Chaetogastra herbacea

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
Naturalized in Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Chaetogastra
Species:	C. herbacea
Binomial name
Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Arthrostemma herbaceum DC. Arthrostemma hirsutissimum DC. Pterolepis herbacea (DC.) Triana Rhexia herbacea Schrank & Mart. ex DC. Tibouchina herbacea (DC.) Cogn.

References

1. "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-08
2. "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-08
3. "Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08