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The genus Tibouchina was established by Aublet in 1775 in his Flora of French Guiana with the description of a single species, T. aspera, which is thus the type species. [10] [11] In 1885, in his treatment for Flora brasiliensis, Alfred Cogniaux used a broad concept of the genus, transferring into it many of the species at that time placed in Chaetogastra, Diplostegium, Lasiandra, Pleroma and ...
Tibouchina aspera is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Central America and tropical South America. [2] It was first described by Jean Fusée Aublet in 1775. [ 3 ] In the original description of the species, it was suggested that the plant was inhaled to treat chest pain and dry coughs.
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Tibouchina intermedia Cogn. Pleroma asperius is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae , native to Brazil . [ 1 ] It was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso in 1834 as Lasiandra asperior . [ 2 ]
Chaetogastra herbacea, synonym Tibouchina herbacea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina. It has been introduced to Hawaii. [1] It was first described, as Arthrostemma herbaceum, by Augustin de Candolle in 1828. [2] [3]
Chaetogastra grossa, synonym Tibouchina grossa, is a species in the Melastomataceae family that is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. [1] It is found between 2400 and 3800 meters in elevation. [2] Also called "red princess flower" or "carmine princess flower" to differentiate it from "princess flower" which has purple blooms. [3] [4]
Tibouchina albescens is native to Bolivia and Brazil. [1] In Brazil, it is found in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso and Tocantins. It is found on rocky outcrops in the cerrado and campos rupestres at elevations between 600 and 1,400 metres, including in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. [3]
Tibouchina edmundoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to north Brazil. [1] It was first described by Alexander Curt Brade in 1959. [ 2 ]