Chaetogastra longifolia

Chaetogastra longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Mexico through the Caribbean to northern South America. It has many synonyms, including Tibouchina longifolia.[1] It was first described in 1797 by Martin Vahl as Rhexia longifolia.[2][3]

Chaetogastra longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chaetogastra
Species:
C. longifolia
Binomial name
Chaetogastra longifolia
(Vahl) DC.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Arthrostemma lanceolatum Griseb.
  • Chaetogastra depauperata Naudin
  • Chaetogastra dichotoma Ram.Goyena
  • Chaetogastra ferruginea Hook. & Arn.
  • Chaetogastra galipensis Klotzsch ex Kuntze
  • Chaetogastra havanensis DC.
  • Chaetogastra hispida DC.
  • Chaetogastra lanceolata DC.
  • Micranthella hispida Naudin
  • Micranthella lanceolata Naudin
  • Micranthella longifolia (Vahl) Naudin
  • Micranthella rosea Naudin
  • Pleroma hispidum Triana
  • Pleroma lanceolatum Griseb.
  • Pleroma longifolium (Vahl) Triana
  • Pleroma micranthella C.Wright
  • Rhexia flexuosa Ruiz & Pav.
  • Rhexia lanceolata Bonpl.
  • Rhexia longifolia Vahl
  • Tibouchina aliena Brandegee
  • Tibouchina bourgaeana Cogn.
  • Tibouchina longifolia (Vahl) Baill.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chaetogastra longifolia (Vahl) DC.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-08
  2. ^ "Chaetogastra longifolia (Vahl) DC.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08
  3. ^ "Rhexia longifolia Vahl", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-08