Chaetogastra gracilis

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Chaetogastra gracilis
Growing in Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chaetogastra
Species:
C. gracilis
Binomial name
Chaetogastra gracilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaetogastra fraterna DC.
  • Chaetogastra hirsuta DC.
  • Chaetogastra strigillosa DC.
  • Lasiandra gracilis (Bonpl.) Naudin
  • Lasiandra hirsuta Naudin
  • Pleroma gracile (Bonpl.) A.Gray
  • Pleroma pulchellum Griseb.
  • Pleroma pulchrum Cogn.
  • Rhexia agrostemma Mart. & Schrank ex DC.
  • Rhexia gracilis Bonpl.
  • Tibouchina gracilis (Bonpl.) Cogn.

Chaetogastra gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to much of South America, from Venezuela in the north to northeast Argentina in the south.[1] It was first described in 1823 by Aimé Bonpland as Rhexia gracilis.[2][3] Its synonyms include Tibouchina gracilis.[1]

  • Flower, growing in Brazil
    Flower, growing in Brazil

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Chaetogastra gracilis (Bonpl.) DC.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-10
  2. ^ "Chaetogastra gracilis (Bonpl.) DC.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-10
  3. ^ "Chaetogastra gracilis (Bonpl.) DC.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08


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