Tibouchina elegans
Tibouchina elegans (syn. Pleroma elegans Gardner) is an ornamental plant in the family Melastomataceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Tibouchina |
| Species: | T. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibouchina elegans | |
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.
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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