| Tibouchina fraterna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Tibouchina |
| Species: | T. fraterna |
| Binomial name | |
| Tibouchina fraterna | |
Tibouchina fraterna is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Guyana and south Venezuela. [1] It was first described by Nicholas Edward Brown in 1901. [2] The type specimen is kept in the herbarium at the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum. [3] One chromosome count has been done for this species with a gametophytic count of 9. [4]
Two subspecies are recognized: [1]
- Tibouchina fraterna subsp. fraterna
- Tibouchina fraterna subsp. paruanaWurdack
