Melastomataceae
Desmoscelis villosa
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Desmoscelis
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Synonyms
- Chaetogastra hypericoides DC.
- Chaetogastra lychnitoides DC.
- Chaetogastra stachyoides (Bonpl.) DC.
- Desmoscelis lychnitoides Naudin
- Desmoscelis mollis Pittier
- Desmoscelis stachyoides (Bonpl.) Naudin
- Desmoscelis villosa var. fuscescens Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. gracillima Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. hypericoides (DC.) Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. lychnitoides (DC.) Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. ovata Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. purpureoviolacea Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. stachyoides (Bonpl.) Cogn.
- Melastoma villosum Aubl.
- Rhexia hypericoides Willd.
- Rhexia lychnitoides Schrank & Mart. ex DC.
- Rhexia stachyoides Bonpl.
- Rhexia villosissima Rich.
Flowers
- In flower
- October, December to January (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anuwat487, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️⚧️, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Barroso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mateo Puerta, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.