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Tibouchina fraterna

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Tibouchina fraterna
Scientific classification Edit this 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. paruana Wurdack

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tibouchina fraterna N.E.Br.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-05-05
  2. ^ "Tibouchina fraterna N.E.Br.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-05-05
  3. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Tibouchina fraterna N.E. Br.", Tropicos, retrieved 2017-03-21
  4. ^ Solt, M.L.; Wurdack, J.J. (1980), "Chromosome numbers in the Melastomataceae", Phytologia, 47: 199–220


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