Chaetogastra grossa
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| Chaetogastra grossa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Tibouchina |
| Species: | T. grossa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibouchina grossa (L.f.) Cogn. 1885
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| Synonyms | |
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Melastoma grossa L.f. | |
Tibouchina grossa is a species in the Melastomataceae family that is native to the Andes, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, between 2400 and 3800 meters in elevation.[1]
Description
Plant 1.5 and 3.5 m in height. Leaves with hirsute petiole of 5 to 10 mm in length; Leaf blade, thick, elliptical or ovate-elliptical, 5 to 6 cm long by 1 to 3 cm wide; Acute at apex, obtuse or rounded at base. Inflorescences paucifloras terminal in branches and twigs; Petals bright red to crimson, obovate, 2.5 to 3.5 cm long by 1 to 2 cm wide, with fine golden hairs on the back. Brown fruit, in capsule, with several tiny seeds
References
External links
Media related to Tibouchina grossa at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tibouchina grossa at Wikispecies
