Chaetogastra rufipilis

Chaetogastra rufipilis
	In the Sierra Maihuatlan, southern Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Chaetogastra
Species:	C. rufipilis
Binomial name
	Chaetogastra rufipilis; (Schltdl.) Walp.
Synonyms
	Pleroma rufipile (Schltdl.) Triana ; Rhexia rufipilis Schltdl. ; Rhexia schiedeana var. macrantha Cham. & Schltdl. ; Tibouchina rufipilis (Schltdl.) Cogn. ;

Chaetogastra rufipilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Mexico.^[1] It was first described by Diederich von Schlechtendal in 1839 as Rhexia rufipilis.^[2] One of its synonyms is Tibouchina rufipilis.^[1]

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