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Melastomataceae

Tibouchina aspera Aubl.

Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Tibouchina

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Tibouchina aspera: D6 Route de Kaw, Roura, French Guyana, FRANCE
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
银毛蒂牡花, 银毛野牡丹

Synonyms

  • Lasiandra tibuchina Naudin
  • Melastoma aromaticum Vahl
  • Melastoma tibouchina Desr.
  • Pleroma tibouchinum Triana
  • Rhexia aspera (Aubl.) Willd.

Flowers

In flower
January, March to July (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

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