''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.
[ It was first described in 1823 by Aimé Bonpland as ''Rhexia gracilis''.][ Its ]synonyms
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include ''Tibouchina gracilis''.[
File:Quaresmeira Herb Flower (Tibouchina gracilis) in the Grasslands in Rio Grande do Sul.jpg, Flower, growing in Brazil
]
References
gracilis
Flora of South America
Plants described in 1823
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