Pleroma urvilleanum
Common names
glory bush, lasiandra
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Tibouchina urvilleana (DC.) Cogn.
Ecology
Year naturalised
1977
Origin
South Brazil
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Other information
Etymology
urvilleanum: Named after Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville (23 May 1790 - 8 May 1842) - a French explorer, naval officer and rear admiral, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.