Desmoscelis villosa
A species in the Melastomataceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Desmoscelis
- Species
- Desmoscelis villosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1849
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Desmoscelis villosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Chaetogastra hypericoidesName author: DC.
- Chaetogastra lychnitoidesName author: DC.
- Chaetogastra stachyoidesName author: (Bonpl.) DC.
- Desmoscelis lychnitoidesName author: Naudin
- Desmoscelis mollisName author: Pittier
- Desmoscelis stachyoidesName author: (Bonpl.) Naudin
- Desmoscelis villosa var. fuscescensName author: Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. gracillimaName author: Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. hypericoidesName author: (DC.) Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. lychnitoidesName author: (DC.) Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. ovataName author: Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. purpureoviolaceaName author: Cogn.
- Desmoscelis villosa var. stachyoidesName author: (Bonpl.) Cogn.
- Melastoma villosumName author: Aubl.
- Rhexia hypericoidesName author: Willd.
- Rhexia lychnitoidesName author: Schrank & Mart. ex DC.
- Rhexia stachyoidesName author: Bonpl.
- Rhexia villosissimaName author: Rich.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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