Pterolepis glomerata, the false meadowbeauty,[1] is a plant species in the family Melastomataceae. The plant grows in humid grasslands and in gardens. Its distribution is neotropical.

Pterolepis glomerata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pterolepis
Species:
P. glomerata
Binomial name
Pterolepis glomerata

References edit

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pterolepis glomerata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

Further reading edit

  • Wurdack, J.J. (1962): Melastomataceae of Santa Catarina. Sellowia 14: 109–217.