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Melastomataceae

Chaetogastra gracilis (Bonpl.) DC.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Chaetogastra

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Chaetogastra gracilis (Chaetogastra gracilis)
FlowerPhoto: Ángela María Gómez M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

  • Chaetogastra fraterna DC.
  • Chaetogastra gracilis var. australis Cogn.
  • Chaetogastra gracilis var. chamissoana Cogn.
  • Chaetogastra gracilis var. longisetosa Cogn.
  • Chaetogastra gracilis var. paucisetosa Cogn.
  • Chaetogastra hirsuta DC.
  • Chaetogastra strigillosa DC.
  • Lasiandra gracilis (Bonpl.) Naudin
  • Lasiandra hirsuta Naudin
  • Pleroma gracile (Bonpl.) A.Gray
  • Pleroma gracile var. hirsutum (DC.) Triana
  • Pleroma pulchellum Griseb.
  • Pleroma pulchrum Cogn.
  • Rhexia agrostemma Mart. & Schrank ex DC.
  • Rhexia gracilis Bonpl.
  • Tibouchina gracilis (Bonpl.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. australis Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. chamissoana Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. fraterna (DC.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. grandiflora Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. hirsuta (DC.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. paucisetosa Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. robusta Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. strigillosa (DC.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina gracilis var. vulgaris Cogn.

Flowers

In flower
January, July, October to November (from 52 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.