as "Trailing Lasiandra" here and was Schizocentron elegans and then Heterocentron elegans. It's also called "Spanish Shawl" and an older name was Heeria elegans.
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Onagracea from Madeira
Post by: wooden shoe on March 17, 2011, 06:36:39 AM

Thank you Fermi,
So I was even wrong with the family name, not Onagraceae but Melastomataceae. I learn a lot.
Cheers Rob

Title: Re: Onagracea from Madeira
Post by: fermi de Sousa on March 17, 2011, 08:10:11 AM

Rob,
there's always something more to learn and this Forum is a great place to learn!
cheers
fermi