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Pterolepis glomerata

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Species of plant in Melastomataceae family

Pterolepis glomerata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pterolepis
Species: P. glomerata
Binomial name
Pterolepis glomerata
(Rottb.) Miq.

Pterolepis glomerata, the false meadowbeauty, is a plant species in the family Melastomataceae. The plant grows in humid grasslands and in gardens. Its distribution is neotropical.

References

  1. NRCS. "Pterolepis glomerata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.

Further reading

  • Wurdack, J.J. (1962): Melastomataceae of Santa Catarina. Sellowia 14: 109–217.
Taxon identifiers
Pterolepis glomerata
Rhexia glomerata


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