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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Glorybush, Lasiandra, Purple Glory Tree, Pleroma, Princess Flower GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE s.Brazil; EXOTIC Tropics and subtropics. COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands, gardens SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers; Potential invasive? KEY FEATURES: Shrub to 4m. STEMS young sharply 4-angled, hairy. LEAVES opposite; oval, tip sharp; to 12x5cm; ~5 obvious longitudinal veins; densely softly-haired (velvety to touch). FLOWERS terminal, 1-few; round, 8cmØ; petals 5, vivid purple; style and 10 stamens purple. FRUIT a capsule. SEEDS spiralled. SIMILAR SPECIES: Glorybush Tree (Tibouchina granulosa) leaves bristle-covered (vs. soft-haired).

Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P	-	-

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
-			-

Tibouchina urvilleana (de Candolle)
SYNONYMS: Tibouchina grandiflora [sensu Hort.]; Tibouchina semidecandra [sensu Hort.]; Pteroma grandiflora [sensu Hort.]; Pteroma splendens [sensu Hort.]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Myrtales; MELASTOMATACEAE

SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Ornamental flowers
NEGATIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Potential invasive?. Comments: Naturalised and invasive Hawaii. Does not develop seeds in Hawaii, spreads vegetatively; cut and broken sections readily root.

GENERAL NOTE: After six years growing in Takuvaine Valley not known to produce any seeds nor suckers. [GMcC 3/2001] Known as a serious invasive weed in Hawaii.

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: Takuvaine garden, ID B.Sykes, 8/2000.

References:
p.916 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.645 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.1113 Hortus 3rd
p.1155 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.647 Tropica

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

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