Miconia bicolor is a species flowering plant in the glory bush family, Melastomataceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States and the Caribbean. Common names include Florida clover ash,[3] Florida tetrazygia, and West Indian lilac.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Miconia |
| Species: | M. bicolor
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| Miconia bicolor (Mill.) Triana (1871 publ. 1872)
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Description
editMiconia bicolor is a shrub that reaches a height of 3 to 9 m (9.8 to 29.5 ft). The shrub is multi-trunked, the stems' colour can be green or reddish. Its evergreen lanceolate leaves are 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) long and have three parallel conspicuous veins which run lengthwise. The plant flowers during the spring and summer. The flowers are white or pinkish and the oval fruit is brown and attracts birds.
The shrub grows in the subtropical wetlands of Everglades. It prefers partial shade and grows in acidic, alkaline, sand, loam and clay soils. It has a high drought tolerance but will also grow on well-drained soils.
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Tetrazygia bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144281974A149043009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144281974A149043009.en. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ a b Miconia bicolor (Mill.) Triana. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tetrazygia bicolor". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Rogers, George K. "Tetrazygia Tetrazygia bicolor (Mill.) Cogn". Landscape Plants for South Florida. Palm Beach State College. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- Tetrazygia bicolor Florida Tetazygia, West Indian Lilac, Edward F. Gilman, Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date October, 1999. Reviewed May, 2007.
External links
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Data related to Miconia bicolor at Wikispecies