Pleroma elegans, synonym Tibouchina elegans,[1] is an ornamental plant in the family Melastomataceae.
| Pleroma elegans | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Pleroma |
| Species: | P. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleroma elegans Gardner[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil.
In addition, this plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
Growing in the New York Botanical Garden
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