Chaetogastra versicolor

Chaetogastra versicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Chaetogastra
Species:	C. versicolor
Binomial name
Chaetogastra versicolor (Lindl.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang. [1]
Synonyms [1]
Arthrostemma versicolor(Lindl.) DC. Pleroma meiodon(Stapf) Mottet Pterolepis versicolor(Lindl.) Triana Rhexia versicolorLindl. Tetrameris isantheraNaudin Tetrameris versicolor(Lindl.) Naudin Tibouchina meiodonStapf Tibouchina versicolor(Lindl.) Cogn.

Chaetogastra versicolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Brazil. ^[1] It was first described by John Lindley in 1827 as Rhexia versicolor. ^{[2] [3]} One of its synonyms is Tibouchina versicolor. ^[1]

Chaetogastra versicolor has flowers with four petals and eight stamens, rather than five and ten as in many other species of Chaetogastra . The petals are white, turning pink as they age. The leaves are reddish underneath. ^[4]

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  Original botanical illustration of 1827
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  Flower

References

1. "Chaetogastra versicolor (Lindl.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-05-11
2. "Chaetogastra versicolor (Lindl.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-05-11
3. "Chaetogastra versicolor (Lindl.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2022-05-08
4. Lindley, John (1827), "Rhexia versicolor", Botanical Register, vol. 13, London, t. 1066, retrieved 2022-05-11