Tibouchina elegans
| Tibouchina elegans | |
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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. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibouchina elegans | |
Tibouchina elegans (syn. Pleroma elegans Gardner) is an ornamental plant in the family Melastomataceae.
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.
External links[]
- (in Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Tibouchina elegans
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