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Chaetogastra Schiedeana
''Chaetogastra'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. Its native range is South America and North America. It contains around 115 species. Description Species of ''Chaetogastra'' are herbs, subshrubs, shrubs or small trees. Their leaves are opposite and have petioles. The inflorescence is a terminal panicle or some modification of one. The flowers are hypogynous, with a bell-shaped hypanthium (base of the flower), usually very hairy (pubescent) on the outside. There are four or five petals, usually dark lilac to purple, more rarely white, yellow or deep red. There are eight or ten stamens which may be all the same or in two series of different sizes. The connectives at the base of the anthers are prolonged, with two ventral lobes. The numerous seeds are borne in a dry, semiwoody capsule, and are more-or-less spiral (cochleate) in shape. Taxonomy The genus ''Chaetogastra'' was established by Augustin de Candolle in 1828. In 1885, in his tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaetogastra Mollis
''Chaetogastra mollis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). It was first described by Aimé Bonpland as ''Rhexia mollis'' in part of ''Monographia Melastomacearum'', volume 2, published in 1808. Its synonyms include ''Tibouchina mollis''. File:Micranthella_candollei_90-5455.jpg, Botanical illustration (as ''Micranthella candollei'') References mollis Mollis is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Mollis is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Mollis is first mentioned in 1288. Geography Mollis has an area, , of . Of this ... Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Flora of Peru Plants described in 1808 {{Melastomataceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |