''Chaetolepis'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae () is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs ...
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Its native range is Costa Rica to Guyana.
Species:
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Chaetolepis alpina''
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Chaetolepis anisandra''
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Chaetolepis cufodontisii''
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Chaetolepis lindeniana''
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Chaetolepis loricarella''
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Chaetolepis microphylla''
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Chaetolepis perijensis''
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Chaetolepis phelpsiae''
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Chaetolepis santamartensis''
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Chaetolepis sessilis''
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Chaetolepis sumapacensis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q8344484
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle