Chaetogastra mollis

Chaetogastra mollis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru).^[3] It was first described by Aimé Bonpland as Rhexia mollis in part of Monographia Melastomacearum, volume 2, published in 1808.^[1][2] Its synonyms include Tibouchina mollis.^[3]

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  Botanical illustration (as Micranthella candollei)

Chaetogastra mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Chaetogastra
Species:	C. mollis
Binomial name
Chaetogastra mollis (Bonpl.) DC.)[1]
Synonyms[2][3]
Micranthella candollei Naudin Pleroma exappendiculatum Triana Rhexia mollis Bonpl. Tibouchina inappendiculata Baill. Tibouchina mollis (Bonpl.) Cogn.