Sessé, M., Mociño, M., Drawings from the Spanish Royal Expedition to New Spain (1787–1803) (Torner collection, Hunt Institute, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.) (1787-1803)
Draw. Roy. Exped. New Spain

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(1787-1803)

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name cited:
Melastoma asperum Sessé & Moc.
name recognized:
Tibouchina tortuosa (Bonpl.) Almeda
name recognized (basionym):

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origin of:
Fl. Dames Genève, vol. 5 : t. 341 (1817)

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family: Melastomataceae

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epithet cited: asper, aspera, asperum

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epithet recognized: mexicanus,-a,-um

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Chaetogastra tortuosa (Bonpl.) DC.; Osbeckia tortuosa (Bonpl.) Sprengel; Rhexia tortuosa Bonpl.;