Melastomataceae

Chaetogastra grossa (L.f.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.

Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chaetogastra

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Chaetogastra grossa (Chaetogastra grossa) — FlowerPhoto: Daniel van der Post, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Chaetogastra lindeniana Planch.
Chaetogastra muricata (Bonpl.) DC.
Chaetogastra reticulata (Bonpl.) DC.
Melastoma grossum L.f.
Purpurella grossa (L.f.) Triana
Purpurella muricata (Bonpl.) Naudin
Purpurella reticulata (Bonpl.) Naudin
Rhexia muricata Bonpl.
Rhexia reticulata Bonpl.
Tibouchina grossa (L.f.) Cogn.
Tibouchina reticulata (Bonpl.) Cogn.

Flowers

In flower: June, August to April (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daniel van der Post, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ajott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.