Melastomataceae

Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn.

Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pterolepis

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Pterolepis trichotoma: Pterolepis trichotoma (Rottb.) Cogn. — Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Arthrostema exiguum Naudin
Arthrostema goudotianum Naudin
Arthrostema pusillum (Miq.) Naudin
Arthrostemma ladanoides (Rich.) DC.
Arthrostemma pumilum (Bonpl.) Naudin
Osbeckia pumila (Bonpl.) DC.
Pterolepis egleri Brade & Markgr.
Pterolepis exigua Triana
Pterolepis goudotiana Triana
Pterolepis hispida (Rich.) Gleason
Pterolepis ladanoides (Rich.) Triana
Pterolepis lanceolata Cogn.
Pterolepis pohliana Cogn.
Pterolepis pumila (Bonpl.) Cogn.
Pterolepis pumila (Bonpl.) Crueg.
Pterolepis pumila var. procera Cogn.
Pterolepis pumila var. ramosa Cogn.
Pterolepis pumila var. robusta Cogn.
Pterolepis pusilla Miq.
Rhexia hispida Rich.
Rhexia ladanoides Rich.
Rhexia pumila Bonpl.
Rhexia strigosa Willd. ex Spreng.
Rhexia trichotoma Rottb.

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, 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.