Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Miconia bicolor

Florida tetrazygia, West Indian-lilac, Florida clover ash
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Florida tetrazygia, West Indian-lilac, Florida clover ash

Sinónimo(s):

Tetrazygia bicolor

Especie del género:

Miconia bicolor

Familia:

Melastomataceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

10–30 ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms late spring into summer

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant. Grown for its showy flowers and shiny dark green leaves with white underside. Also works for screen (hedge) and foundation planting.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Seed, de-pulped.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Slightly acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Birds

Insect pollinated, largely by bees.

Fruits used by birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Pine rockland, tropical rockland hammock. Disturbed areas

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Edible fruits.

Comentarios generales:

Threatened in the State of Florida. Please acquire plants from reputable sources with any needed permits.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gilman, Edward, Ryan W. Klein, and Gail Hansen. (2024). Tetrazygia bicolor Florida Tetrazygia, West Indian Lilac (FPS-577). ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP577). Accessed 2026. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Wurdack, J. J, & Kral, R. (1982). The Genera of Melastomataceae in the Southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, 63(4), 429–439. ( https://www.jstor.org/stable/43821678 ). Accessed 2026.

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