Pleroma elegans
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| Species: | T. elegans
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| Tibouchina elegans | |
Tibouchina elegans (syn. Pleroma elegans Gardner) is an ornamental plant in the Melastomataceae family.
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.
See also
- List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
- Pau Brasil National Park — plant is native in the park.
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
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