Tibouchina aspera

Tibouchina aspera

Tibouchina aspera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Tibouchina
Species: Tibouchina aspera
Varieties: T. a. var. aspera – T. a. var. asperrima – T. a. var. poeppigii

Name

Tibouchina aspera Aubl., 1775

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lasiandra tibuchina Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 13: 153 (1850), nom. superfl.
  • Melastoma aromaticum Vahl in Eclog. Amer. 1: 41 (1797), nom. superfl.
  • Melastoma tibouchina Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 49 (1797), nom. superfl.
  • Pleroma tibouchinum Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 45 (1871 publ. 1872), nom. superfl.
  • Rhexia aspera (Aubl.) Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 304 (1799)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fusée Aublet, J.B.C. 1775. Histoire des plantes de la Guiane françoise, rangées suivant la méthode sexuelle, avec plusieurs mémoires sur différens objets intéressans, relatifs à la culture & au commerce de la Guiane françoise, & une notice des plantes de l' Isle-de-France. Tome 1. Pp. I–XXIX, 30–32, 1–621. Pierre-François Didot jeune, Londres [London], Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 446, t. 177.

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Pleroma tibouchinum.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. . 14 in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. . 14. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. . Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. . December 14. Published online. Accessed: 2023 .
• Tropicos.org 2023. Tibouchina aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 December 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tibouchina aspera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

中文: 银毛蒂牡花, 银毛野牡丹

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