Bredia
(named in honour of Professor J. G. S. van Bred). ORD. Melastomaceae. An ornamental greenhouse shrub, thriving in rich light loam, leaf soil, and peat. Propagated by cuttings of the ripened shoots, inserted in sandy loam, under a hand glass, in heat; or by seeds.
B. hirsuta (hairy).* fl. rose-pink, about 1/2in. across, disposed in loose, terminal, many-flowered cymes. Autumn. l. ovate acuminate, hairy. Japan, 1870. (B. M. 6647.)