Melastomataceae
Pterolepis cataphracta
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Pterolepis
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Synonyms
- Arthrostema cataphractum Naudin
- Chaetogastra cataphracta Cham.
Photos

Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 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.