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Dissotis princeps

Dissotis princeps
Common names: purple dissotis, royal dissotis, wild tibouchina, purple wild tibouchina (Eng.); kalwerbossie (Afr.); sichobochobo, umpongamponga (Swazi)
Family: Melastomataceae

... over the world. Both Dissotis and Tibouchina belong in the Melastomataceae, a family of ± 240 genera and 3000 species ...

20 / 02 / 2006 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Dissotis canescens

Dissotis canescens
Common names: pink wild tibouchina, pink marsh dissotis, ordeal bean (Eng); kalverbossie (Afr); imfeyesele (Zulu)
Family: Melastomataceae

02 / 04 / 2001 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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