Pachycentria Explained

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

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

• Pachycentria constricta
• Pachycentria glauca
• Pachycentria hanseniana
• Pachycentria microsperma
• Pachycentria microstyla
• Pachycentria pulverulenta
• Pachycentria varingaefolia
• Pachycentria vogelkopensis

References

• Pachycentria Blume, Flora 14 (1831) 519.
• Revision of Pachycentria (Melastomataceae), Gudrun Clausing, BLUMEA 45 (2000) 341–375.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pachycentria Blume . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 11 April 2021.