Chaetogastra herbacea
Naturalized in Hawaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chaetogastra
Species:
C. herbacea
Binomial name
Chaetogastra herbacea
(DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Arthrostemma herbaceum DC.
  • Arthrostemma hirsutissimum DC.
  • Pterolepis herbacea (DC.) Triana
  • Rhexia herbacea Schrank & Mart. ex DC.
  • Tibouchina herbacea (DC.) Cogn.

Chaetogastra herbacea, synonym Tibouchina herbacea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina. It has been introduced to Hawaii.[1] It was first described, as Arthrostemma herbaceum, by Augustin de Candolle in 1828.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-08
  2. ↑ "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-08
  3. ↑ "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08


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