Meriania nobilis is a flowering shrub or small tree from Andean cloud forests. It produces large, showy purple-pink flowers, highly valued but threatened by habitat loss.
Photos of Motley Meriania (Meriania nobilis)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Myrtales |
| family | Melastomataceae |
| genus | Meriania |
| species | Meriania nobilis |
