Chaetogastra rufipilis

Chaetogastra rufipilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Mexico.^[1] It was first described by Diederich von Schlechtendal in 1839 as Rhexia rufipilis.^[2] One of its synonyms is Tibouchina rufipilis.^[1]

Chaetogastra rufipilis
In the Sierra Maihuatlan, southern Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Chaetogastra
Species:	C. rufipilis
Binomial name
Chaetogastra rufipilis (Schltdl.) Walp.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Pleroma rufipile (Schltdl.) Triana Rhexia rufipilis Schltdl. Rhexia schiedeana var. macrantha Cham. & Schltdl. Tibouchina rufipilis (Schltdl.) Cogn.