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Describe the plant here... {{Inc| 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. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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