Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Pleroma (1)
Epithet: heteromalla (D.Don) D.Don (1)
Synonyms: Lasiandra adenostemon DC., Lasiandra fontanesiana Naudin, Lasiandra heteramalla (D.Don) Naudin, Lasiandra heteromalla Naudin, Lasiandra macrophylla Naudin, Lasiandra multiflora (Gardner) Naudin, Melastoma heteromallum D.Don, Meriania adenostemon Schrank, Pleroma adenostemon (DC.) A.Gray, Pleroma multiflorum Gardner, Tibouchina adenostemon (DC.) Cogn., Tibouchina grandifolia Cogn., Tibouchina heteromalla (D.Don) Cogn., Tibouchina magdalenensis Brade, Tibouchina multiflora (Gard.) Cogn.
grandifolia => large leaved
heteromalla => with variable hairs or bristles
macrophylla => large leaved
multiflora => many-flowered
multiflorum => many-flowered
