| Silverleaf Princess Flower |
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| File size | 762538 |
| Original date | 6/12/26 2:16 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal length | 8.802mm |
| Exposure time | 1/2000s |
| Aperture | 4.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot SX70 HS |
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Botanical name: Pleroma heteromallum Family: Melastomataceae (Melastome family)
Synonyms: Tibouchina grandifolia, Tibouchina multiflora
Synonyms: Tibouchina grandifolia, Tibouchina multiflora
Silverleaf Princess Flower is a tropical shrub that
grows to 4-6 ft tall. Five-petaled, purple-violet flowers are borne in
long panicles. Flowers are 3-4 cm across, with a light colored throat.
The plant carries 7-veined, broad ovate-heart-shaped leaves 4-6 inches
long, that are silky above. Leaves have prominent veins that are puffed
up in the middle and old leaves will often turn an orange color just
prior to dropping off. Silverleaf Princess Flower is native to South
America, cultivated in parts of India.
| Identification credit: Petar Kostav | Photographed in Munnar, Kerala. |
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