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]
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Naturalized in Hawaii
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Habit
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Flowers
Chaetogastra herbacea | |
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Naturalized in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Chaetogastra |
Species: | C. herbacea
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Binomial name | |
Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-08
- ^ "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-08
- ^ "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08