Description
Shrub to c. 3 m high.
Distribution
tropical South America present
Notes
Widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Citation
Backer & Bakh. f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 554
Nevling & Elias 1971 – In: J. Arnold Arbor. 52: 69
Verdc. 1979: Manual New Guin. Legum.: 174
Hassk. 1858: Hort. Bog. Descr.: 260
