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| name = ''LATINNAME''   <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

| name = ''Salpinga margaritacea''

| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

| lifespan = perennial

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->

| regnum = Plantae

| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->

| divisio = Magnoliophyta

| classis =   <!--- Class -->

| classis = Magnoliopsida

| ordo =   <!--- Order -->

| ordo = Myrtales

| familia =   <!--- Family -->

| familia = Melastomataceae

| genus =  

| genus = Salpinga

| species =  

| species = margaritacea

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Salpinga margaritacea (Bertolonia margaritacea, Hort. Bull. Gravesia guttata var. margaritacea, Nichols.). Tender perennial herb: st. 1 1/2- 4 in. high, erect, obtusely 4-angled, simple: lvs. long-petiolate, thin-membranaceous, ovate, base rounded or frequently distinctly emarginate-cordate, upper surface dark dull green, white-spotted between the veins, lower surface pale green, reddish or bright rose: cymes terminal, slender-branched, the branches red, rather long; fls. white or sometimes whitish rose; calyx-tube purplish, 10-ribbed, the ribs red; segms. green with pink tips; petals erect or erect-spreading, acute or rather obtuse: caps. pale, obscurely 3-sided. Brazil.

Salpinga margaritacea, Triana (Bertolonia margaritacea, Hort. Bull. Gravesia guttata var. margaritacea, Nichols.). Tender perennial herb: st. 1 1/2- 4 in. high, erect, obtusely 4-angled, simple: lvs. long-petiolate, thin-membranaceous, ovate, base rounded or frequently distinctly emarginate-cordate, upper surface dark dull green, white-spotted between the veins, lower surface pale green, reddish or bright rose: cymes terminal, slender-branched, the branches red, rather long; fls. white or sometimes whitish rose; calyx-tube purplish, 10-ribbed, the ribs red; segms. green with pink tips; petals erect or erect-spreading, acute or rather obtuse: caps. pale, obscurely 3-sided. Brazil. F.S. 16:1697.

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