Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang. is a plant in the Melastomataceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.
Chaetogastra herbacea is a Melastomataceae flowering plant native to southern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina, introduced to Hawaii.
Chaetogastra herbacea has the scientific name Chaetogastra herbacea (DC.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang., and its synonym is Tibouchina herbacea. It is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to southern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina, and has been introduced to Hawaii. It was first described by Augustin de Candolle in 1828 under the name Arthrostemma herbaceum.
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