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Pachycentria

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Pachycentria
Pachycentria glauca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pachycentria
Blume

Pachycentria is a genus of epiphytic or terrestrial shrubs that grow up to 2.5 m tall, or rarely small trees up to 8 m tall, indigenous to Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines, Sulawesi, and New Guinea.

Accepted species names, as of April 2021, include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Pachycentria Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2021.