Chaetogastra almedae
Chaetogastra longifolia
(Vahl) DC. Species
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- Botanical name
- Chaetogastra longifolia
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Chaetogastra
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Chaetogastra longifolia
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Chaetogastra longifolia but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Arthrostemma lanceolatum
Chaetogastra depauperata
Chaetogastra dichotoma
Chaetogastra ferruginea
Chaetogastra galipensis
Chaetogastra havanensis
Chaetogastra hispida
Chaetogastra lanceolata
Micranthella hispida
Micranthella lanceolata
Micranthella lanceolata var. elatior
Micranthella longifolia
Micranthella rosea
Pleroma hispidum
Pleroma lanceolatum
Pleroma longifolium
Pleroma longifolium var. simulans
Pleroma micranthella
Rhexia flexuosa
Rhexia lanceolata
Rhexia longifolia
Tibouchina aliena
Tibouchina bourgaeana
Tibouchina longifolia
Tibouchina longifolia var. depauperata
Tibouchina longifolia var. hispida
Tibouchina longifolia var. simulans
Others in Chaetogastra
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