Chaetogastra mollis

Chaetogastra mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chaetogastra
Species:
C. mollis
Binomial name
Chaetogastra mollis
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Micranthella candollei Naudin
  • Pleroma exappendiculatum Triana
  • Rhexia mollis Bonpl.
  • Tibouchina inappendiculata Baill.
  • Tibouchina mollis (Bonpl.) Cogn.

Chaetogastra mollis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru).[3] It was first described by Aimé Bonpland as Rhexia mollis in part of Monographia Melastomacearum, volume 2, published in 1808.[1][2] Its synonyms include Tibouchina mollis.[3]

  • Botanical illustration (as Micranthella candollei)
    Botanical illustration (as Micranthella candollei)

References

  1. ^ a b "Chaetogastra mollis (Bonpl.) DC.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-12
  2. ^ a b "Chaetogastra mollis (Bonpl.) DC.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08
  3. ^ a b c "Chaetogastra mollis", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-09


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