Tibouchina elegans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Tibouchina |
Species: | T. elegans |
Binomial name | |
Tibouchina elegans Cogn. |
Tibouchina elegans (syn. Pleroma elegans Gardner) is an ornamental plant in the Melastomataceae family.
The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil.
In addition, this plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.