Longleaf glorytree (Chaetogastra longifolia)

Longleaf glorytree, a reference photo — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Chaetogastra longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to Mexico through the Caribbean to northern South America. It has many synonyms, including Tibouchina longifolia. It was first described in 1797 by Martin Vahl as Rhexia longifolia.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Longleaf glorytree being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Chaetogastra ciliaris

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Chaetogastra
Species: Chaetogastra longifolia

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