Aciotis
| Aciotis | |
|---|---|
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| Aciotis rubricaulis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Aciotis D.Don |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Spennera Mart. ex DC. | |
Aciotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The genus was first described in 1823 by David Don.[1][2]
There are about 15 species distributed from Mexico to Brazil.[1][3]
Species
[edit]15 species are accepted.[1]
- Aciotis acuminifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis annua (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis circaeifolia (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis cordata J.F.Macbr.
- Aciotis ferreirana Brade
- Aciotis indecora (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis olivieriana Freire-Fierro
- Aciotis ornata (Miq.) Gleason
- Aciotis paludosa (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis pendulifolia (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis polystachya (Bonpl.) Triana
- Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.) Triana
- Aciotis rubricaulis (Mart. ex DC.) Triana
- Aciotis viscida (Benth.) Freire-Fierro
- Aciotis wurdackiana Freire-Fierro
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Aciotis.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aciotis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ David Don (1823). "Aciotis". Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 4: 300.
- ↑ Freire-Fierro, A. (2002). Monograph of Aciotis (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs, 1-99.
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