Chaetogastra mollis
Appearance
Chaetogastra mollis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Chaetogastra |
Species: | C. mollis
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Binomial name | |
Chaetogastra mollis | |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
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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]
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Botanical illustration (as Micranthella candollei)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chaetogastra mollis (Bonpl.) DC.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-12
- ^ a b "Chaetogastra mollis (Bonpl.) DC.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08
- ^ a b c "Chaetogastra mollis", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-09