Tibouchina elegans
| Tibouchina elegans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Tibouchina |
| Species: | T. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibouchina elegans Cogn. | |
Tibouchina elegans (syn. Pleroma elegans Gardner) is an ornamental plant in the Melastomataceae family, which is native to Brazil. In addition, this plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
- (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Tibouchina elegans
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