Unknown plant

Louisville, KY

I have a collected plant and am unable to put a name on it. I believe it is in the Melastomataceae family but am not certain. I have some photos of the flower as well but no one has yet been able to give me a good ID. Anyone know what it is??

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Keaau, HI

Please show the flower, the undersides of the leaves, and any other details available. (Dry leaves also.)

Maybe Bertolonia marmorata, Jewel Plant.

Louisville, KY

I have looked into bertolonia it is very similar but I do not believe it is the same possibly in the same family but is not the same as any Bertolonia I have seen.

Here is the odd cluster of flowers under the leaves growing off the stems or petioles.

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Keaau, HI

Thanks for the flowers / fruit. They are certainly not in the Melastomataceae, but rather look like Urticaceae.

Maybe Boehmeria:

http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/Urticaceae.htm

http://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/VFH/image/index.php?item=201&gazetteer=6228

This message was edited Dec 4, 2010 8:31 AM

Louisville, KY

I found it is in the pilea family or (Urticaceae) and goes under the name Elatostema species no one seems to be sure which species. I have been told it maybe Elatostema latifolium but they are not exactly the same very close.

Here is a link to this info
http://www.akitia.com/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2-elatostema-sp/18/05/2010/

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Schuyler, VA(Zone 7a)

Does look like aluminum plant ( Pilea cadierei )

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