Pleroma elegans

Pleroma elegans, synonym Tibouchina elegans,^[1] is an ornamental plant in the family Melastomataceae.

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Pleroma elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Pleroma
Species:	P. elegans
Binomial name
Pleroma elegans Gardner[1]
Synonyms[1]
Lasiandra elegans (Gardner) Naudin Lasiandra imperatoris Wawra Lasiandra weddellii Naudin Pleroma weddellii (Naudin) Triana Tibouchina elegans (Gardner) Cogn. Tibouchina weddellii (Naudin) Cogn.

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The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil.

In addition, this plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

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  Growing in the New York Botanical Garden