Common name
English: Large-flowered Uvaria
Mandarin: 大花紫玉盘 (da hua zi yu pan)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Magnoliales (19)
Family: Annonacea (12)(family description)
Genus: Uvaria (4)
Epithet: grandiflora Roxb. (7)
Synonyms: Unona grandiflora DC., Uvaria platypetala Champ. ex Benth., Uvaria purpurea Blume, Uvaria rhodantha Hance
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
platypetala => flat or broad petals
purpurea => purple
rhodantha => pink flower
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: purple, red, orange