Pentaphragma

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Pentaphragma

Description Pentaphragma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. The name Pentaphragma comes from the Greek words penta, meaning five, and phragma, meaning fence or partition, referring to the five-parted calyx of its flowers.Pentaphragma species are usually epiphytic or lithophytic, meaning they grow on…