Pleroma asperius is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Brazil.[1] It was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso in 1834 as Lasiandra asperior.[2] One of its synonyms is Tibouchina asperior.[1]

Pleroma asperius
In Mostardas, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pleroma
Species:
P. asperius
Binomial name
Pleroma asperius
(Cham.) Triana[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasiandra asperior Cham.
  • Tibouchina asperior (Cham.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina intermedia Cogn.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pleroma asperius (Cham.) Triana", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-11
  2. ^ "Pleroma asperius (Cham.) Triana", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08