Chaetogastra gracilis

Chaetogastra gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to much of South America, from Venezuela in the north to northeast Argentina in the south.^[1] It was first described in 1823 by Aimé Bonpland as Rhexia gracilis.^[2][3] Its synonyms include Tibouchina gracilis.^[1]

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  Flower, growing in Brazil

Chaetogastra gracilis
Growing in Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Chaetogastra
Species:	C. gracilis
Binomial name
Chaetogastra gracilis (Bonpl.) DC.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Chaetogastra fraterna DC. Chaetogastra hirsuta DC. Chaetogastra strigillosa DC. Lasiandra gracilis (Bonpl.) Naudin Lasiandra hirsuta Naudin Pleroma gracile (Bonpl.) A.Gray Pleroma pulchellum Griseb. Pleroma pulchrum Cogn. Rhexia agrostemma Mart. & Schrank ex DC. Rhexia gracilis Bonpl. Tibouchina gracilis (Bonpl.) Cogn.