Pterolepis trichotoma
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
- Pterolepis
- Species
- Pterolepis trichotoma
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1885
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pterolepis trichotoma. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
24 synonyms in this snapshot
- Arthrostema exiguumName author: Naudin
- Arthrostema goudotianumName author: Naudin
- Arthrostema pusillumName author: (Miq.) Naudin
- Arthrostemma ladanoidesName author: (Rich.) DC.
- Arthrostemma pumilumName author: (Bonpl.) Naudin
- Osbeckia pumilaName author: (Bonpl.) DC.
- Pterolepis egleriName author: Brade & Markgr.
- Pterolepis exiguaName author: Triana
- Pterolepis goudotianaName author: Triana
- Pterolepis hispidaName author: (Rich.) Gleason
- Pterolepis ladanoidesName author: (Rich.) Triana
- Pterolepis lanceolataName author: Cogn.
- Pterolepis pohlianaName author: Cogn.
- Pterolepis pumilaName author: (Bonpl.) Cogn.
- Pterolepis pumilaName author: (Bonpl.) Crueg.
- Pterolepis pumila var. proceraName author: Cogn.
- Pterolepis pumila var. ramosaName author: Cogn.
- Pterolepis pumila var. robustaName author: Cogn.
- Pterolepis pusillaName author: Miq.
- Rhexia hispidaName author: Rich.
- Rhexia ladanoidesName author: Rich.
- Rhexia pumilaName author: Bonpl.
- Rhexia strigosaName author: Willd. ex Spreng.
- Rhexia trichotomaName author: Rottb.
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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